I found this little (looks differnt to a mourning dove (a little) ) and i waited a good bit to see if the parents would come git it , but they never did so i decided to adopt it !
Hmmm , but i have no idea how to raise it ! : (
So i would greatly apreciate some hlep !
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I have a white dove and 3 ringneck doves. Baby doves need to be tube fed. The parents open their beak and the baby doves put their whole head in while the parents bring up their food into their throats. If the baby dove has all of it's feathers it may be able to eat on it's own. Any wild bird seed or go to your pet store and get dove food. I usually call Wildlife Conservation and they will take the bird or recommend someone who will. If in AZ they have people who just volunteer and take in all kinds of baby birds. All your local Wildlife they will help.
That is great of you to adopt it. But.I am sorry to say that I have no idea how to raise it. Maybe you could talk to your local vet. Good luck to you!! You will make a great daddy.
Check-out "The Dove Page".
Also has helpful tips on raising doves.
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Let me tell you about my experince with dove that I found 3 months ago. !! I did the same that you did. I kept it, I got her a cage, food, water and even some toys.. for her cage.. I was very happy and my children too, untill one day flyed away.. and all we have left is the cage and smell of the bird in the room of my children. I wish if somebody will tell me what I can do for the smell that does not go away?
good luck with your bird and don't get to attach!!
do some reasearch about the bird on the internet and see what it eat and so on
If the bird really does look like a baby (full feathers, no "bulge" under its neck, pecking seed), it needs a special kind of food that you'll have to order from bird specialists. Pigeons produce "crop milk", made from cells sloughed off of their crop, to feed their young. It's their singular trademark.
Roudybush offers pigeon formulas. Here's the link. Keep it under a warm lamp (around 10 degrees above normal room temperature) in a humid environment. Here's a link: http://www.roudybush.com/index.cfm?b8c%3. The formula you may need is at the bottom.
Does it look like it needs to be hand fed? If so, it's very important to take lessons from a breeder or local wildlife authority, if you can. Aiming the pipette in the wrong direction will cause the bird to inhale its food and die. The crop is located on the bird's right side (aim to the left, if the bird is facing you). You must fill it with food slowly, no matter how hard the bird pumps for more, until the crop is full.
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this is nice.I dont know but I had to tell you with all the chaos in the world today this was refreshing to read.warm snuggly bedding and a lot of strokes..with love.good luck.!
I think that you need to precook the bacon in the nuke then put the the little fella on the hot grill for 3 to 4 mn
You could just toss it in a corner, you pu$$y.
Baby doves and pigeons are rather hard to take care of. The best thing to do is to keep it warm for now and take it to wildlife rehabilitation center asap. If there isn't one in your area you could try a local humane society because they sometimes have a wildlife division, or you could try a vets office as well. The important thing is to take it to an expert becuase it has a small chance of survival with an inexperienced caretaker.
If the bird is in a younger stage it feeds on a substance know as "crop milk" that the mother produces. At this stage its stomach cannot digest whole seeds or solid food. When it gets a bit older the parent feed it whole seeds and whatever else directly from it's crop.
Unlike most other baby birds, they do not need to be fed every 15 minutes or half hour. Therefore, it might be okay without food if you get it to a rehabber very soon. If it seems lethargic, you could try giving it a bit of water.
Good luck and kudos for trying to save it!
call a vet, or a center for birds. Most generally, I think your supposed to leave wild things in their own habitat..but good thoughts to you, on your compassion!
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