Bird Type: Dove

Silica & silica compound

I bought a Cuisinart ceramic cast iron dutch oven online. It wasn’t till I received it in the mail, that I noticed It had a sticker on the bottom that said this pot contains silica & silica compounds. I read that it has killed parrots. I have white dove birds & I am going to […]

Male doves

Our pet female dove flew away. Her mate was pining so I went to the bird store to purchase another. I don’t want any more eggs. The store owner said that two males (with no female in the cage) “will usually be ok” Well , the new male was being picked on so I have […]

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?

Bonded male and female doves and 2 month old babies

I allowed two eggs to develop for a friend who decided not to take the babies. All 4 have been together so far with no problems. I know this is not recommend. Please advise. And the female of the original pair keeps laying eggs on the cage bottom or the seed cup. How can I […]

What can I do?

I have a morning dove that was caught at my trailer and the partner was there too and the little one allowed me to pick it up but his back feathers came off it scared me and I thought I’ve hurt the poor little bird now he has no back feathers and he’s just sitting […]

Egg laying

Is it good for my female to constantly lay eggs? I put them in separate cages, but they are a bonded pair and I’m worried about how it will affect them.

Breeding diamond doves

I’m new to breeding and I’ve had 3 females for about a month now and I’ve got a male that ill be getting. So my question is, will I need to put the male in a separate cage with just 1 other female, or would he be ok together with the 3 females until mating […]

Sudden change in behavior

I have a 3year old euresian collar neck female dove named Ju-Ju that I have had since she was a few days old. For the past week she has been unable to sit still, constantly picking at the feathers around her legs and under her wings. She isnt pulling them out, just jabbing herself as […]

Spotted dove

We’ve come home to find feathers scattered on our courtyard. And then little further along, the dead baby spotted dove. How could this have happened. Their nest as been in our hedge – did we do anything wrong. We used to feed the mum and dad

How to enrich a diamond doves cage

My dimond doves are really bored (atleast that’s what it looks like) they don’t like their swings nor are very playful with new sticks or stuff unlike my parrot. Is it ok for the pair to keep them selves happy?

Mealworms

Can Diamond doves eat dried mealworms?

Parrot tea

Can I give my diamond dove parrot tea?

Food for diamond dove

I found it injured in front of our house it is not native here. I am in south Asia it was hit so what should I feed her and that can be found easily fancy food we cannot afford

Ring necked doves

I feed my parrots Lafeber but my son now has 2 ring necked doves. Does Lafeber carry food that is for doves? I trust Lafeber avian food and would like to continue to use the brand for the doves.

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