I found a Morning Dove on my door step this morning UPDATE: pg2.. He died :(

[JenBKR]

aw how sweet of you to do that! Sorry I can't offer any advice or help, but just wanted to wish you good luck

[king2005]

aw how sweet of you to do that! Sorry I can't offer any advice or help, but just wanted to wish you good luck

Thanks

Wiki was a little bit of help. They are veggie eatters & I think some of the seeds in the hamster mix is the right kind of seeds, so it can atleast get something into its belly.

I wonder if a gatorade type drink would help the bird out, like it does to dehydrated dogs & people (I wont give it any until I know it wont kill the bird!).

[Argranade]

Oh and be careful with hampster feed,

Some of it may have minerals & vitamines inside the pellet mix which can make a dove even more sick,

Please don't give it anything more to drink than clean water,

I'm not sure if west nile has not been reported in doves and pigeons,

There very strong birds and don't get sick very often, there actualy cleaner than the average human.

[Argranade]

Oh ya I forgot your not too far away from Toronto lol,

If you want you can bring the dove here but if you think you can handle it go ahead,

You have to be careful while putting garlic down the birds throat, make sure it does not go down the air passage .. it's hard to explain how to do this since you have not done it before.

Umm .. try chopping the garlic in tiny tiny bits and see if the dove will eat the garlic on it's own.

Take a photo of the dove and I should be able to tell if if it's a boy or girl.

Boys have a light blue/grey colour on there head and some pinkish on there cheeks lol.

[king2005]

Oh ya I forgot your not too far away from Toronto lol,

If you want you can bring the dove here but if you think you can handle it go ahead,

You have to be careful while putting garlic down the birds throat, make sure it does not go down the air passage .. it's hard to explain how to do this since you have not done it before.

Umm .. try chopping the garlic in tiny tiny bits and see if the dove will eat the garlic on it's own.

Take a photo of the dove and I should be able to tell if if it's a boy or girl.

Boys have a light blue/grey colour on there head and some pinkish on there cheeks lol.

I'll try to care for the bird, if I'm not able to, I'll drive it to your place. BUT when its release day I wanna be there.. If for some reason it cannot be released, then I'll leave it with you until I can set it up a proper home in my room (a couple of weeks, so I can either build it a home or buy it one), as the bird is my responsibility as I chose to take it in.

[king2005]

Oh and be careful with hampster feed,

Some of it may have minerals & vitamines inside the pellet mix which can make a dove even more sick,

Please don't give it anything more to drink than clean water,

I'm not sure if west nile has not been reported in doves and pigeons,

There very strong birds and don't get sick very often, there actualy cleaner than the average human.

This is just a mix of seeds from the bulk bard. Its ubber cheap... But I will pick up a scoop or 2 of bird feed...

I just told Chad about the bird.. hes kinda creeped out by it hehehe
This is kinda how the convo went.

Me: Chad can you close my window, cause ummm *I explained the story*
Chad: What a morning Dove?
Me: its a bird that makes a cool noise when they fly & the coo kinda like a pidgon, but nicer.
Chad: Its in the house?
Me: ya but its in a box in my room.
Chad: its in the house?
Me: Yes its in the house, but it can't get near you.
Chad: Its in the house?
Me: Chad its only a temp thing as I think its just too cold & needs time to recover.
Chad: ummmm ok... but its in the house?
Me: I think you need to take a shower before your late for work.
Chad: ok I'll get up now, YAWN...

He was 1/2 a sleep :P

[Argranade]

LMAO!

''Is it in the house''?

Hahaha ...

Make sure he does not throw it out lol, J/K hehe,

Me: its a bird that makes a cool noise when they fly & the coo kinda like a pidgon, but nicer.

Let me re - phrase that lol,

Me: its a bird that makes a cool noise when they fly & the coo kinda like a pidgon, there just not as beautiful and smart as the one and only pigeon that can fly faster than a big hawk being able to fly to africa in 1 second and poop on 2 million lions in a blink of an eye.

Sorry Windspirit got mad at me from reading that LOL,

BEFORE --







AFTER -- Bad Look!

[king2005]

HAHAHAHAHA sorry Windspirit

[king2005]

I've decided to go home for lunch. I cannot afford the gas, but oh well.. I'll take photos of the bird & hopefully it wont freak on me & poke out my eyes lol j/k

[Karen]

The hamster seeds should do for the day, the mourning doves in my yard like the "birdseed" I throw down on the ground. Such a sweet sound they make. Be sure sure sure sure sure to wash your hands and keep it away from your other animals, I don't know if doves carry West Nile, but it is better to be safe than sorry.

[king2005]

The hamster seeds should do for the day, the mourning doves in my yard like the "birdseed" I throw down on the ground. Such a sweet sound they make. Be sure sure sure sure sure to wash your hands and keep it away from your other animals, I don't know if doves carry West Nile, but it is better to be safe than sorry.

I'll go to the bulk barn tonight to get a couple scoops of bird seed.

I use that no water hand wash.

I wasn't thinking about west nile, but more so lice, which isn't a biggie as I use lice stuff to shoo lice & fleas away from my rats (its for birds, but it works for any small animal, as long as they cannot chew on the can).

Now I need to look up west nile to see how its transmitted

[Argranade]

I rescued alot of doves there beautiful birds lol,

Just keep it warm, feed it dove seeds or some regulare budgie mix for now,

Keep water near this bird at all times and watch the water stays clean.

It was probably attacked from a hawk if the tail feathers are scruffy, I had the same thing happen to a homming pigeon, her back tail feathers where gone and she was not flying but her wings where fine, she just had a small twist her in back probably but after a few days she was fine and flew off.

Watch this dove and do not relase it till you know for sure it can fly.

Wish I was closer otherwise I could take a look at her/him lol, but if you find you won't have time to look after the bird you can give it to a wild life rescue or bring it to me lol.

Keep a warm watter bottle near the bird, also feed it a tiny choped up piece of garlic to kill any bad bacteria inside the bird, trust me it's works magic for pigeons and doves lol, a hampster cage is fine but watch it does not freak out otherwise it can break both wings or kill it's self against a cage.

Actualy to be safe I would keep it in a box.

Now I need to look up west nile to see how its transmitted

Hahaha you don't have to worry about that lol, I have kissed so many wild birds and never got sick in my hole life, of course wash your hands all the time but trust me your not going to get sick from this bird.

[king2005]

I rescued alot of doves there beautiful birds lol,

Just keep it warm, feed it dove seeds or some regulare budgie mix for now,

Keep water near this bird at all times and watch the water stays clean.

It was probably attcked from a hawk if the tail feathers are scruffy, I had the same thing happen to a homming pigeon, her back tail feathers where gone and she was not flying but her wings where fine, she just had a small twist her in back probably but after a few days she was fine and flew off.

Watch this dove and do not relase it till you know for sure it can fly.

Wish I was closer otherwise I could take a look at her/him lol.

Keep a warm watter bottle near the bird, also feed it a tiny choped up piece of garlic to kill any bad bacteria inside the bird, trust me it's works magic for pigeons and doves lol, a hampster cage is fine but watch it does not freak out otherwise it can break both wings or kill it's self against a cage.

Actualy to be safe I would keep it in a box.



Hahaha you don't have to worry about that lol, I have kissed so many wild birds and never got sick in my hole life, of course wash your hands all the time but trust me your not going to get sick from this bird.

I thought you were in Toronto? I'm NE of Pearson Airport, near Derry & Goreway (Malton/Mississauga)... It takes me 20-30 mins to get to the CN Tower on the 427S-QEW (depending on traffic & how much I speed lol).

How do I feed it garlic? force feed or will it eat it on its own? The garlic will also get rid of lice & fleas right? I remember feeding my old dog garlic pills for fleas.

I keep it in the box... I'll try to find it a larger box tonight, so it can fully spread out its wings. Then I can use the old dog bowl to hold the water & food. the bird can sit on it & not have to worry about tipping it over.

How do I tell if its male or female?