Duckie is all grown up and currently residing in a nice small parrot cage but I’d like him to be able to roam and hop around in a larger space. I feel like his recs are getting affected by the cage. We have cats and need to ensure they can’t knock his cage over or continually climb and harass...

Hi! so I have a lot of doves in my backyard and one is not flying anymore. I noticed her today in my yard and my dog went after her. Luckily I was able to get to her before my dog. She’s very active and her eyes are bright and alert. I put her in a tub outside with some bird food and water. She...

Hello, I found a white pigeon drowning in my local canal and instantly decided to rescue him (or her) home to take care of. His wing looked a little damaged so I didn't want to leave him fending for himself. It was fairly late at night so I had to resort to google to guide me in looking after...

I’m a first time dove owner and I got my three almost two months ago. When I got them they were around 6 weeks old. I had two wild colored and one pure white one. Recently my white dove has started getting buff colored spots on him. It’s super cute but what color would that make him? Thanks a...

I have a baby mourning dove that is about 4 days old. I believe it might have a respiratory infection as it seems to be breathing heavily, its head tilts a bit to one side, and he/she has made a clicking noise a few times while breathing. He/she is also very twitch-y. This is my first time...

I have a baby mourning dove that is about 4 days old. I believe it might have a respiratory infection as it seems to be breathing heavily, its head tilts a bit to one side, and he/she has made a clicking noise a few times while breathing. He/she is also very twitch-y. This is my first time...

I recently inherited a 25-30 year old dove (I believe male) from my grandmother, and he has been alone all his life. I'd like to find him a companion (the older the better!) to live out his life with. Willing to drive (I'm in central North Carolina) within reason and pay a fee for the right...

Hi, a little over a month ago I found a banded dove from a funeral release place that didn't want her back. She seemed fine but n after sneezing once and awhile for a few days she now wheezes quiet a bit. I started giving her the BIRDrx formula, putting it on her perches bc I can't pick her up...

While I was trimming my pet doves beak, I accidentally made it bleed. There was a lot of blood, but I got it to clot with a tissue. I trimmed the tip of his lower beak. Apparently, it was enough to make it bleed. He seems fine now, and I think it's clotted, but is there anything else I should...

Update- We were able to get the little one to a rehab vet this morning. I think his poor eye may have burst on impact (it didn't look like a globe anymore, just flat). He was MUCH more alert this morning and he was taken to the rehab vet along with a donation for it's care. Thanks so much for...

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Hi! I recently got my first ringneck dove, I've had her for about two weeks. In that time, she's been a little bit sneezy. They're very dry sneezes, no discharge, and she hasn't been showing any other symptoms of illness. She tends to puff up when she's perched and preening, but whenever she's...

Hi friends. Last night I let my dove out when I got home. He was in the kitchen for 1 minute before I shoo'd him out (I don't let him in there.) I'm not sure if this happened before or when he was in the kitchen -but he has a "wet" spot or stain on his head. I've tried to wipe it off multiple...

Hi Birdists, I've been searching the web everywhere, and possibly asking the wrong questions. Cosmo has a band on his right leg and I can't figure out how to interpret it. All this time I've been assuming he is a ring-necked dove, but all I know for sure is that he is a dove. Here is a...

Hello all, hate to be back to the sick/injured section, but here I am. My dove, Tofu, had a prolapsed cloaca back in mid-late July of this year, which she recovered from. At that time the vet took an x-ray and shows she had possible enlarged uterus. Then back around Sept 10th, I took her to...

Hi all, I'm still having trouble with Cosmo's diet after about four years. He has always eaten seeds that I found have a good price (for my feeble budget,) have a good mix of what I've read here, and are the right size for him. It's a cockatiel mix but I assume there's flexibility there. {I...

she's even afraid of them and starts panicking I've heard here on the forum they make great treats for doves so i thought she would like them but i was wrong. Any other treats i can give her that she might like? Here's a video of her before she broke her wing and leg due to being very weak...

I got a pair of diamond doves about a week ago and they've been settling in well. However, they've been making an odd sound, almost like a frog croak. This is my first time keeping birds so I thought it was just a noise they make, but I'm starting to get concerned. Usually their coos sound...