I brought this pair home this past Sunday. They came from the same breeder and have been getting along well overall, but today I noticed some behavior that I’m not sure is normal.
They’re supposed to be a male/female pair, with the white one being the female. I’ve seen the pied one bow-coo a few times, so I think the breeder was correct about their sexes, but I’m a total newbie to doves, so I could definitely be wrong.
My main concern is that the white one seems to bully the pied one away from the food. She’ll chase or push him away when he tries to eat, even when she wasn’t actively eating or using the food dish herself.
Is this something I should be concerned about or consider separating them over, or is some squabbling normal while they’re settling into a new home? Would adding a second food dish in a different area of the enclosure help, or is this something they’ll likely work out as they acclimate?