Feeding and weighing baby mourning doves

Michelle weighs and feeds a couple baby doves

[@1986Unlimited]

Those little sounds they make are adorable. I also love how they're already feisty and fighting with one another in the present of food loll. Mourning doves are adorable no matter what age they are.

[@userrelkjwrweefdggfdgsagsadgw]

they are not fighting its more like they expect food from their other sibling baby doves get silly when theyre hungry

[@o9u0_]

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[@bengrosskreuz2278]

Reeeeee

[@Ablank2011]

Wish I would have seen this yesterday. I took a baby to wildlife rehab today. They said they were probably going to have to tube feed it. It was only about two days old, but I kept it alive for 24 hours. I was proud of myself.❤

[@michellesmith6418]

Thank you for all of the questions and comments! I was only trying to let my niece know the chicks she found were doing ok, I hadn't realized this could help others. As Michael mentioned, they grew up and became parents, and the female likes to visit me while weeding the garden. Some other tips that might help, if you are waiting for formula online, stage 1 baby food jars will hold you over. I don't recommend relying only on baby food, because the formula has enzymes for crop health. Keeping them warm is a must, but beware of over heating. A crop that hasn't emptied completely after a few hours is a sign of over heating. Also, make sure the crop has emptied before feeding again. I feed every 3-4 hours. If you experience slow crop digestion, you can mix 1 part pedialite, 3 parts water, 1 part powdered formula and only feed a little bit of this mixture to help digestion along ( and adjust heating!) Most important is to not force feed or squirt formula down a tiny doves mouth because they can aspirate/drown easily. Good luck, and please continue to ask any questions you have! Thanks!

[@sergiosalcedo8624]

What type of formula did you used?

[@kalanime]

Sergio Salcedo right! This video would help me with this baby dove I rescued from a cats paws. But this doesn’t tell me what to use

[@Salchipop]

Hi! I know you posted this 5 years ago, but could you tell me where you got all this information from? I rescued a tiny turtledove hatchling and I haven't found much on the internet about how to care for them 😢

[@michellesmith6418]

@@Salchipop I took Wildlife rehabilitation courses and learned about caring for injured or orphaned animals. I also grew up on a homestead and cared for a wide variety of different animals. I know the Internet can be contradictory and confusing, or lacking any information at all. That is frustrating. Good luck with the turtle dove!

[@jannyward2045]

We watched as the doves were making their nest, high in the trees. Last night on our walk, after a strong windy day, I noticed the nest on the ground, and the baby was next to it. That was like 40'.... so we went and got the bird formula, and feeder. Made it through last night and today.... keeping it warm and covered. It looks like these, except his eyes aren't open. Hoping it continues to eat and will be watching for mamma bird :) great video, very helpful.

[@chrisyanover1777]

Did you put the nest back up and the babies back in the nest?

[@bbygrlpt2]

Where do you find bird formula??

[@gwenjenkins155]

PetSmart or a pet store has the Baby Bird formula. This was an excellent video. I eould like to know how you kept the lnestling warm. That was the problem i had recently with mine. Thank you for sharing.

[@msg5949]

This evening I found a Mourning dove 🕊 outside my porch in distressed. He welcome him self in so he's safe for now. Hope all goes well. Thanks for this upload 🙌

[@sunlitrain]

They are wee! When they squee, their whole little body wobbles to one side… as if their very breathe can blow them away. 😘

[@trulynastee8715]

oh my god, thank you so much for this video. i’ve been trying to feed my dove hatchlings a purée mixture and they haven’t been eating, i finally fed them a proper formula and they went to sleep soundly.

[@mononitadas100]

Can you please explain the formula? I could not understand what she said.

[@sakyasinh8025]

@@mononitadas100 Baby dove doesn't eat seeds. It needs thick solution of- Wheat flour + gram powder + soyabean chunks powder + biscuit powder + water Feed 3 or 4 times in a day. Don't feed at night. For proper way of feeding watch these two videos. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6SYi4xpipefgbc . kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2XFhGVtjZaYeZo

[@howardwhawk5860]

Thanks for the tips on feeding the baby Doves. I just became a proud father of one just 4 days old. The doggy bottle nipples are gona be great!

[@haleyruth2981]

Thanks!!! This video was really helpful!!! I have a baby mourning dove I rescued from a squirrel. I had those tiny nipples from my puppies and your method worked perfectly to feed the baby bird:)

[@TamBentrecuocsongmy]

They’re so cute. Thanks for the work

[@6400az]

Well. a couple of things. First off, you're a compassionate and caring person, and I wanna thank you !! .If this works for you, fine but I'd be interested in knowing the final outcome. The corn meal is something I would NOT recommend as it has very little nutrients for developing doves, and these guys are very little. As the first Cuban American to ever hand raise a 4 day old Diamond Dove , AND the inventor of the "Zip lock, sandwich plastic bag feeding technique" , I can honestly say there are better techniques at hand, but enough about me. As far as feeding, you can try Kaytee exact baby bird formula, then as they get bigger you can mix in finch seed . If they were smaller, you can try Columbae, hand feeding pigeon crop feeding Milk. Thanks again.

[@michaelgilpatrick4921]

We used the Kaytee formula. The brds were raised and released. They came back to visit multiple times and I imagine their children and grandchildren have also visited

[@theoneunslept2093]

Gosh, it looks so much easier to hand feed these babies than my finches. Such cuties!

[@Blessing0704_]

😍😍😍😍😍they are sooooo adorable!!! God bless❤❤❤❤❤❤😘😘😘😘

[@donreid6399]

OMG! They're adorable!

[@yunglordz5907]

Love how you fed them, very impressive

[@Mercifulkingdom]

I cannot believe I have two baby doves that just hatch about a month ago they still sound like their babies they are now fledglings and are flying they chased there mom and dad around still to feed but the parents are no longer feeding them how they used to feed them it’s so cute watching them chase them the fledglings now are eating solid foods but occasionally I see them sneaking a meal from their mother and dad which are surrogates I have six doves the mom and dad of the fledglings are now sitting on four eggs I have a new couple that is sitting on 2 eggs all in which I think is infertile but it’s only been two or three days so I’ll wait to see. What am I going to do with all of these doves 🕊

[@tsaimurai]

Their Hungry Hungry Hippo/Rock Em Sock Em Robot energy is so adorable

[@ludmilaioudinagarcia8838]

They so cute 🥰

[@wsatcey1]

I found a dove outside my house and I couldn't pick it up thank you this helped it was so scared!

[@ndrthrdr1]

What was the "formula" that you used?

[@barnabaskpaw6209]

Use boiled eggs and mix it with water

[@PS-xr6pp]

I ♥️ this video n i missed my baby dove 😘😘😘😘😘

[@mayonnaiseeee]

their synth-sounding cheeps and peeps are the best

[@batacumba]

Boy, my mom commented to me as a kid about how homely baby pigeons/ doves are and she wasn’t exaggerating. So busted but also so cute. 😂🥹

[@majorcarlton6388]

Good work mom! 👍

[@chrysgnt4369]

I hope that everything went well with them and they grew up fine. They are so cute and beautiful (and very feisty too!).

[@michaelgilpatrick4921]

Chrys Gnt they grew up healthy and we let them go together at a relatives house out of the city, about 20 minutes east from where we are. we think they might have come back to visit a couple times

[@chrysgnt4369]

Michael Gilpatrick It's great to know that they grew up healthy! Doves and pigeons do have a strong sense of direction, so it is likely that they might have visited you! Thank you for posting this prompt and informative reply.

[@user-tm6ir8tu3g]

@@michaelgilpatrick4921 I need help pleaaaaase... 2 doves made a nest on my balcony, layed 2 eggs and for 4 days... Today early morning it rained and they disappeared... What can I do?? please help

[@michaelgilpatrick4921]

@@user-tm6ir8tu3g nothing you can do, that's nature

[@user-tm6ir8tu3g]

@@michaelgilpatrick4921 Ok thank you for replying... So once water reaches the eggs, their mom ditch the nest? right? Trying to incubate the eggs will not save the eggs?? Checked both eggs with flash light there is a blood there... So? Greetings from Lebanon, and thank you for replying..

[@jillianclark8821]

Thank you for this video, please let me know how you released them safely into the wild

[@alm5992]

They are like bobbleheads or something, they move around so much xD

[@IRENELJ23GMAILCOM]

After you set them free, how do you recognize them when they came back? Thanks.

[@pinkcheckers]

Need little birdy bibs😁😍 My cat just brought one home last night so I'm here looking how to feed it. Song sparrow fledging was way easier to feed.

[@bellaaivilo6276]

How long did you keep them for? And I'm wondering how you can tell one is male one female?

[@emilycontreras2142]

what should their crops feel like when full? My baby usually eats until his crop is squishy but kind of hard but not too hard... The hard part for me is feeding mine because he’s always moving around trying to stick his beak into the bottle but he doesn’t know how to control his head very well lol. How did their crops feel after u fed them?

[@emasarts]

Hey! I just found new born baby doves out in the storm do you know what I can feed them?? I have bird seed and cat kibbles at home

[@edmonlucaya]

Did you handfeed them from day 1?

[@srd430]

there so lovely

[@ranashahid2806]

Very nice so sweet chicks 😘😘😘👍👍👍

[@Ploryandyoopfan]

Mom: son did you feed the baby bird? Son: nope Mom: time for a whooping

[@Birds_and_Pet_Lover]

Excellent Excellent Excellent

[@mjshaheed]

Hi, I found an egg abandoned by the parents and I was able to incubate and hatch it today but the little one is not eating anything except some water. How do I make him/her to eat? Can I pry its mouth open?

[@karimali9719]

Give them to thire mother she is not just feeding them , she deos many things ... I have a nest and watch the dove how she treats her babies ... This time the mother is feels very sad for her missing babies ... Returan them ... Some mercy lady .... Thank you .

[@mollyhuson2670]

She probably rescued them

[@karimali9719]

molly huson Maybe it is .... And.if she deos thanks a lot to her ... Thank you very much kind lady for your merciful heart . " ارحموا من في الأرض يرحمكم من في السماء ".

[@lunasteelmaster2799]

watching this with my wife and we've gotta say it's a crazy coincidence that this video was made for Emili.

[@sacarlosvlogs.8957]

there is a lot of sibling rivalry between them

[@MOHAMMADAKBARKHANEPGDIB-]

exactly Mr. Smart ass cant see that

[@sacarlosvlogs.8957]

@@MOHAMMADAKBARKHANEPGDIB- bruh I was 13🤦🏽‍♂️

[@charlieberggren6476]

Hey should you feed the hatchlings at night or just the hours between dawn and dusk?

[@NoOneCaresAnyway1234]

I know this is a year old but every 3 to 4 hours around the clock.

[@mkreis120]

Cool. God Bless

[@PoofyPidove]

Should baby dove meals be warm?

[@michaelgilpatrick4921]

Yes, warm

[@WildNatureUniqueTV.]

Wow! I hand feed dove chicks also. Ma’am, how much is the temperature needed after a chick hatches?

[@th3ginjaninja527]

May I ask what did you use for the feeding?

[@td2926]

Hi, I’m glad to have found your video! I just found a baby dove that fell out of its nest and I was unable to locate the nest given that it was a huge tree. Do you have any other tips on feeding doves? I don’t have a plastic nipple, will a glass dropper work?

[@michaelgilpatrick4921]

A glass dropper might work but I'm not sure. Patience is key. Keep them warm and feed them often. I'm no expert, and I found all the information I needed with a simple Google search

[@td2926]

@@michaelgilpatrick4921 Thank you!

[@bythebnro7498]

Hi what was the food you gave them I have two eggs that will hatch soon

[@td2926]

@@bythebnro7498 Hello, I used a generic baby bird food from the pet store, I forgot it’s name.

[@maxine7283]

Omg I just found baby doves and idk what to do so this helped

[@royautomobilesusedcardeale2181]

How many days they take to fly from this stage

[@jenniferjames8876]

My baby sadly died this morning, I was so upsett,I dont know what i did wrong she didnt seem to put on weight .do you use a heat pad for these babies? I hope your babies have flourished, thank you for being so caring.

[@michaelgilpatrick4921]

Jennifer Haughton, yes we used a heating pad under a towel. As babies they can't regulate their temperature. Very important that they stay warm. Also very important to feed every 4 hrs. It's hard to raise baby animals and sometimes it just doesn't work out. Sorry for your loss. Our babies free up healthy and from what we have observed, they have their own family now. ( the female has been back to visit with 2 chicks)

[@jenniferjames8876]

Michael Gilpatrick thank you, so glad they are healthy and happy, I wish i had found this video 3 days ago, As i only had her in a polar fleece pouch and lambs wool as i have done with other types of birds that survived, I know now saddly too late.

[@madysonriddell1369]

I found a mourning dove hatchling outside my house, having fallen out of its nest mother no where in sight and am wondering if you could help me determine the gender of it.

[@madysonriddell1369]

It’s just a bit bigger than those ones, but still no sign of Color.

[@triloksengar166]

What ingredients have you used for the formula?

[@tinaahlquist5203]

Following

[@lorrainericardo8680]

so fidgety little things

[@greenleaf-bs1tu]

Thanks a lot!!! My baby dove hatched today, any tips for the first feeding?

[@michaelgilpatrick4921]

Get a proper bird formula, Google how to care for a baby dove, read and pay lots of attention

[@sakyasinh8025]

Baby dove doesn't eat seeds. It needs thick solution of- Wheat flour + gram powder + soyabean chunks powder + biscuit powder + water Feed 3 or 4 times in a day. Don't feed at night. For proper way of feeding watch these two videos. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6SYi4xpipefgbc . kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2XFhGVtjZaYeZo

[@ceceliareynoso587]

How can you tell when the crop is full and/or empty?

[@yasuml9868]

😂😂 How Cute they Eat I got one babe now looking for they way of feeding

[@nightowl4137]

What do I feed Adult Doves ? I have one on my roof all the time. Do they fly south for the winter ? MICHIGAN AREA

[@karenperna6472]

Did they make it to adults?

[@annamariabekes8632]

How much food do you give at once and how many times?

[@jbaca8416]

Hi my husband and I found a baby dove egg. We saved it the mother abandoned it on our balcony. What kind of formula are you feeding those babies and was it hard to hatch them and what exactly do we need to do? Please help🙏🏼

[@roberteverard9715]

What are you feeding the dove out of curiosity

[@myselflakshyapal2480]

What formula should I feed them?

[@elizabethcrawley6330]

it's ricky and nicky my babies!

[@bluematrix5001]

how much they eat of Baby Formula? I have one baby seems Ok ...but I have no clue how much they to understand they are doing OK

[@johnmac3931]

Hi thanks for the videos. Can you tell me how to keep the newborns warm. do you use heat lamp? heating pad? what temperature . If you only have 1, do they need something to keep them warm? ive had baby mice that died overnight because they got cold. thanks for any info

[@michaelgilpatrick4921]

Heating pad

[@michaelgilpatrick4921]

Put a towel over a heating pad

[@user-ew2pg2nq7s]

very good

[@rishikeshshukla6129]

I think feed them individually

[@TillymarieGill]

I brought some dove fantail hatching eggs of eBay and didn't realise they need this much care, though they could eat on their own like a quail chick. omg help

[@kitelover6068]

I think its better if you part the doves so they dont fight to much or just feed them one by one

[@horsetraner2002]

What are you feeding them?

[@lizzieslittlechannel]

Did you incubate them to keep them warm?

[@michaelgilpatrick4921]

Lizeth Hughbanks yes, with a heating pad covered with a towel

[@lizzieslittlechannel]

Michael Gilpatrick thank you very much for the info!

[@nozainajvd5414]

what is the formula made of?

[@hanumanbabajirajebhosale4724]

Which food you feed Please tell me

[@PemLhazin-gs4pw]

What r u feeding them plz tell me

[@ramonaamador]

Can somebody please tell me what kind of formula she uses

[@myowngoodvibesqueen]

Are they popping much?

[@elyermawati1759]

Please very urgent questions. Tomorrow is 40 degrees really hot water for the whole week and I have never seen the mother anymore for the last couple of days I'm worried tomorrow the baby dive will die because to hot and hungry. Should I rescue the baby? Two weeks old. Thank you

[@sharadc3463]

How many times a day i need feed them

[@EasyrangolidesignsRangoli365]

what's the mixture you feed please tell me

[@michaelgilpatrick4921]

Art Tech & Entertainment we fed them a basic baby bird formula. available at just about any pet supply store

[@EasyrangolidesignsRangoli365]

Michael Gilpatrick thanks for reply but there is no pet supply store in India so can if feed it fruit juices or grain juice?? it's a baby dove .

[@michaelgilpatrick4921]

Art Tech & Entertainment well since you have no pet supply stores, you could order online, or, since doves are seed eaters. I imagine you could make a concoction of mashed seeds softened with water or fruit juice of some kind.

[@EasyrangolidesignsRangoli365]

Michael Gilpatrick thanks dear. thanks a lot.

[@jenniferjames8876]

You can make an oat mixture like a watery porridge, and warm up as done here. If you can order woomaroo or other bird feeding formula on line it is handy to have for future bird rescues too. Good luck

[@organicflower6477]

What kind of baby formula?

[@katstarbuck2626]

Can you feed them mostly polenta? I also give them mashed thistle

[@CookwithSameenKhan]

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[@mdpranta]

What is eat the bird?

[@somedude3819]

I found a dove egg outside and it’s incubating but it’s an invasive species so sadly I can’t put her back with her moma

[@tech-center5420]

What is the name of this dish?

[@corinaclark7292]

What kind of formula

[@fawziahoosen1366]

Hi wat formula can i use

[@atlantica23]

so so cute lol 5:29

[@friendymine3842]

I also have a pair of baby how I feed them

[@michaelgilpatrick4921]

Mixing instructions for formula are on the package. Keep it warm but not hot. Feed small amounts at a time, so they don't inhale any formula. If you dont have formula right away, a rice and fruit baby food will hold you over until you can get some. I hope that helps, good luck!

[@anjieshh]

How old were the doves when you recorded this video?

[@michaelgilpatrick4921]

Maybe 2 weeks old

[@michaelgilpatrick4921]

Sorry, maybe 5 days

[@loliegrace939]

Michael Gilpatrick did you let them go?

[@loliegrace939]

Michael Gilpatrick if not can you show us them

[@michaelgilpatrick4921]

@@loliegrace939 we let them go

[@sarcasticat7114]

Is it ok to feed baby doves baby chicken food?I really need an answer!!

[@michaelgilpatrick4921]

sarcasticat 711 probably best to go with baby bird formula

[@hannibalwasimm5003]

i dont have a birds formula, what do i give?

[@anjalishukla-vegan4205]

Soaked and boiled millets...that has to very soft..

[@namecomingsoon9517]

What is the formula ingredients?

[@sparkhar7041]

Tell us about diet please i also have baby chick like this and this is argent

[@brosters4195]

Hey ! Today I got a dove baby bird it is very small..maybe of 2 days baby can I fed it a watermelon seeds and mixing with milk plzz reply as soon as possible

[@michaelgilpatrick4921]

No milk. Use a baby bird formula or baby food that's been watered down

[@lizvega91]

Did they make it

[@michaelgilpatrick4921]

Yes, they did

[@MissPeepee]

Hie I rescued 2 mourning dove nestlings. They were in their nest, it was above 3 ft of the ground. I am watching them from yesterday but no one came to them. Now I bring them with me, dont know what to feed them. Kindly suggest. If it's possible to share their pic let me know. From India.

[@michaelgilpatrick4921]

Your best bet is to use the internet to search for baby bird formula A vet near you might have some

[@kurtbrown1435]

separate them or use two plastic things, not that hard

[@e.r9122]

What is the formula they drink? 1:10

[@slave_of_Allah11]

Only one video on channel 😮😮😮😮

[@denisseochoa2003]

what kind of formula?

[@barnabaskpaw6209]

You can use boiled egg and mix it with water

[@littledicky2394]

Barnabas Kpaw how thick should the egg and water micture be?

[@yvonnemcdonald8824]

They grow so fast lol. How can you tell what sex they are out of interest 😊

[@tacovilla123]

I am working construction at a water treatment plant and the basins were empty all spring so a dove layed her nest in one of them when they filled it with water I came in the morning for work and her nest was gone and the eggs were floating so I scooped them out and took them home and put them in my chicken incubator one hatched yesterday the other I am kind of losing hope on