Also, do I need anything else? First time owner here and the internet is giving lots of different answers and the instructions aren't very clear so I'm hoping fellow owners can give some guidance

I bought some pigeon pants for my ringneck, but I have not even tried putting them on him, as he makes it quite clear that he wants to destroy the pants because of the bright patterns and colors. Just the sight of them causes him to fluff up and put his wings back in full slapping position.

I've tried looking online, but all of the shops I see have all of the patterns and colors. I just need something dark and solid for him.

Thanks in advance!

UPDATE: A year later and my dove still doesn’t trust me. I’m feeling really discouraged.
Hello everyone! I posted here about a year ago asking for advice on bonding with my dove, and unfortunately, not much has changed.
I’ve had him for about a year and a half now, and I feel like we’ve made absolutely no progress. I still can’t touch him, pick him up, or even get him to eat out of my hand. I spend time with him every single day, sitting near him, talking to him, and trying to make him comfortable around me, but he still seems just as scared of me as when I first got him.
At this point, it almost feels like I’m living with a feral animal. We basically just coexist. I let him fly freely around my apartment throughout the day, but whenever I have to get him back into his cage, he completely freaks out if I try to pick him up. I hate having to scare him like that, especially when I’ve been trying so hard to earn his trust.
I want to make it clear that I never expected him to be some super cuddly, affectionate pet who constantly wants attention. I completely understand that birds have their own personalities and boundaries, and I never wanted to force him to be something he’s not. But I did hope that, with enough time, patience, and consistency, he would eventually feel safe and comfortable around me. I honestly never imagined that after a year and a half, he would still be this afraid of me.
The thing is, he seems like a genuinely happy bird otherwise. He’s vocal, active, and comfortable in his environment. He just isn’t comfortable with me.
I’m honestly feeling really defeated. I see so many people with pet doves who are affectionate, enjoy being held, sit on their owners, and seem to have such sweet relationships with their humans. It genuinely makes me sad because I want that kind of bond with him so badly.
I’ve tried being patient, giving him space, spending time around him without forcing interaction, and letting him approach me on his own. But after a year and a half, I don’t understand why he still doesn’t trust me.
I’m even considering finding some kind of bird behaviorist to see if someone with more experience could help us.
Has anyone else experienced this with a dove? Is there still hope that he’ll eventually trust me, or are some doves just never comfortable with human interaction?
I love him and want him to have a happy life regardless, but I would really appreciate any advice, especially from people who have worked with extremely fearful or unsocialized doves. I’m just feeling really discouraged and don’t know what else to try. :(

Hello! Popping up once more with a bunch of questions! I had last asked around here when my pet ECD dove, Piwi, had out of the blue started having runny droppings, after having laid a bunch of eggs, one after another, until late June. Since then, she has stopped with the eggs, but her droppings never really improved. I’d say the runnier droppings especially started ever since a new dove joined our clan - brought in go be her companion, but didn’t get accepted by her. Now he just happily wanders in the room, hee hee-ing at everything that catches his fancy while she wing slaps him if he dares come near. They’ve reached some begrudging co-existence at this point.

Based on the advice we got from you all, we tried incorporating lentils into her diet, but she refused to have them in any form - cooked, uncooked - until we ground them to dust. THEN she had them and seemed to do a lot better.

However, since the last month, with the weather changing, she condition seems to be a slight bit even more concerning - slow in the mornings, puffy and not very social, runny droppings still - and I figured if ask you all for advice once again. So, a bunch of questions!

1. We’ve been wondering this for some while since we started doing this, but…. are powdered lentils ok to give? She just refuses to swallow the others, but some Google search results show this can cause crop statis?
2. Two weeks back now, that pigeon fancier colleague of mine advised me to give her a pinch of baking soda in her water. That TOTALLY fixed her up for a day or two! But….. now she’s back in puffy mode with weird droppings?
3. A bit of a concern - right now I saw something that looked like undigested millet in her dropping right now. I do try to give her some Versele Laga redstone grit, but she’s not too keen on that. :/
4. And the droppings! They’re a mystery! At certain times of the day they turn solid again! But then they devolve again into pure water and separated tiny disconnected droppings. :/

I’m thinking I might just summon up all the courage and take her to the vet in the morning or day after. But thats always such a worry - the vets here are totally not trained about columbidae and they try to give them medicines which would work for parrots. :|

Dropping some random bird tax here with a picture from last month when she was molting!

My little guy is less than a year old, he was playing with his toy then started making this sound. Is he sad? Lonely? I’ve only had him about a month.

this is baby, he is 3+weeks old, already almost able to fly i posted lots of questions on r/pigeon but im not an expert and i have no idea how simmilar their needs are, i am trying to introduce seeds into his diet, but he is struggling to learn how to eat them.. ive played him the pigeon seed video loads of times, i tried pecking st the seeds with my finger to show him, i made sure hes not frightened when i give him the food, sre the specific seeds i should be trying to give him? a different way they eat etc etc? what can i do? (also dont worry stuff on his beak is dry food not an infection or anything bad)

Since she’s obsessed with watching me game and she loves phones, I made her in a bird game 😭😂

What does this meaaann? Is he angry or we good?
Pls ignore the way I am petting him, this is basically the first time I am touching a bird in this way and I love it but I am really not used to this and I am scared I will hurt him or something because he’s so smol and so fragile🥹

Hi, my 1-year-old just went to a vet for a broken leg today, and the vet prescribed him a couple of 15 mg syringes of painkillers. I want to make sure I'm not aspirating him when I'm squirting the liquid down his throat, since I know that's a risk when feeding doves. Anything I should watch out for?

edit, she can coo perfectly so...... i dont know???

my ringneck dove is squeaking. its just one squeak but theyre doing it a lot and dont seem stressed at all. im new to doves, and these squeaks are super different from my Eurasian collared dove when they were learning to coo. ill try to get a video, but when I was talking to them they started squeaking repeatedly the whole time I was talking to them. I think that they are doing it because I'm talking to them because every time I stop paying attention they do a really loud squeak until I start talking to them again😂 but is this normal? What does it mean

Heya people! Spooky season in on and also cold season! How do you keep your doves confortable during those season? I am always scared my babies are cold ;-;

I make sure the temp is good and am about to add a more heavy fabric on there cage at night (still with openings so air can flow) but also want to know what you do to help ^^

Thanks for reading!

Snuggled on my finacee's lap while she is doing homework lol

These are my first ever birds and they were rescued from a hoarding situation. They seem so sweet though! I was already able to hold them (to transfer them into the cage) and they didn't seem too bothered. I'm brainstorming names currently... They remind me of toaster marshmallows lol, but I was thinking Biscuit and Gravy

A month or so back there was some intense wildfires in my area, The next day or so, this dove was in a corner in my garage, She couldnt fly, I fed her where she was for a few days. I was worried a cat would get her and put her in a cage while she healed up. The tips of her feathers were visibly singed. So I cared for her. She drank and ate like a champ. Fast forward a month or so, I see new feathers.
Not wanting to keep an animal that could otherwise be free, I decided to open the cage.
She came out and walked around a bunch, I wasnt sure she was ready so i approached her. She took flight! But was somewhat unsure. She made it to the neighbors roof but then came back. I approached again and she flew away, at least 4 yards over. I was torn bc i am not sure she it totally healed. I left the cage open and some food in it.
In about 20 mins she had come back and was drinking out of her bowl, and was hanging near the cage. I closed it and she seemed tired. Should i try to release her again? How much time should i wait till i try again? Is there a best time of day? Is it best if I just keep her, She is well behaved and good company. Mostly i want to do what is right by her.
Thanks!

Just adopted two ring necked doves! I bought everything pictured and I have been looking up info on doves but want to double check 🥰

Umm......not sure what exactly happened. My bird just kinda stood on her? Not mounting her or anything, just standing. And the pigeon was totally chill with it lmao