dove aggression

Hello! I'm back with more questions about doves! 🤭 If anyone isn't familiar with my dove encounter, last year a dove just magically showed up in my chicken coop. Long story short, she's been with us since! I noticed that she was trying to "woo" my chickens.. (following them & bowing/cooing) so...

Hello! I have a male Ringneck dove named Finn. I’ve had him for 4 1/2 months and he is still a little cautious around me. Up until now, he had never pecked at my hands or slapped me with his wings. His temperament is very calm, albeit he is quite wary of me still. However, last night when I went...

I've owned a pair of ring-necked doves for the past three years, and the male has been aggressive against the female since febuary. He chases her, attacks her when she attemps to eat/drink and pinches the feathers at the back of her head until they come off. She is practically bald as of right...

A couple of years ago we got a pair of doves from a rescue. The female had many bald patches, so we asked about mites. The rescue group said they were treated and it is not mites. We did notice the male grooming her a lot, but we did not see the bald patches worsen, or get better. It seemed...