Birds of peace? Not always.
November 22, 2011 1:13 PM   Subscribe

I work at an animal shelter and someone gave us white doves. There's a mom, dad, and son. Originally the son was very young and his feathers weren't grown in, so we kept them together. Now he is a young adult and both he & his dad are doing the "bow & coo" aggressive stance at each other. Should I separate him from his parents? I know doves shouldn't be alone, but they are getting territorial at this point, so what should we do?
posted by ktoad to Pets & Animals (4 answers total) 1 user marked this as a favorite
 
Forget separating the males. You should separate the female from the males asap unless you want more doves.
posted by fshgrl at 1:56 PM on November 22, 2011 [2 favorites]


Response by poster: We're monitoring the cage for eggs so more offspring won't be a problem. She has bonded with her original mate so I'm told it's best to keep them together. I was mainly wondering how to handle the son situation.
posted by ktoad at 4:11 PM on November 22, 2011


Best answer: Can you keep them in cages next to each other? That way they're not alone, but since they're not in the same cage, they can't fight.
posted by loriginedumonde at 5:36 PM on November 22, 2011 [1 favorite]


Response by poster: Why not? Seems like the best option so far.
posted by ktoad at 5:21 AM on November 23, 2011


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