Re: [MickaCoo] [Mickaboo Discuss] URGENT: Great cage available for fostering doves outdoors!

Hi, Gabriella- Doves are easy but bless your heart, Gabriella- you're already doing SO much! *Dove 101:* Proper, safe cage *ü* 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. e On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 10:47 AM, Gabriella Estrella < kittyntwinstarz@gmail.com> wrote:

How hard is it to care for doves? Do they live outside? I have a big backyard but not much time to devote.

Gabriella Macaw Coordinator

On Jun 9, 2010 10:45 AM, "Elizabeth Young" wrote:

Hello!

Mickaboomer Camille is donating this outdoor cage to MickaCoo and it is PERFECT for fostering doves. It has three compartments and each is roomy enough for up to 4 doves and, because it is divided, a new dove can be introduced and make friends with resident doves safely and without conflict. It is predator and rodent proof and MickaCoo really needs it! The cage is approximately 40" tall (interior height), 24" deep and 80" long and is galvinized wire (OK for softbills) .

But we need someone who will use it to foster doves! Ms. Mary, our dove foster, has had to downsize and so we really need a new dove foster. The cage is in Palo Alto and Katie has kindly offered to help transport it but it needs to get picked up and moved ASAP!

Many you have been following the tale of Pierre and Piperhttp://www.rescuereport.org/2010/03/p.html and here's a great chance for you to help some doves down on their luck.

Doves are easy to care for and each has it's own personality.

Thank you for considering!

-- Elizabeth

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