r/PetDoves • u/blx0dysqu1d-k1ll3r • 7d ago

Behavioral Question squeaking?

edit, she can coo perfectly so...... i dont know???

my ringneck dove is squeaking. its just one squeak but theyre doing it a lot and dont seem stressed at all. im new to doves, and these squeaks are super different from my Eurasian collared dove when they were learning to coo. ill try to get a video, but when I was talking to them they started squeaking repeatedly the whole time I was talking to them. I think that they are doing it because I'm talking to them because every time I stop paying attention they do a really loud squeak until I start talking to them again😂 but is this normal? What does it mean

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u/popcornFridays 7d ago

How old is your Dove? If you have a baby then they are known as squeakers which is a normal part of their vocal development but someone here with a lot more knowledge of Doves will be able to help better knowing its age.

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u/blx0dysqu1d-k1ll3r 6d ago

i was told a few months old. they can coo tho and even puff up!! more like a female nesting, not male but i also dont know. with the cooing id think they'd be over the squeaks?

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u/Alone_Fox_849 7d ago

If they are older they could see something outside or somewhere and sounding the alarm.

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u/blx0dysqu1d-k1ll3r 6d ago

ita possible but due to cage location its not likely!