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4/11 - WHITE dove baby hatched (female)
4/13 - DARK dove baby hatched (sex undetermined)
(pics coming soon)
-I am happy you found the NEW parakeet page. They didn't seem to fit in well with the parrots, and the cockatiel album is usually so large, I figured I would group them here, now that I have something to group them with.
-I now have two pairs of ring neck doves.
Pair 1 are very prolific producers (they were mine in the past, and I recently got them back). They came with two of their babies, one is the fawn male I have kept (see pics to the left) This pair produces the following colors: fawn(males), white (females) and normal, or dark (males and females) These will be $5 ea. White doves (females) will be $10 ea.
The white babies will be 100% female
The fawn babies will be 100% male and will carry the white gene
The normal or dark babies will be 50/50 male/female, but all males will carry the fawn gene.
Pair 2 I just set up, and they haven't produced for me yet. The male is a fawn and the female is a tangerine pied. I will be submiting a pic of her soon!!
YES, these are the "cooing" doves. I have already had several inquiries about that. They make wonderful aviary birds, or keep them in your living area, to add a touch of spring to your home any time of year.
Ringecks are extremely docile, and are readily handleable even when parent raised. But, for this reason, they do not do well in the same cage as other birds. Sometimes they can get along with cockatiels, but it is not recommended. We handle the babies regularly to ensure that they are not flighty, and scared. They do not bite, but you don't want your bird terrified when you pick it up either. Children usually do especially well with ringneck doves.
They are easily kept on a seed diet. Wild bird seed is just fine. However, they relish finch, parakeet, and cockatiel seed as well.
Doves love baths, so a large dish to bathe, or a birdy bath is greatly appreciated, as well as mist showers.
I hope in the near future to obtain another dove, from a seperate line, so that I may offer unrelated pairs, as doves do best when kept in pairs, even same sex pairs.
We are excited to offer this new and beautiful species along with our pscittacines.
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