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[Jillus]

I have just been out to check on my doves and I found a two or three week old baby dove frozen on the ground under the dove cote. Poor wee thing must have fallen out of the nest box last night. I did not even know that we had babies so it is doubley sad. I don't know if the mum dove is on another chick as they usually lay two eeggs but with the weather so bad have doubts if another will make it anyway. It is so cold I am surprised it was incubated at all.

[kitbag]

Thats so sad!

[SAB]

Tragic. I am sure there will be a lot of birds caught out by the weather this year.

[Yorkshire Pudding]

Lots of our wild birds were starting to nest last week. This week they are all too busy trying to stay alive in the cold. My garden is teeming with them as we put out lots of high calorie food and water for them.

 

How sad to find that little one dead, but I fear you will be right, there will be many more caught out.

[Seagazer]

I'm so sorry, thats so sad, poor little thing.

[Lewis]

Such a shame.

 

My diamond doves are incubating an egg at the moment.

[Gamebird]

So sorry Jillus.

[Redwing]

What a shame I hope the other one (if there is one) makes it ok

[Ain't Nobody Here]

That's sad . I'm so sorry .

[Jillus]

I had a good look in and there was only one baby but last week we found an unhatched egg on the ground so imagine that would probably have been baby number 2. The adult doves do not seem too perturbed and today despite the cold there has been a lot of courting and more going on!

[Lewis]

I had a good look in and there was only one baby but last week we found an unhatched egg on the ground so imagine that would probably have been baby number 2. The adult doves do not seem too perturbed and today despite the cold there has been a lot of courting and more going on!

Lets hope it warms up a bit and you have more luck with them in the future than you've had in the past.

[ruth1]

Poor little thing

[mostin]

So sorry . Hope the next ones come in warmer weather.

[Egluntyne]

What a shame.

[Jillus]

My lovely doves have hatched out two of the ugliest little baby doves imaginable. Ugly Ducklings have nothing on them. It is so nice though and I am so excited!! At last things are looking up for the dove flock and we have another dove sitting on two eggs as well.

[mostin]

Glad it has all gone well so far this time. Fingers crossed the ugly ducklings do fine

[Lewis]

Congratulations

I've just seen the photos on your blog, I think its still strangely cute

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Congratulations . I'm sure they'll grow into their beaks .

[Chickvic]

I'm sure they'll be lovely. Glad everything is going well.

[Snowy]

Ahh, bless them, clever doos! They are odd looking babies though aren't they?