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In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts) Thu Jan 23, 2014, 11:12 AM Jan 2014

Population explosion in the dove's cage!

I'm buying a bigger cage.

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Population explosion in the dove's cage! (Original Post) In_The_Wind Jan 2014 OP

Pictures!!!! antiquie Jan 2014 #1

Of the new cage? In_The_Wind Jan 2014 #3

Of the babies in the old cage, antiquie Jan 2014 #5

The mother dove is still very protective. In_The_Wind Jan 2014 #11

Very coo. Boy is she giving you the eye! antiquie Jan 2014 #14

She has good reason to be worried. In_The_Wind Jan 2014 #15

They are growing ... In_The_Wind Jan 2014 #17

Adorable, little downy heads. antiquie Jan 2014 #18

Good thing I hope? Xyzse Jan 2014 #2

They only breed if the conditions are right. In_The_Wind Jan 2014 #4

Then that's awesome. Xyzse Jan 2014 #6

Talk about getting lovey-dovey... Aristus Jan 2014 #7

Sometimes the results is a new home ... In_The_Wind Jan 2014 #8

Steel-frame construction, plentiful accomodation, excellent view... Aristus Jan 2014 #9

diamond doves are so cute and sweet... magical thyme Jan 2014 #10

By my count this morning, there are 5 breeding pairs. In_The_Wind Jan 2014 #12

dare i say, pie loli phabay Jan 2014 #13

I started out with two doves in May 2011. In_The_Wind Jan 2014 #16

antiquie

(4,299 posts)

1. Pictures!!!!

Reply to In_The_Wind (Original post)

Thu Jan 23, 2014, 11:12 AM

Jan 2014

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

3. Of the new cage?

Reply to antiquie (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 23, 2014, 11:14 AM

Jan 2014

I haven't taken any photos of these babies yet.

antiquie

(4,299 posts)

5. Of the babies in the old cage,

Reply to In_The_Wind (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 23, 2014, 11:19 AM

Jan 2014

we'll wait...

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

11. The mother dove is still very protective.

Reply to antiquie (Reply #5)

Sat Jan 25, 2014, 03:48 PM

Jan 2014

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She was feeding the babies before I stuck the camera in their face.

antiquie

(4,299 posts)

14. Very coo. Boy is she giving you the eye!

Reply to In_The_Wind (Reply #11)

Sat Jan 25, 2014, 04:02 PM

Jan 2014

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

15. She has good reason to be worried.

Reply to antiquie (Reply #14)

Sat Jan 25, 2014, 04:09 PM

Jan 2014

A Cannon EOS is less than two feet away from her babies.

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

17. They are growing ...

Reply to antiquie (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 28, 2014, 11:21 AM

Jan 2014

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This photo was taken yesterday while Mom was off having a snack.

antiquie

(4,299 posts)

18. Adorable, little downy heads.

Reply to In_The_Wind (Reply #17)

Tue Jan 28, 2014, 11:43 AM

Jan 2014

Squeee!

Xyzse

(8,217 posts)

2. Good thing I hope?

Reply to In_The_Wind (Original post)

Thu Jan 23, 2014, 11:12 AM

Jan 2014

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

4. They only breed if the conditions are right.

Reply to Xyzse (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 23, 2014, 11:17 AM

Jan 2014

I guess my home is comfy for them.

I just added 4 new nest cause the one with the babies had 5 eggs when diamond doves only lay 2 at a time.

Xyzse

(8,217 posts)

6. Then that's awesome.

Reply to In_The_Wind (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 23, 2014, 11:19 AM

Jan 2014

Aristus

(66,369 posts)

7. Talk about getting lovey-dovey...

Reply to In_The_Wind (Original post)

Thu Jan 23, 2014, 11:28 AM

Jan 2014

Actions have consequences...

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

8. Sometimes the results is a new home ...

Reply to Aristus (Reply #7)

Thu Jan 23, 2014, 04:06 PM

Jan 2014

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Aristus

(66,369 posts)

9. Steel-frame construction, plentiful accomodation, excellent view...

Reply to In_The_Wind (Reply #8)

Thu Jan 23, 2014, 04:09 PM

Jan 2014

That's some quality home-building!...

magical thyme

(14,881 posts)

10. diamond doves are so cute and sweet...

Reply to In_The_Wind (Original post)

Thu Jan 23, 2014, 05:19 PM

Jan 2014

I had a pair for some years. Both girls....Little Bit and MeToo. I miss them

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

12. By my count this morning, there are 5 breeding pairs.

Reply to magical thyme (Reply #10)

Sat Jan 25, 2014, 03:52 PM

Jan 2014

If they keep this up the population explosion will be a problem.
Two babies per month per pair oh my!

loli phabay

(5,580 posts)

13. dare i say, pie

Reply to In_The_Wind (Reply #12)

Sat Jan 25, 2014, 03:56 PM

Jan 2014

though i suspect these are more your pets. got a neighbour who got some rabbits for the garden, theres hundreds of them now and there is no way she will eat them though they are eating her out of house and home.

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

16. I started out with two doves in May 2011.

Reply to loli phabay (Reply #13)

Sat Jan 25, 2014, 04:20 PM

Jan 2014

Little did I know what I was getting into.

I felt bad when I gave away adolescents that were my second generation doves.

Now the third generation male is courting a second generation female. It's going to become difficult to track which one is how old unless I start to band them.

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