Expert: Abi - 7/15/2008

Question
I know this isn’t your expertise but everyone else is maxed out for today or on vacation and its sort of timely. Please answer if you can. I recently got a dove/pigeon from an Arabic festival. She is sorta domesticated. She was played with and socialized but ultimately meant for food.  Any ways she was given to me and needless to say im not going to eat her but like she isn’t really eating any of the the food I provide and heard they love to fly but when I let her out she just sits and looks at me. Help?

Answer
That's really cute that she just looks at you when you let her out :) Try not to worry about that for now- if she doesn't want to fly she doesn't want to fly; I don't think there's any way you can make her although I'm not a dove expert so I could be wrong!
What sort of food are you providing? Remember that doves are basically pidgeons, and you see pidgeons having a bit of everything they can get! Try her with bits of grated carrot really tiny, or even a little bit of catfood, or small raisins. Basically you can give her most things but try to avoid dairy products as their tummies can't digest it! Just try to tempt her into having something to eat with treats.

Thanks for your question, sorry I couldn't be of more help!

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Please do not rate me so low on knowledge after you've admitted you KNOW that this is not my area of expertise. I also answered your question in good time.