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magicmike001 New user 55 Posts |
I used the search bar, but I still need help.I keep the same food I'm feeding them and just add apples bannanas and bread. how long does it take for the doves to hatch. They layed there eggs one so far in a food dish that I have my grit in. Is that large enough for the future when they get older.
Thanks mike
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Darcy Regular user 128 Posts |
Hey Mike, the same thing usually happens with my doves. If you put a basket with some "hay" (its not really hay its nesting stuff for birds that you can find at a pet shop) your birds will make a nest for themselfs. Most of the time doves will ley two eggs at a time.
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magicmike001 New user 55 Posts |
I did that They took the hey and put it in the Grit
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itsmagic Inner circle middle earth 1117 Posts |
Unless you have a male AND a female dove in the cage together, the egg will not hatch. Females naturally lay eggs by themselves.
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Rupert Bair Inner circle ? 2179 Posts |
2-3 weeks is the normal hatching time, mine have hached a few days ago and I've had lots of proplems with them, good luck when they hatch.
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Dave Scribner Assistant Manager Lake Hopatcong, NJ 4849 Posts |
Mike, since you bird already layed the egg, it thinks your food dish is the nest. The hatching process usually takes no more than 21 days. After that, you will either have a baby or the egg is infertile and you can destroy it. In either case, put a nest in the Café with them. Doves are typically bad nest builders so just get some nesting material from the pet store and place it in the nest. I use what is called a coop cup for a nest. It's an aluminum bowl that attaches to the side of the cage. They come in a variety of sizes. These work well for doves nests.
Dove lay eggs in pairs, usually a few days apart. Females will lay by themselves producing infertile eggs. You just have to wait and see what happens to be sure you have a pair or two females.
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magicmike001 New user 55 Posts |
Oh I Tought only if they lay 4 eggs together it means there both females I didn't now that they can lay eggs by themselves.
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EddyRay Special user United States Of America 525 Posts |
Bird and the bees!
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