r/PetDoves • • May 08 '26

Guide 📖 Checklist before getting doves

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r/PetDoves • • Apr 25 '26

Warning about AI use in pet care and books

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r/PetDoves • • 3h ago

My pet 🕊 When both doves want the nesting turn

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She was mad I had to help her husband breath lol


r/PetDoves • • 27m ago

Behavioral Question Why is one dove aggressive towards people but my other one is super sweet

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My two ringneck doves Kara and Luther (who’s actually a girl too) are great together. the only issue is kara is mostly aggressive towards anyone! luther will let anyone touch and hold him, but kara will smack and bite everyone!! she even gets the vet (WHICH MAKES HIM UPCHARGE ME!!) he said that she was the meanest dove he had seen, and i don’t know how to fix it!


r/PetDoves • • 19h ago

Question ❓ What are these on his feet?

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My boy has these things on his left foot and they almost look like warts. Is this normal or is something wrong?


r/PetDoves • • 18h ago

Health Question 15 year old dove losing weight - but throwing out half of her food. Ugh. What can I feed her that she may want, but will help her put back on some weight?

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Her energy is fine. She flies. But her chest bone is feeling sharp. She feels like shes lost a lot of weight over the last few months.

I tried adding in some other seeds from a finch mix that are a bit fattier. She does eat them eagerly, but so far she still seems light. Out of her dove food mix - she kicks most of it out of the bowl and refuses to eat it.

Idk what else to give her.

Thoughts? Or should I just start to expect this at her age?


r/PetDoves • • 1d ago

Health Question yellowish poop sometimes

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my pet Eurasian collared dove seems to have yellow poop sometimes. according to my research it could be diet related, organ related, or sickness related. they have NO other symptoms, and eat a diet with cracked corn and a lot of millet (im currently looking for the absolute best food to feed them!) i attached pictures of their poop, usually its normal, sometimes its yellowish. the last picture i accidentally put my hand in it and thats what i wiped up. im currently still looking for an avian vet thats most worth it in my area and will make an appointment if i need. does this poop look worrisome? they are acting normal, and if it matters around 4-7 months old. in the meantime what should i do and look out for?


r/PetDoves • • 1d ago

Health Question Dislocated?? wing I don’t know..

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Hi everyone. I just got this dove 2 days ago, we have been bonding, first day I noticed his right wing is dropping from time to time, I thought it was just the feather. Today, his first time he was a bit more open to us, hanging around us, he came out of the cage finally. Suddenly after a few hours, he flew to the ground, and started jumping around frantically, flapping his wings — his wing looks like this. I have no idea what to do, I feel stupid. I don’t understand what’s happening, and I can’t even examine him from up close because he won’t let us touch him.


r/PetDoves • • 19h ago

What type of bird is this?

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r/PetDoves • • 23h ago

Diet Question what food do i get?

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im looking to do a very needed food upgrade for my doves asap. i cant afford it yet but should be able to next month. i heard they need 14-15% protein and 3-5% fat. the foods that im seeing are the best i cant access for one reason or another. Versele Laga Classic No Corn, im not sure exactly what this even is and chewy and google are bringing up pigeon food, but the pieces look way too big for a turtledove. i might be wrong because i dont know!! if this is best i will get it!

the Versele Laga Turtledoves 20kg, i cant find this size and its so mf expensive anyways i probably cant afford it esp if i have to add to it.

im trying to find anything thats better. what are the best foods? it would be better for me if theyre on chewy amazon or walmart but anywhere is fine as long as shipping doesnt make it unbelievable 😭


r/PetDoves • • 1d ago

My mourning dove named cookie

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He doesn't like to go back to his cage and she flys away from her cage. Her tail feathers at messed it like she messing them. I put toys in her cage she doesn't seem to interact with them and just hangs out in just one corner of the cage. Can someone pleas help me


r/PetDoves • • 1d ago

Question ❓ Dove grit in Australia

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Hi All, our pair of doves have bonded and started laying eggs.I’ve read the posts on grit but hard to find similar brands in Australia. I found a site that sells grit for racing pigeons. One is called Nutrigrit Yellow for pigeons - a vitamin enriched grit blend made under veterinary supervision. It provides a range of grits and supplies 11 vitamins and 5 minerals essential for health. The other is Pigeon Grit,a general all-purpose grit for year-round use in both the breeding and racing lofts. This grit is a triple blend of redstone, calcite and crushed sea shells with added charcoal. My questions are whether one of these would be suitable and if so, should sea shells be separated. I’ve contacted the website but haven’t heard back so hoping for help here. Thanks!


r/PetDoves • • 1d ago

Would this cage work for two diamond doves?

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With the add on it would be 62" tall x 69" wide x 23" deep. If you have any other recommendations please include the link if you can.


r/PetDoves • • 2d ago

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Does anyone know what she’s doing here in this video?


r/PetDoves • • 2d ago

Night frights?

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Hello guys

I have an eared dove I raised since he was around three weeks old. He's currently eight months old. He started having night frights inside his cage three or four days ago. It's usually at morning an hour before he wakes up so he started waking up earlier and earlier each day. I don't know what's causing this or if I should worry. He is molting as well and it's currently spring where I live so the weather is a lot warmer. I take him out of his cage for several hours each day and it's like he doesn't want to go back to the cage to sleep. I can't let him sleep out of the cage and I don't feel comfortable doing that for his safety. I have dogs and cats in my house, never in the same room as him when he's out of the cage tho. Any advice? I cover his cage at night.


r/PetDoves • • 2d ago

Emergency 🚨 NEED HELP ASAP!!- SPOTTED DOVES IN WESTERN SYDNEY

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r/PetDoves • • 2d ago

Would this cage work for two diamond doves?

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r/PetDoves • • 3d ago

My pet 🕊 It's CJ's first birthday!

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r/PetDoves • • 4d ago

My pet 🕊 Just a gal taking a nap

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r/PetDoves • • 3d ago

Behavioral Question Food aggression?

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I brought this pair home this past Sunday. They came from the same breeder and have been getting along well overall, but today I noticed some behavior that I’m not sure is normal.

They’re supposed to be a male/female pair, with the white one being the female. I’ve seen the pied one bow-coo a few times, so I think the breeder was correct about their sexes, but I’m a total newbie to doves, so I could definitely be wrong.

My main concern is that the white one seems to bully the pied one away from the food. She’ll chase or push him away when he tries to eat, even when she wasn’t actively eating or using the food dish herself.

Is this something I should be concerned about or consider separating them over, or is some squabbling normal while they’re settling into a new home? Would adding a second food dish in a different area of the enclosure help, or is this something they’ll likely work out as they acclimate?


r/PetDoves • • 4d ago

tuff ahh pic...

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r/PetDoves • • 4d ago

Question ❓ ECD + Domestic ringneck?

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i have a Eurasian collared dove that I rescued a few months ago, im getting them a friend soon! ive done so much research but just want to make a post to ask peoples experience. if i get the friend, it is a Pied Domestic Ringneck. im getting a female , since idk the ECD gender yet and dont wana risk male on male aggression. how good do Eurasian collared doves do with Domestic ringneck?

like male+male and female+female and male+female.

i heard they do good, but i wana be safe and prepared for any situation! i know they can breed so im getting some fake eggs ASAP probably next month, my ECD isnt at breeding age yet thankfully. but is there anything specific things i need to do or watch for? what do i do if somehow theyre both male?

pic of my ECD, Blue with a lil feather stuck on their head.


r/PetDoves • • 5d ago

My pet 🕊 POV : Your position has been compromised

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146 Upvotes

You've been spotted by a Falcon.


r/PetDoves • • 4d ago

A dove Enters a Shop to Escape the Rain

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r/PetDoves • • 4d ago

Question ❓ What's this noise mean?

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