The wounds may be from rats. I work at a zoo out here in Texas. We have a problem with rats getting into bird enclosures and killing and eating some of our birds. They will attack birds much bigger than themselves, regardless if the birds are flighted or not.
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My dove ( about 5 years old ) is not using her left leg. Happened overnight .. she fine otherwise.. eating and flying very well . Any idea what could cause it ? She does lay eggs too
Males get the wounds from rival males they fight for the nesting area and fight for the females a predator wouldn't put a small wound and let it live they would be dead because the wound would be bigger and fatal even black birds or crows don't do that and they do eat the chicks if they can get to them.
You need to make sure the floor is varmit proof. I had small rodent dig through and eat my baby doves. I believe it was a field rat. Also you can buy some real small granit grits and a farm store. Eggshell is good source of calcium. Makes the egg shell stronger. Just adding my 2 cents. :00 No punt intented. Thanks for sharing
They have to be rats and mice’s, I deal with that before... put traps that kill the rats and mice right away, the best bait for them is peanut butter. Locate the traps in a place that no dove or other pet can get. You will see them die little by little.
The wound is from rats. There is an open hole somewhere in the enclosure. It is not safe in there . You need to fix the enclosure. For people who asked to let them free , it will be better for them to be in a safe enclosure because rats ,cat and other predators like to kill them.
...'Observe ur dove behavior ,the male dove gestures are cooing while there head move up and down ' called bowing.. the female dove its also cooing but there head movement are on down position only..
male cooing is lower pitch and a female's cooing is high pitched so if your doves are cooing a high-pitch then there are a female if they have a low pitch cooing then their males and both male and female do a bowing gesture and they also just lay flat and coo as well so the best chance of finding out is the male will land on the female trying to mate and the cooing pitches
We stock corn feilds each year with doves and pheasants for hunting and eating. The doves help keep down the fly population with our cattle. Gods gift of a bird thats for sure. Not to mention they are great predator alerters for our smaller livestock.
