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I have one pair of diamond doves and one pair of ringneck doves. They are such fun to watch and very easy to feed and keep. They get the same seed mix that I feed to all my birds and also eat eggfood spray millet and aviary/dove mix. |
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My pair of diamond doves consists of a normal hen (the brownish one) and a silver male (the grey one). Their names are Gordon and Rita. Gordon can often be seen displaying to Rita, when he puffs up his neck, bows down, spreads his tail in the air and coos loudly. When he is in breeding condition he will coo throughout the day and night!! The display is often the most reliable way to sex diamond doves. There is a difference between the orange eye rings of the birds, with the males' being larger. The size of the male eye ring increases every year and so there can be little discernible difference when buying young birds. The sexes of ringneck doves are similar and are best discerned by behaviour. It is also possible to use the spacing between the pelvic bones as an indicator of sex. Also, as a guide, it is often said that no eggs means two males, four eggs means two females and two eggs a male and female! |
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