I initially got my dove thinking it was a pigeon, so I was under the impression that I could pet her all over (except for her vent of course). I mostly would pet her head, front, and between her wings right below her head, but lately I’ve seen discourse about them having sexual problems like parrots. Is that true? can someone provide some clarity? I’ve only been petting her head lately, and I didn’t pet much of her for long before because she only started enjoying it recently, but if I slightly touch her back she pancakes and so I stop. She does the wings twitches a lot and cute little noises that sound like purrs. I’m wondering when it’s too much? what are the signs of a bird with behavioral issues from being pet wrong?

So last night my dove pushed out her first egg of her second every batch. She’s pretty young so she’s still struggling when preparing to push another egg out. Last batch she was tired, and her breathing was a little heavier.

Today, she had a fall where she was behind the tv and was stuck for about two minutes.

Since then, she’s been sleeping and not going back to her eggs. She’s still eating, pooping, and drinking water— just looks to be sleepy.

At what point should I take her to an emergency vet? I’m thinking of taking her in 30 minutes if nobody responds to this post

Hi everyone! My girl is about 14 to 15 years old. Everything seems normal except for one of her wings very, very slightly droops a little! I can tell because I’m monitoring my babies like a hawk lol. We went to the vet a few months ago because she would get sneezing spells & everything looked good, except for a slight redness in her throat. The sneezing has subsided for the most part - I didn’t really feel comfortable giving antibiotics when the reason for her sneezing wasn’t really pinpointed. However, with her age, I feel like she has to have some type of pain? She also very slightly hesitates when she’s going to jump. I want to make sure she’s living her best life. Has anybody given their dove CBD? Or any other forms of pain relief? Is there avian CBD? I loved it for my dog and for myself. I’d prefer a national natural way to manage pain, but I’m open to prescription medications to discuss with her vet.

My plan is to test it out - give her a little and see if there are any positive changes that would indicate potential pain before.

Thanks so much!

So whenever my ring neck dove hears something loud he always make a noise that sounds like “voo” does anyone know what it means?

So I've been taking care of a wild dove who was hit by a car and can no longer fly. She's less than a year old and quite tame. The only thing is that she refuses to coo in front of me. When I have friends staying at my place she'll coo up a storm but the second I'm home, she is silent. She won't even let anyone record her cooing lol. Does anyone else's bird do this??

Please dont shame me to much, I just want help. My cage for my dove isnt perfect, but I want to know if its at least ok. Its 13in deep 25 wide and 23 at the highest point. It's all I have. I let her out as often as possible, for hours at a time. she mostly only spends from when I go to bed around 10-11, to in the morning around 11 in there. so mostly sleeping time. I cant afford a new cage but if I have to I will.

My dove likes to sit on me. Doesnt matter where. Even though theres several spots for her to sit that are higher. Is it because she likes me? A sign of dominance? Should I fear for my life? She also coos a lot no matter where she sits and I dont know if that's bad or good, google doesnt help much. I need help to make sure my baby is happy please

hi all! I've had my dove for 6 years now, and she's an old lady. long story short, she recently suffered some sort of unknown trauma and has neurological damage. she is mostly fully functional now, but has a very hard time with keeping her head upright. she tilts and stargazes and spends most of her time sitting still due to difficulty with balance due to it.

I've fashioned a couple "neck pillows" to keep her head stable and they do excellent when I'm able to actually keep them on her. I'm terrified of her strangling herself so they're all very loose and fall off with any movement. my question is, does anyone have any advice and how I can stabilize her neck? she seems so much happier when she's able to sit straight.

before there's any issues I want to make it clear that she sees a vet and is well taken care of. the vet just wasn't able to provide any advice in this aspect. he said I'm doing everything right otherwise and she is healthy.

What kind of toys do your birdys like? I’m used to parrots liking chew type toys so I’m blanking on what to give these guys.

Hello reddit, I have a good experience in hatching eggs successfully, tho I wouldnt say I am a professional

I have a little squab that started pipping but theres some differences with my previous squabs;

1. He decided to take the long way. Picture yourself an egg. Instead of going left to right, he decided to go bottom to top
2. Only a small piece of the shell fell but not the membrane inside yet
3. Its been past 24h while in general, Its beennunder that amount of time(between 12h to 18h)

I strongly believe in mother nature can take care of it tought process BUT I know that since the squab started pipping, I know it is fully developped and therefore if help is needed, it wont harm the chick in anyway So my question besically is when do you help out? (Ps; I know for a fact that you dont open it as a cooking egg lol)

Pictures of the baby soon!