r/PetDoves

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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?

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

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.

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

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!