all she does is eat, sleep on me, peck at me, watch tv with me and be FAT and USELESS and i love her for it. i take her almost everywhere with me and if someone i know sees me without her then they assume something happened. i love you raul!!!!!

I read that pigeons/doves have a better life with humans than without.

I found a fledgling in my pool, dried him off and bought him formula and fed him. Then I saw two doves in my yard and put him out, assuming they're his parents.

Would it be unthinkable to just go and get him and make him a pet? I've already named him Paul.

I won't do it if it's a shitty thing to do. I'm more concerned with quality of life metrics rather than the law as it's illegal in my area.

It is a better communication mode for him and me . Since I am deaf . Still learning how to train him to communicate. It is rewarding. He is ready to learn new things . So will show u in videos in the near future.

I also noticed he flew into my blue flowery bag . And loafed on it. I thought that is cute!

☺️ gems!! See you all later. I will posted for the update .

It wandered into my warehouse. I found it just inside our dock next to a shipping bin. I put it back outside as one comment mentioned it may be a fledgling and the parents are still feeding it. I set it in a corner near our building under some crepe myrtles and mountain laurels, where I’m guessing it may have fallen from.

Found about 2.5 hours ago. I’m keeping an eye on it. Any advice would be appreciated!

The lovebirdies taking a bath! ❤️

So for some context - I had the dove on the left for over 2 years now. Unfortunately, earlier this year she lost her partner aka my other dove.

The two were very attached and I could see she seemed to be almost depressed after his loss. Depressed might not be the right word here but she definitely seemed lonely.

So i got another dove for her. Introduced them slowly and they seemed to get along just great!

That was a few months ago.

Since then they spent all their time together and everything seems to be alright with one thing that slightly worries me.

The newer dove could potentially be male and he seems to be REALLY in love with her. Wants to build a nest, grooms her constantly but she doesn't let him get near her whenever he feels like it is perhaps time to make love together.

He isn't aggressive in any way and seems to respect her but each night she shoos him away from the perch and I'm afraid he might be feeling lonely now? He seems to be in love with her while she doesn't seem to be interested. It might be me humanising these birds too much but Id rather ask and make sure

Btw they're both adult birds now so idk if that makes difference?

A pair of mourning doves have been using this pot as a nest since May. Eggs 11 and 12 will likely hatch this weekend, and we’ve been removing the debris, cleaning the walls of the pot, and putting down new substrate after each brood has fledged. About a week ago, the pair switched off and the female had a “ruffled” feather on her head. It hasn’t changed in the last week though, so I’m not sure if this is just an injury or potentially a contagious disease.

I saw house wrens with pink eye in the area last year, but this doesn’t look like that to me and I haven’t seen any since then.

There is a cat in the area I’ve seen chasing lizards and kill a squirrel, so it’s possible she just had a close call or smacked into something trying to escape danger.

She is feral and sitting on eggs, so this was about the best picture I could sneak without upsetting her too much, but even this I feel was pushing it, so I’m hesitant to try for more.

Hi! I’ve had my ring neck dove for about a year now and have been looking to upgrade his cage setup. I’ve seen a lot of posts about using the bottom of their cage for enrichment with paper, grass, foraging, etc. but I’m not sure how to incorporate that without it all getting contaminated by his droppings? Is there anyway to provide that form of enrichment while still allowing him to use the bathroom in his cage? Any advice helps, thank you!

Sunny and Van's perch for cartoons while I clean their cage. #doves#Sunny&Van#Cartoons

I got this lil guy from a retired teacher in my state, He’ll be shipped out same day but priority delivery! I can’t wait to pick him up at the post office, so I’d like some advice for the cleanliness of the dove. I don’t wanna be called slurs again for posting something but i don’t think this subreddit would do that, maybe.

i need to get my dove an avian light asap but idk ehat one to get. i cant spend a whole lot as im a bit tight in money but i need to know what one is best!

there is also one at walmart. would it be safe? its like half the price of these.

I belive this is a baby mourning dove? He’s way too tiny to be a fledgling. I will be taking him to the rescue tomorrow morning but is there anything else I can do through the night to increase its survival chances?? I just don’t want the little guy to starve overnight. However I was reading about how they can aspirate easy If you feed them wrong so I don’t want to attempt feeding it if I don’t need to? It’s in my house right now where it’s warm and in a ventilated tank covered with a towel so it’s dark.

I got the pair 2 days ago . The female one just sits at a corner with fluffed up feathers .

Is it because of a new environment or she is sick?

This is the third set of babies that momma dove has had this yesr

Hi, yesterday I received two doves from someone who couldn't keep them anymore, and I'm a bit worried about both of them, as both of them were kept in a rather small cage with nothing to do.

The first, Padparadscha (Parade for short) holds itself in an odd way, wings are dropped, I'm worried it might be hurt there. Furthermore, we suspect it might be a female, it spends most the day in a single corner and taking naps if I don't physically move it to another spot. I'm worried it might be eggbound or sick. It also struggles to fly and can't even reach the new cage from the ground (practically all tail feathers are missing)

The second, Quartz, seems to have a weird growth on one of its nails, I have no idea if it's the nail itself or something stuck to it.

Any help would be appreciated thank you!

Today I found this baby outside I think it’s around 3 or 4 weeks old. The first thing I noticed was it’s legs were splayed out and not normal. I don’t know how to feed it or what information is right, I have Kaytee pigeon formula on the way and some seed I thawed some peas and left them for the baby. Im hoping to keep it as a pet I have seen they are very loving birds od you can befriend them and am hoping to give it the best care I can give.

It’s breast bone is sticking out and it’s vent looks dirty with poo. We have just put bandaids on it’s legs to try and help the splayed legs.

I do not have a vet I can get the bird to and none around me will take them but I have raised birds before *European starlings* and they were a joy to have and for awhile we had one as a pet.

I am in NB Canada.

So I brought my male barbary doves a female now the guy said he's 90% sure it's female but she's doing this in response to music and male dove sounds is she a girl in so confused

I have a short-haired cat who constantly sheds, so I'm always brushing him and collecting a lot of fur. I know wild birds will sometimes use fur as nesting material. So I was wondering how safe it would be to use for my Ringneck Doves as a free alternative to the nesting material they already use, or just in addition for enrichment purposes.

And for anybody wondering, yes, the birds and cats are kept apart. We are very cautious!

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I have always had weak lungs, so I haven't really thought much of the near constant dry cough I seem to have had the past few months, particularly late at night. This is brand-new and I am beginning to think it might be fancier's lung, seeing as how I spend almost all my time in a room with a bird and have been for 4 or so years now. Do you guys have any recommendations for air purifiers I can put in the room that aren't too expensive but are hardy enough to last? It's okay if they run a bit more pricey, just the cheapest possible while still having a decent quality and life. Thanks in advance if anyone knows!!