Urgent Babies Abandoned

[Birdmaniac1990]

Ok hers' prob:

I just came home from picking up daily news and getting 4 coppies of my ad. So I went to check baby doves. Well parents had abandoned them and they were hungry. So I fed em . I have em in nest in parents cage hoping they will start taking care of em they are a week and a day old & other a week old. So any suggestions? I fed em about half an hour ago so they will be fed around 4 - 4:30. Any suggestion? They have feathers growing they are keeping each other warm Aurora runt, 1 week old, and Frosty male, 1 week and 2 days old. Please any help send soon you can either respond to bord or e-mail me or IM me at angel19902_76@msn.com

Oh yes they are ring neck doves Frosty white Aurora should turn tangerine they also have hidden ivy and wild genes. Father Spirit is a male white/ wild ring neck dove and Mother Ivy is a tangerine/ivy/wild ring neck dove got em at Petsmart/ He is 5 years She is almost 2.

[Beaks]

You will have to keep handfeeding them because when doves give up on a clutch they usually never pick up feeding again (thats about it)

John

[Birdmaniac1990]

Gret Aurora is premature
great every 2 hour feedings

[Beaks]

Originally Posted by Birdmaniac1990

Gret Aurora is premature
great every 2 hour feedings

Every couple of hours is great but make sure you keep them warm(around 85)
and watch the parents real close they may decide to attack the babies if they are left in the cage (hate to say it but it happens)

John

[Birdmaniac1990]

Yes their first one was attcked 2 months ago when he was 3 weeks old well they are staying warm they are in laundry roo warmest place in hous ethey will have heater at night. His name is Snowy. His bro and sis Aurora and Stormy. Snowy is bette now an dhe is a male.

[Joel]

So what exactly are ya feeding them and how much?.....Have you ever hand-fed doves, from this age, all the way successfully?

Originally Posted by Birdmaniac1990

Yes their first one was attcked 2 months ago when he was 3 weeks old well they are staying warm they are in laundry roo warmest place in hous ethey will have heater at night. His name is Snowy. His bro and sis Aurora and Stormy. Snowy is bette now an dhe is a male.

[dyeman]

Originally Posted by Birdmaniac1990

Yes their first one was attcked 2 months ago when he was 3 weeks old well they are staying warm they are in laundry roo warmest place in hous ethey will have heater at night. His name is Snowy. His bro and sis Aurora and Stormy. Snowy is bette now an dhe is a male.

You might want to set up a simple brooder. For babies that have some down at least, I use a plastic container with a heating pad taped to the side. I partially cover the top to keep the heat in, but allow air flow. Are you feeding them some kind of commercial hand feed, or something else?