More on Angel

Feeding is a lot easier.

Feeding a Dove

A co-worker where I work, Barb found an orphaned dove after the mom got caught by the neighbors puddy-tat. She brought the baby to work hoping that I could talk my wife into adopting it until he can fly the coup. Annette came out and picked the baby up , but first she had to feed him / her. I'll call the baby Angel from here out but will explain later. Feeding was not easy but she did get some food in Angel's crop with an eyedropper.

When Annette got Angel home, she scoured the internet to find out how to take care of a baby dove. 1st she found that you can't feed a dove the same way you feed cockatiels. Cockatiels sorta mutually open their mouths and the mother is able to get food into the baby's crop. Dove's beaks are long so the mother opens her mouth and the baby sticks their beak into the mother's beak. After a few attempts with different delivery systems, Annette found the best way to feed Angel with what we have here at home.

The name Angel is from what Barb and Annette agreed on, which was Michelangelo. Until Annette can determine the sex, she says she will call the baby Angel.

The Video

The Delivery

After two days, this was the first feed that the baby actually got excited about eating! When I compared the dove to baby cockatiels I figured he was around 3 weeks. Annette found on the internet that this baby is around 1 week when we got him.

More later.

Meet Izzy

This is Izzy just after he was attacked as a baby... Annette rescued him and he is doing fine. She still hand feeds him but he is learning to eat some seed like millet.

Video he won’t hold still!!! Too cute!!!
Annette

Pictures from 4/19/09

My Wife had me upload some more pictures so she can share them with her friends or just look at her babies whenever she wants. so here ya go, Honey!

And we start off with Snookie. He is the bird that broke his leg.

Here's Rippley again.

This is moonshine, daughter of Sunshine and Bippie. We sent her to the bird store but something must frightened her and she never really got over it. We got her back and seeing if she might be a good bird to keep.


Harley again.



My wife says this is Izzy but I say it's either his dad, Vinnie or his brother Gizmo.

Vinnie and Lulu, another set of breeders.

Dante is about 1 year old here. He is an albino

Here's Sunshine and Bippie!

My wife wants to see more of her birds on the sight so here they are. Everybody enjoy!

Larry

We start off with Snookie. He's the one with the broken leg.

Here's Rippley again. She's Harley's mate.

Nancy here. She and Snookie are parents and recently gave us a 3rd generation.

This is moonshine, daughter of Sunshine and Bippie. We sent her to the bird store but something must frightened her and she never really got over it. We got her back and seeing if she might be a good bird to keep.

My wife says this is Izzy but I say it's either his dad, Vinnie or his brother Gizmo.

Vinnie and Lulu, another set of breeders.

Grim is Dante's brother. Very beautiful grey and white.

Gizmo has a splayed leg and doesn't ge around very well.

Dante is about 1 year old here. He is an albino

Two of our breeder birds, Sunshine is the female and Bippie is the daddy.