Spotted turtle doves.

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I just caught another spotted turtle dove about 2 hours ago, I'm thinking of catching it a mate to breed with.
They are not going in the aviaries with my birds because I know about diseases and all.
Any way here is a pic: (I think its a male)

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if they're anything like my laughing turtles, they should be good :)
don't know how it'll settle down to being in captivity.... apparently they take it well, according to books :P
not sure how you sex these guys, but I've never seen one that looks different to yours.
good luck with them!
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Thanks Jay, this is the first spotted t. dove I have thought about keeping out of the odd 30 I've caught.
Birds I own/have owned: Budgerigars, **Zebra Finches**, **Star Finches**, Canaries, Diamond doves... Rocky the Galah! & Cocky the Sulphur Crested 'too
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Forgot to mention there is this chocolate coloured (dark brown) spotted turtle dove hanging around, if I catch it I will take pics.
(it looks darker than the usual young s. t. dove so probably not a juvenile)
Birds I own/have owned: Budgerigars, **Zebra Finches**, **Star Finches**, Canaries, Diamond doves... Rocky the Galah! & Cocky the Sulphur Crested 'too
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if you catch them technically you shouldn't let them go again, they're a terrible pest. but I understand :P I hate killing things.
the chocolate one sounds interesting, I remember DB posting some chocolate Crested pigeons recently.....
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Jayburd wrote:if you catch them technically you shouldn't let them go again, they're a terrible pest. but I understand :P I hate killing things.
the chocolate one sounds interesting, I remember DB posting some chocolate Crested pigeons recently.....
I aint letting nothing go lol. But im also not killing any thing either. Yeah I remember that topic chocolate and albino crested pigeon wasn't it?
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good :D
yep! be cool to see a chocolate spotted...
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Would be interesting to see a chocolate spotted dove

I used to have a pair of Pied (Laceneck) Spotted Dove a few years ago.They were Interesting.
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He/She has settled in a bit more now, yesterday if I just walked past the cage it would flap around, now I can put my hand in the cage and it would just calmly sit on the perch :thumbup: Jay I think those books you were referring to are correct :thumbup:
Birds I own/have owned: Budgerigars, **Zebra Finches**, **Star Finches**, Canaries, Diamond doves... Rocky the Galah! & Cocky the Sulphur Crested 'too
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Here "it" (dove) is today, I changed where the food and water are, as you can see in the first pic the food and water was on the floor, now it Ive got metal dish/containers on the cage bars.

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Birds I own/have owned: Budgerigars, **Zebra Finches**, **Star Finches**, Canaries, Diamond doves... Rocky the Galah! & Cocky the Sulphur Crested 'too
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