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JustCockatiels
10-12-2018, 02:45 AM
I have found a Mourning Dove entangled in a net and I put him in a cage. I’m planning to let him go in the morning. All I’ve got is cockatiel food (my cockatiels) and he wont eat that. I’ve tried corn, bread, and sunflower seeds, but he won’t eat. Any help on how to feed him?

JustCockatiels
10-12-2018, 02:53 AM
Nevermind, ive let him go and I think he is fine :)

Lady
10-12-2018, 03:19 AM
Glad to hear you think he's fine. I was going to say if you are only keeping him overnight he should be okay if he doesn't eat but at least have access to fresh water.

JustCockatiels
10-12-2018, 03:22 AM
Actually he doesnt want to go, he hopped back in the cage because he was scared and he will stay overnight. I think the cage is ideal for an overnight rest (four feet cage with natural sticks, perches, and chew toys) and I will release him around 7:00 am by my backyard.

JustCockatiels
10-12-2018, 03:25 AM
He might be a bit confused at the moment because I found him in my garden net (not sure how it got in) and all the other doves got out. He was exhausted from trying to get out so I picked him up and put him in the cockatiel cage because my cockatiels have refused to enter the cage and prefer the top area for food, water, and toys.

Lady
10-12-2018, 03:30 AM
Hope he is okay. I'm sure if he gets some rest tonight he will feel better in the a.m.

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Dragonlady2
10-12-2018, 12:54 PM
So how is the dove this morning?

JustCockatiels
10-12-2018, 06:57 PM
I’ve let him go 7:00 am. At first he was nervous but when he saw a pine tree, he perked up and flew on a branch.

Casper's 2nd best friend
10-12-2018, 09:13 PM
I'm glad he is off to find his friends. :)
We have lots of collared doves in our area, we have nicknamed them traffic control doves because they tend to wander about in the lanes as you approach in the car so you have to slow down and wait for them to decide in which direction they are going to saunter off. The farmworkers are not so considerate to them, I was following a huge tractor and trailer which was only a couple of feet narrower than the hedges on either side of the road. Suddenly a dove shot up vertically about twenty feet in the gap between the trailer and the hedge. Amazing the amount of lift they can get from their wings.