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Lonely ring neck dove

I had a pair of sibling doves one male one female born May 3 and fourth this year. The female flew away accidentally and now the male is pining. What can I do?

Hi,

If the female didn’t return, then you can try to find a mate for him. If you get another female, put them in cages side by side to give them time to get used to each other. If they like each other, they will spend time sitting as close as they can to each other, and he is likely to coo to her a lot.

Thank you for asking Lafeber,

Brenda