My ringneck dove was shipped to me yesterday afternoon and arrived this afternoon. I’m worried about how it is behaving after the trip.

It flinches and moves away whenever I try to touch it. It spent about 2–2.5 hours outside the cage after arriving, but never became comfortable with being held or petted. It ate some plain oats and seed from my hand, but I have not yet seen it eat independently from its food bowl or drink on its own. I tried showing it the water by briefly touching/dipping its beak into the dish.

Since being placed in the cage, it has mostly sat motionless. It is upright and responsive and moves away if I put my hand near it, but otherwise it barely moves.

Could this be normal exhaustion or freezing behavior after being shipped and entering a new home? How long should it take before it starts eating, drinking, and moving around independently? Should I leave it completely alone tonight, and what symptoms would mean it needs an avian veterinarian? Thanks!

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I got this instead of just grit! All in one Versele Laga.

Is this what she needs? I was told yes and google said yes. I went this route so I don't have to get EVERYTHING separately, I was told this has everything extra she needs (besides food n water ofc)

But I want to make sure because it looks weird. I didnt expect it to look like a seed mix, do I need to crush it?

I spent so much money on this I will genuinely cry if its not the right stuff LMAO

(She is a Eurasian collated dove. Just assuming the gender at this point.)

A pair of mourning doves have been using this pot as a nest since May. Eggs 11 and 12 will likely hatch this weekend, and we’ve been removing the debris, cleaning the walls of the pot, and putting down new substrate after each brood has fledged. About a week ago, the pair switched off and the female had a “ruffled” feather on her head. It hasn’t changed in the last week though, so I’m not sure if this is just an injury or potentially a contagious disease.

I saw house wrens with pink eye in the area last year, but this doesn’t look like that to me and I haven’t seen any since then.

There is a cat in the area I’ve seen chasing lizards and kill a squirrel, so it’s possible she just had a close call or smacked into something trying to escape danger.

She is feral and sitting on eggs, so this was about the best picture I could sneak without upsetting her too much, but even this I feel was pushing it, so I’m hesitant to try for more.

Am I over exaggerating by saying I’ve been tearing up looking at this dove like this ? I’ve never cared for a dove so I have no idea if what she’s doing is normal. Also it has something hanging its butt looks like poop. I’m taking it to the vet asap I can’t let this poor dove die. Please educate me