HES HERE EVERYONEEE!!! okay so i need a name for him im currently thinking something spacey bc he looks like a little alien so something like jupiter or something christmasy ORRRR something to play off his parents names (david bowie (mom) freddie mercury (dad))

His name is Carmelito and he is such a jealous boy.

Fat Cat, our co-op shop cat, brought this little creature in today by its butt. I wrestled a rather upset cat away and checked it over, it has some puncture marks on its behind and missing pretty much all its tail feathers. It was not able to fly, and has not tried since I brought it in. I called the wildlife rehab in my area, and they said they would not take it but told me to put triple antibiotic cream on the wounds and let the tail feathers grow back before releasing it again. Not biggy, can do. Bought All Purpose Small Bird Seed, a lick rock(?), and a basket for it to nest in. However, I know NOTHING about birds. I have had a fear all my life but this one seems to know I’m helping and has not been even the least bit aggressive or scared.

What do I need to know about doves? What do I need to know about avian medical care? How do I make this little creature happy in the short time we will know each other? How do I gender it? I have so many questions. TYIA

I have two female diamond doves, in an aviary. They don't seem to be bonded, they don't do any courtship behavior and they don't preen each other. They do get along and sometimes sleep next to each other, or eat together. But they also spend a fair amount of time separately.

Someone has a young female who's being bullied by her other diamond doves and I am interested in taking care of her. After a quarantine, could she live with mine?

It would mean having three females together. I have no intention of adding a male in the future.

Thank you. (Picture of one of my baby)

Hi guys I have two ringneck doves and I think they are a couple right now and they are always cooing and breeding. I don't know what should I do because they want to make a nest on my chair lol and I don't know what kind of things should I provide them. I know about calcium and stuff like that just to keep them fine but I'm worried because I don't know how to proceed.

If you have any advice just let me know because I'm new with the ringneck doves 🥹🥹 and a pic of em just to let you meet them :D

My 4 months old collared dove occasionally throws up dry seeds and sometimes nothing comes out and it’s just aggressive gagging. I don’t know if it’s a coincidence but I notice this happens when I’m eating something and playfully offer it to her. I am only OFFERING it. When the food gets close to her she immediately throw up?? every time she throws up it’s when I get my food close to her. So far this has happened with a banana (3 times), cheese toast, even a box of juice???? I’m so confused and cant find an answer anywhere. The thrown up seeds are just dry and her poops look normal. no behavior change. please help because I’m so confused 😭😭😭

I have to keep my dove in my room at all time because of my cats in the house. I’d like some enrichment advice to help keep my bird from becoming bored. Any help is appreciated!

I was at work and I saw a dove on the ground its head was trembling. Almost like shivering but it was quaking. Any reason why? Other than that it acted normal.

As the title says, my lonely male ringneck (Lancel) has decided he's in love with our elderly cat. She's not too enthusiastic about all his attention. Does anyone have any tips for swaying his affection elsewhere?

For context he lost his mate a few years ago and chose not to adopt another. We recently moved and since we changed places, he seems to view the cat in a very new and unexpected way. She hisses and, when she's had enough, swats at him. He only has free range time when supervised, but I would love for us to get back to peaceful coexisting.

Thanks!

Now I can finally let him fly around 😂

She's the fourth baby from our surprise couple and I honestly couldn't be happier to have baby doves in the house on a semi regular basis!

My dove has been flying off balanced recently, and I noticed some primary wing feathers and tail feathers missing. This is after a molt, so I'm wondering if it's normal or not? He flies off balanced and has crashed (not seriously) a few times.

i heard beech is good but it is expensive (in my country, idk how in other countries)

here's my doves setup, is there anything I should add or remove?

cut my birds nail too much!! what do I do? he kicked and I got too close am I a bad owner how do I stop the bleeding

My family just got our first pet birds, two ringneck doves. They were a bonded pair and we think they are male and female (they haven't been sexed). They are attached the hip and absolute sweethearts but I'm a little concerned about nesting/laying eggs

Is there any way to prevent them from mating? Should I provide a place for them to nest? How can I support my girl if she does lay eggs? (I've heard it can be stressful for them)

Them having babies is not my concern as the petstore we bought them from takes fertile eggs to feed to their egg eating snakes. I'm more worried about their wellbeing. ANY help is welcome 🙏🙏🙏

Just out of curiosity LOL. I say mine smells like a muted scent of cinnamon

my boy and his lil feather boobs 😭 he really is the sweetest thing ever

Hey there!

I’m glad I found this subreddit! I have a 16 year-old albino ring neck dove, Gwen. She has been by far the easiest critter I’ve ever had. As she’s gotten older, I’ve gotten her some flat stoops to perch on, and she prefers those by far to the perching rods she’s had.

However, this means she lies in her poop a lot . She’s getting large green stains on her side. She’s always provided with a drink dish/bath with water to bathe., but that doesn’t get the stains out. I keep a scraper nearby to clean off the stoops at least once a day to try to keep her from laying in her poop, but doves make dove decisions.

How would I go about cleaning or at least lightning these deep stains? Also, on another post, I saw something about Zupreme foods? Should I add that into her diet? She’s been on a seed blend her entire life with some snacks (like shredded cheese, her favorite) and occasional additions of calcium eggshell powder stuff.

Thank you!