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From: HF.GXS@forsythe.stanford.edu (Gail Smithson)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: Doves, does anyone on the net own them???
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Date: 4 Oct 89 15:13:22 GMT
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This is in response to the  question about doves.  I once owned
ring-neck doves and a white dove.  I started with two ring-neck
doves.  I put them together and they faught.  I then   learned to
sex them and found I had two males.  If nobody has told you how to
sex them yet, you hold them   with two  hands around the wings and
body and bob them up and down.  If the tail goes up its a female and
it the tail goes down its a male.  I then purchased a white female
and paired her with one of the males and they proceeded to raise 3
clutches.  One of their offspring was quite tame because I handled
him a lot.  Good luck!

P.S.  I think the net came to a consensus that we do not mind
sharing the network with pet bird people.  At least I don}t.  I am a
birder and I am also own pet birds.  I find all aspects of brids
fascinating.

Gail Smithson