I'm new to dove magic and was just wondering do doves coo during your act? If so how do you stop them from cooing like when your talking into a mic. or even just standing there waiting for your music to start?

In my experience I've never had a dove coo during my act. I wonder if anyone else has?

I have certainly had doves coo during the act. Usually it is after they have been produced and they are resting on a perch with other doves. I leave it alone because the audience is entertained by it. You certainly can't force doves to coo. To me it shows the audience that the doves feel safe and comfortable. That is worth getting across to many of them. Some think we beat doves or something!

Bob
Magic By Sander

I'm with Bob on this. I've never had a dove coo while "loaded" whether in body style or prop. It's dark in those places and the cooing usually is halted. Once produced, it is not uncommon for them to coo.

When that happens In my act, while I'm talking I'll usually make a joke and try to get a laugh out of the audience. It shows that your not using "fake" birds and as Bob said it shows that they feel safe.

Darcy

All of you guys have a good point, I'll just have to see what they do.

I don't think the coo is a problem but the poo can be a little embarrassing....

The old line that goes with that is "I just tell them what to do, not when."

Bob

HAHAHAHAAH I like that Bob, if a bird makes a little mess I say "at least you know she is real"....

Those are good lines! I like to grimace and mutter, "Everyone's a critic."

I like this line in an ADULT show setting...

Uh, I told him to sit.

While it's not for every audience, it usually produces a good laugh when used at the right time.

MM

My birds have cooed in my show but I have music when I do my dove magic so no one hear them Kyle

When I used a doves to rabbit several years ago, they cooed all the time. I had one very dominant male, who would often... well, lets say... "cuddle" with the female that I produced just moments after the male. Nothing is much more embarassing than looking over, and one dove is on top of the other. But anyway, he would coo a lot prior to her submission. *** poultry...

Dave

PS - My cockatoo sometimes screams back stage, AFTER he has been produced... he just wants to come back out. I've never had him scream while "loaded."

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I keep my doves seperated, so when they are together it's usually considered 'neutral ground' and for the limited duration they are together I never have had any problems.

I think that the key is to practice with, and know your birds. If you know their personalities, and they know and are comfortable with you I don't think that you will have any problems.

MM