/r/PetDoves

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Anything and everything Columbidae! Whether you keep doves, have questions, or just like the idea of them, this is the place for you.

Welcome to /r/Petdoves! We're a community of people that love doves and pigeons. If you have questions about keeping doves then feel free to ask!

Subreddit Rules


  • Posts should pertain to doves, and pigeons of any species whether domestic, feral, or wild. General bird-related questions are fine as well if you are having trouble getting answers in other forums.

  • Respect should be offered to anyone posting in this forum regardless of their beliefs.

  • This is not a place to talk about pigeon hunting as a sport. The Sub itself does not hold a stance for or against the sport, but threads concerning it will not be allowed in order to keep content within the realm of pet doves and pigeons.

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Lost a dove suddenly

I came home a couple hours ago from work and found one of my White Winged Doves had passed. His name was Gnocchi. I named him this because when I first rescued him as a baby, he took a little longer to get used to me feeding him crop milk formula, as compared to my other dove who caught on quick. When I'd try to feed him he would do this dramatic head wiggle thing away from my hand that was very noodle like. So I thought I'd name him a noodle name. But he also looked like a potato. So Gnocchi he became.

Hes only 2 years old, at most. I'm not sure what happened. No outward signs of trauma. It looked like he loafed at the floor of his cage and just died there. I don't know.

I recently had to separate him from my other, Stevie, cuz of bullying (Gnocchi was bullying Stevie, who still has a big bald patch where feathers were pulled out). This was over a month ago. So now I'm paranoid over Stevie and watching his/her every move...

No clue what happened. After a really sh!tty day in general where everything wanted to go wrong, this was the rotten cherry on top...

2 Comments
2024/10/15
14:44 UTC

117

Bath time

❤️

4 Comments
2024/10/14
08:38 UTC

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how old is my doves' baby?

sorry for the terrible picture. was wondering if anyone could guess baby's age based on the feathers. this photo is from today, my mom found the baby on thursday while i was on vacation, but we dont know when it hatched. any advice also appreciated. (baby is to the right of the adult dove btw. that's dad.)

0 Comments
2024/10/12
14:43 UTC

120

Sweetest Bird

Are all doves this sweet?! We just got Cookie this week and she(?) is an absolute sweetheart angel bird. So gentle and calm and curious. She’s still a bit nervous, but I’m excited to see how her personality comes out as she gets more settled.

And she does this little honk after she coos. It might just be the cutest thing I’ve ever heard.

2 Comments
2024/10/11
16:55 UTC

66

Queen of the Hill

3 Comments
2024/10/10
22:34 UTC

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Kevin the inca dove update :)

Update on Kevin :) I haven't been able to take him out of his cage for medical reasons so this is the first video update. I've read a lot about doves taking baths but I've never seen Kevin interested in doing it till today. I took his cage outside for him to sunbath and when we came in he saw his small water cap and tried to get in :') (will buy a bigger one immediately) so I started sprinkling some water with my finger which he seemed to enjoy.

He still loves his mushy food, eats some of the seeds and just plays with the rest. He was mad at me for not playing with him, at least that is what I could interpret by his behavior 😂 but we already shook hand and wing in peace haha. I always sing to him a song and starts moving his head in response so that's the only way I know he's happy with me. I'll keep posting videos/pictures of him later

3 Comments
2024/10/10
16:48 UTC

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What is the gender of this dove?

I have this dove and it is about 4 months old, how to know the gender?

4 Comments
2024/10/10
07:54 UTC

3

Fruits for diamond doves

What fruit would be good for diamond doves?

2 Comments
2024/10/10
05:56 UTC

1

Pigeon pants / diaper

Hey everyone! I just purchased a diaper for my Ringneck dove from Fanzy pants & when I tried it on him he had a hard time flying and kind of stumbled around. Has anyone had this issue?

1 Comment
2024/10/09
21:21 UTC

74

weird sound?

my baby dove started making this weird sound. what does it mean? i’ve never heard him do it before.

7 Comments
2024/10/09
13:46 UTC

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Anybody else's dove do a weird angry face when they see something they don't like? (typically feet)

I've always wondered why whenever he sees something he's intimidated by, he tends to tilt his head down and look straight on. It kinda looks like a frown but I don't know if it's intentional 🤷

1 Comment
2024/10/08
21:04 UTC

3

Tags

Does anyone have tags on their doves? How can you tell if they may be too tight? I can’t tell if mine is just getting used to it or it’s too tight.

1 Comment
2024/10/08
17:32 UTC

15

Baby Doves

I found an egg on the ground and I decided to incubate it. I expected it to be a bird that I would just feed insects or dog food, but today it hatched into a baby dove. I know that they are fed crop milk for the first 3-ish days but I don't know how to replicate it. Any tips or recipes for Pigeon milk?

9 Comments
2024/10/07
18:53 UTC

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Doug's Powerlifting Routine

3 Comments
2024/10/07
15:13 UTC

6

Do you have any tattoos or another art pieces of your dovies?

I'm curious about it 🫣

3 Comments
2024/10/07
01:02 UTC

4

I really want a pet dove

I was in a farmers market today and they had a bird store. there was only one dove in the entire store and it was so calm and quiet. I wanted to take him home so bad but wanted to do a little more research. are they affectionate? do they like to be held? are they noisy? are they easy to care for? I've never had a bird and I'm curious. any advice or experiences to share?

7 Comments
2024/10/06
22:50 UTC

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Kid on tiktok shamelessly kills baby dove

I needed to come here and share this because it feels like nobody understands how heartbreaking these things things are until they've actually owned a dove.

So I was scrolling on tiktok and came across a video that a mutual had reposted of some kid (user:masonsmith67) with what looked like a fledgling collared dove on his lap. It then cut to a clip of him chasing it with the camera, to the point that it got scared and flew into a wall. It fell about five foot to the floor, and the kid didn't even flinch.

I checked his account to see the next video was some gif of a pidgeon with the text "big bird ball lover passed away the next day after he hit the wall, rip big booty lover" so yeah, future psychopath in the making.

It hurt even more because at first I saw the poor thing and immediately commented all excited how I have one too and love them so much, then rewatched the video and realised he'd essentially murdered it :/

4 Comments
2024/10/06
20:21 UTC

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help bonding with doves :(?

hello guys, I've had one of my doves for a month and a half now, and the other for a couple of weeks. I'm having trouble connecting with them. My first dove, Miffy, used to be more interested in spending time with me, she would like to be in my vicinity even if she wasnt actually standing on me, but now that i have my new dove BMO, she isnt interested in being around me as much. similarly, BMO was pretty sweet and would perch on my fingers and enjoy being pet, sometimes he would even land on my head, but i feel like as the 2 started to bond, theyre not interested in me at all. it has even started to become a struggle getting them into their cage at night, i used to just have them perch on my fingers then bring them to their cage, but now i have to grab them as if i try to carry them to their cage on my fingers they fly away and act bratty lol. i started trying to feed them seeds from my hand, which was successful with miffy yesterday, but i honestly want more of a companionship with them. id like to be able to pet them and stuff. is it too early on for a relationship yet, or are they not going to be interested in me now that they have each other? what sorts of things can i do to bond with them?

2 Comments
2024/10/06
07:04 UTC

207

What does this mean?

10 Comments
2024/10/05
20:50 UTC

147

Anybody else’s dove like to get extremely close to ur camera?

2 Comments
2024/10/05
19:21 UTC

131

Do you have privacy? Lol

7 Comments
2024/10/04
21:32 UTC

40

Columbidae Question - Can someone confirm to me whether or not these are doves or pigeons and explain how to tell?

Much appreciate your assistance and guidance.

15 Comments
2024/10/04
18:18 UTC

692

Affectionate? Or her way of saying “don’t touch me”

Doesn’t hurt at all but she does this usually when I try to go get her

38 Comments
2024/10/04
00:01 UTC

7

Mating confusion - female on top of male?

Hey all! I just saw my female dove jump on top of my male multiple times and sort of chase him around while bobbing her head. She’s laid eggs so I know she’s a female (unless it really is switched and I got it wrong) …. Does anyone have any thoughts?

2 Comments
2024/10/03
22:57 UTC

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