Nest III

I learned a few things about these lovely birds. The male chooses the nesting location. It takes about ten hours over the course of 2-3 days to build a nest. Both the male and the female participate in the nest building. Once the egg/s, there are usually two, arrive the parents take turns with the incubating. The female sits on the egg/s most of the time. The male sits on them from early morning to mid afternoon. The egg hatches in about 14 days. Both male and female doves produce crown milk. This is all the baby will eat for the first 2-3 days of life. The mother will feed the bird regurgitated seeds and such for the first 15 days. The male will then care for the baby for another six days. By 21 days the bird should be able to care for itself but will remain close to the nest. At 85 days the baby will be able to reproduce.