Hello- We have lots of domestic doves that have come in and some that need to come in but for whom we don't have foster homes. Coincidentally, a great outdoor cage has been donated to MickaCoo (thank you Camille!) and transported and stored (thank you Katie & Tina G!)... Doves are easy to care for (fresh food and water daily) and a weekly scrape/rinse of the cage. They're small, calm and very lovely. They'll coo and make surprising little monkey hoots. *Dove 101:* Proper, safe cage Needs roof, perches & nest shelf (easy modifications) Food = dove feed, a little grit & oyster shell, greens, fresh water daily Weekly cage cleaning Replace real eggs with fake (about once a month) Doves don't- bite, chew, scream or self-pluck Doves do coo (sometimes loudly) and bathe (water and sun) and flirt and court They're smaller (~125 g) and a little more active and exciting than pigeons but no where near the energy or excitement of a hookbill. So please give some thought to fostering some doves in your back yard. We'll help you get set up! And, while you're thinking on it, please send this to your friends and family around the Bay Area. You never know when somebody will say, "Yes". Please? Thank you! -- Elizabeth Until they all have homes, don't buy, don't breed- adopt. www.RescueReport.org http://www.rescuereport.org/ www.MickaCoo.org http://www.mickacoo.org/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGjyooh3Yo0
