Okay, guys and gals...DeeDee is still "nesting" with that stupid cardboard roll he found, and it's been two weeks. He seems happy, but really...how long do I let this go on? It can't be good for him to just sit and obsess over that cardboard roll "hatching". If we take him out of the cave (he...

Here's a video of DeeDee preening my son's foot while we watch tv. he just loves socks--if they have feet in them. The little nibbles tickle terribly, but it's so cute. He also loves to preen our fingers and hair. I know most of you guys have birds that do the exact same thing, but I thought the...

I've read some cute stories about birds joining their owners in the shower, but not in the bath. Have any of your birds joined you in the bathtub? DeeDee (our ringneck dove) loves to sit on the side of the tub when I'm taking a bath, flying up onto my head periodically, then back to the side of...

Hi, I'm new here. I started looking for dove forums out of desperation. My 4-year-old granddaughter has a lovely ringneck dove that we bought for her. The dove is about 6 months old, and lives with us because GD's Dad doesn't want to take care of her. We SAY "her" because we are unsure of the...