White Doves Have A New Baby Part 3

In this video clip I managed to catch the parent dove feeding the chick. The parent eats a bunch of seed/food then regurgitates the softened food into the chick's mouth. This is a normal behavior, usually they're shy to do this when a person is watching.

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Pets & Animals

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• white dove pigeon
• white dove chick
• dove baby
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[Locuste]

i have a Baby Dove 3 month, how can i know the sex of the Dove? someone can give me a tips?

[StopFear]

@Locuste

Hi, you have just encountered every dove owner's problem. Actually figuring out what sex the dove is very difficult even for experienced owners who know where and how to look. But eventually you will be able to see who is who when at about 4 month mark, maybe earlier the male starts cooo-cooo ing. Only males do that, females can make sounds, but not the constant shouting like the male. You might also see the male try to "do the thing" to the female, but that is usually later.

[Cheyenne17124]

I love it when they reach this size. Every time they start food begging, the parents look at them for a second like, "go get your own seed, kid." And then they go right ahead and feed them anyways.

[StopFear]

@Cheyenne17124

Yes, the doves are actually one of the less intelligent birds, but they are very good parents from what I've observed. They are extremely careful, for example, when one parent gets up from the egg and another covers it. They will not leave it without warmth. They can also be feeding their offspring even when offspring is full size and eats by itself. If they feel threatened when they are on the nest they will try to attack the human hand or another dove by pecking

[katrinah46]

Hi I was hoping to get some advice, two collared doves come to my garden everyday and the female has started to look rather big, I think she's expecting. I was hoping someone might be able to tell me what I should try and feed her or if there is anything I can do for them like leave out twigs??? Any help would be wonderful. Thank you.

[StopFear]

@katrinah46

Forgot to mention. If you want to attract the doves even more. You can provide them with not only seeds and bread (make to never ever give them rice! or they'll die) They also often like green food, maybe broccoli or apple pieces. Those things usually are required for vitamins for indoor birds, but I think wild birds might like it. If they learn it is always there they'll eventually try to stay where the food is, or nearby.

[steamingleo]

lol it's so ugly but it is so cute.

[katrinah46]

@StopFear Thank you for all this information it was really nice of you to take the time to answer my comment. Can I just ask one little question? Is there any chance I'll see her young at some point? Do they follow their parents?

[StopFear]

@katrinah46

Also, if you give them any twigs, sticks, or branches they may pick them up. But usually their nests are hidden and you might not know where they took the twigs. Depending what your yard looks like , if there are quiet safe places they could nest anywhere. If you check nest designs online, you can see that they can nest in any box or crevices near windows or roofs. One time there were pigeons who came in the corridor window and made a nest and chicks in a cardboard box

[StopFear]

@katrinah46

Hi, usually you won't be able to identify whether the female is carrying an egg. In case of pigeons and doves it is a sort of adaptation so that the predator would not be able to identify which one is which, male or female. If predator saw fatter one they'd grab them. Same with their babies. They only come out of the nest when they are fluffy resembling adult size. I recommend any bright yellow seed or pieces of bread. If they are wild they want more calories. Continued.