Cocoa: male tangerine ringneck dove
Taffy: male silky crested ringneck dove
This is how they like to sit for the night and I noticed Cocoa was sitting with his legs far apart instead of together like Taffy 😂. They also both want to be on the right side of the perch, where Taffy is in the photo, and they both try to climb over the other to get there! 😂
Taffy: male silky crested ringneck dove
Cocoa: male tangerine ringneck dove
Taffy: male silky ringneck dove
Cocoa: male tangerine ringneck dove
My boys don't want to eat the protein that they have in their seed mix which is currently peas from the Versele-Laga pigeon seed mix with no corn. I tried switching to lentils and they don't want to eat those either. I tried rubbing a peanut all over one of the peas to get it to taste like their favorite treat and they ended up eating that. But that's impossible for me to do on every pea and lentil in the long run. So any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Due to my location and money, I have to change my Ringneck Dove's seed mix from the wonderful Versele-Laga pigeon food with no corn (and no peas because they refuse to eat it). I have looked for a bit and ran into this brand on Amazon
I think it's a good fit for me mostly because the seed mix looks to me like the same as my old kind minus the peas, which they weren't eating anyway. I just wanted another opinion so that I know I'm good to get this. Otherwise, I will have to keep looking.
If this is bad and/or you have any other recommendations for a lower cost food, I am located in the USA and only own 2 Ringneck Doves, who don't like wheat seeds that much but will eat it 1/10 times it's offered to them.
Taffy: male silky ringneck dove
Cocoa: male tangerine ringneck dove
After tons of testing treats, I've figured out that peanuts are their favorite treats! All I was doing right before this photo was cutting up a peanut and Cocoa noticed and flew right to me! And since Taffy can't fly I placed him on my shoulder so I could finish because he looked like he was trying to figure out how to get up on me.
Taffy: male silky ringneck dove
Cocoa: male tangerine ringneck dove
Taffy: male silky ringneck dove
Cocoa: male tangerine ringneck dove
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Taffy: male silky ringneck dove (~1-1/2 months old
Cocoa: male tangerine ringneck dove (~1 year old)
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Taffy's been doing this EVERY WHERE! He sometimes coos with it as well. They are dating currently. They have not yet done the deed, but there is a ton of flirting in their lives! I can't wait for them to get married 🥰
We just got this light and floor lamp for it for our ringneck doves. They started sunning for a bit under it but then stopped and hadn't done it since. They used to sun on random lamps we had around the house. We have it set up in their favorite spot in our living room since they are out very often and we don't have space for one for the cage. Did we get a good one? How should they be acting under it?
The bulb is Arcadia Puresun Compact Bird Lamp 20 Watts 2.4% UVB – Full Spectrum UV Light Bulb
The lamp is Zoo-med Avian Sun Deluxe floor lamp
https://www.chewy.com/versele-laga-all-in-one-bird/dp/811878
I got this grit for my pair of doves, but they only peck at it to get the seeds and then they peck at the actual grit and never eat any. Do I have the wrong grit? Do my doves just not like/need grit? They are both male ringneck doves and I was recommended this grit from this reddit group. What should I do?
Taffy: male silky Ringneck Dove
Cocoa: Male tangerine ringneck dove
This is the first time I've seen them in the nest together! Any other time one is sitting and the other is standing preening the other, so this is the first time I've seen them "cuddling"! They are not married yet, but I think they are flirting with each other 🤞
My male Silky Ringneck Dove Taffy finally started nesting twitches! He didn't coo but it's undoubtedly nesting behavior. He also started bow-cooing at Cocoa (male non-silky) a few days ago and I forgot to make a post about it. They are getting along great! It's only a matter of time before they get married 🥰🕊️🕊️
(My sister is recording)
Credit to my silky ringneck dove Taffy. He finally dropped a very perfect looking feather! My little baby is growing up! ❤️
They remind me of a young couple holding hands all the time 🥰
(Taffy: silky ringneck dove, Cocoa: tangerine ringneck dove)
Taffy and Cocoa have been together for 21 days and Taffy hasn't been interested in a relationship with Cocoa yet due to just being a little baby. This is the first time I've seen them being nice to each other and not just being cage mates! I think Cocoa is excited about this because he just started bow-cooing at Taffy again lol!
(Don't mind me in the back. I'm just witnessing the cuteness 🥰)
He is going through puberty when it comes to his voice. He sounds like a teenager with his voice cracks 😂. His voice used to be high pitched and squeaky and now it's getting deeper but still cracks up a pitch. I have never heard this sound before from my other dove so I was wondering what it meant. Has anyone else's baby Ringneck Doves done this while growing up?
I just got my ringneck doves Versele-Laga classic no corn pigeon food https://www.chewy.com/versele-laga-classic-pigeon-food/dp/259128 from people on here who recommended it for their doves. However, the peas in this food seem too big for my doves to eat. One of them tried but he couldn't get it past his jaw and had to shake his head to dislodge it from his beak. Luckily he didn't choke but he keeps testing the food to see if he wants it only to reject it. So far they are only eating the small seeds and leaving the peas. I tried grinding it but I had a nightmare that the grains were now TOO small and he aspirated it so now I'm scared to keep doing that. I also don't think they like it ground up. What should I do to help them eat it? Should I just get something else for them to eat? If so, what should I get?
(The picture is not their food bowl. It's just a shallow bowl I found to get a good picture of it in)