A while back someone posted a website with baby and juvenile pictures. I failed to bookmark it;-(( Could someone point me in the right direction? My red-eyed,...
Hi Cora, It might have been here: http://internationaldovesociety.com/RNColor%20Pics/RingneckColorTable.htm Scroll down to locate the boxes that read hatchling...
Ok, so I am brand new to this whole dove thing. Quick question about my birds...sometimes one or the other will lean forward, put it's tail in the air, and...
Isn't that cute, lol? I'm new too so will leave the pros to answer. (I think it's a courting thing though.) I'm afraid that my new babies may both be male as...
I have a behavior question. I have a baby that is about 6 weeks old. It has not done the bow coo. I assumed it was a female until I saw it mount the daddy and...
It is very hard to tell when they are starting to mature since it seems like most of our females like to copy the actions of the more mature birds. Your baby...
Your doves are what we like to call, "twitching". The doves do it if they want attention from another dove. It does not always mean that they are of opposite...
Hello- I just had a Ringneck dove born on Labor Day. Well--about a week later I noticed it had a broken leg --which was sticking straight out from the body. ...
... I have a 5 month old that has a spayed leg where it sticks out sideways. It flies & gets around fine. A spayed leg which I have been told by Dr. Wilson is...
Hi Stacy and Terry: A spayed or spraddle leg comes more often from inadequate nesting material. The nest needs more clutchable nest sticks such as yellow...
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Kristina in Chicago, this is called "wing flipping", and it is a courtship behavior. Males do it to attract their mates to a suitable nest site. If the...
... I'm sorry I got your name wrong. I mentioned Wilson. It was you who told me about the spraddle leg. I thought it was called spayed leg. Before the Dove I...
Hi Daismay, We also have a ringneck hen who has a bum leg...it goes completely backwards. We removed her from the community aviary once she was old enough to...
For some reason my local source of Wisconsin spray millet has dried up. I can still get the lighter California but my flock all prefer the Wisconsin. Does...
No no she doesn't 'climb' the ladder.....it is attached flat cross-wise from side to side of the cage just like a normal stick/branch perch would be.....with...
... Mine sit's on the perch with the leg sideways always slipping. I put the sand paper perch on it. But since you mentioned the latter I believe support would...
... The 'perch' needs to be just high enough that the tail doesn't drag the bottom of the cage... Sue ... From: "Sanderson Theresa" <sagarose855@...>...
Spraddle Leg, splayed leg (possibly other known names) as the condition is known - is where one or both legs stick out towards the sides of the birds body. The...
... One yesterday & one today. First time for 2 at once. Anyone want one? To a good home. NJ here. Terry ... __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail -...
Much thanks to Buckner Birds and Michael for your help!! I have yet to provide them with a nest, that was added on to the ever increasing long "honey do"...
Hi Terry, It sounds like you are taking good care of your little bird. I would have one suggestion. I would remove the sandpaper perch from the cage. The...
I have two diamond doves. I have no clue if they are going to lay eggs or not. They are always in their nest day and night but never having eggs. Will they lay...
http://www.white-dove-releases.com/faq.htm White homing pigeons are also 2-3x the size of white doves. ... -- ************** Greg Sweet gws_1963@......
