6/03/25

How to Care for a Wild Baby Dove and When Will It Become Tame?

Caring for a wild baby dove requires creating a suitable nest for it to rest in, paying attention to its diet and hygiene, and providing it with baths when the weather is nice. Generally, doves will become tame after being raised for two to three months.

Prepare a spacious cage and make their nest comfortable by lining it with some dry grass or leaves, which mimics their natural habitat, for them to rest. Set up small drinking and feeding containers for convenient feeding. Regularly clean these containers to ensure they live in a healthy and clean environment. It's best to provide a small water basin for them to bathe in, changing the water daily as they tend to be quite clean creatures. In winter, move their nest indoors and take measures to keep them warm, such as changing their bedding to more insulating materials like cotton. Regularly clean their cage, removing their droppings to prevent bacteria growth. Disinfect the cage before use for added peace of mind.

Doves typically forage on the ground, eating various insect larvae and a large number of small seeds, such as sorghum, wheat, paddy rice, and fruits. When keeping doves at home, you can choose to feed them wheat, rice, rapeseed, and sesame seeds, and they particularly enjoy green beans. For baby doves, newly hatched chicks can be fed a mixture of millet flour, corn flour, and cooked egg yolk or chick feed mixed with cooked egg yolk, diluted with water into a paste. Feed them with a small stick about six times a day. Alternatively, you can feed them chick feed diluted with water. Feeding insects and fresh radish leaves is also a good choice.Read more here:Pet Breeds

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