New to forum with a Dove question...

[KrysKritters]

Hello, I am new to your forum. I own a White dove, "Hope" I see a lot of you have outdoor coops... am I the only one that keeps my dove indoors? I have a large cage, 4'x4 and 3 deep... I also allow her to free fly in the house daily. Hope is the first friendly bird I have ever interacted with, let alone owned. She is approx 3 months old, according to the breeder but I have no idea. She has started to try to coo very softly, you can barely hear it. I hope her voice gets stronger! I was also told she is a female but I have no idea.
I have an outdoor flight cage (5'x4'x4') that I move her to when the weather is nice and I am outside to watch her... she was out there twice last week for the first time. However, all of a sudden today I notice a black "growth" on the side of her head, under her feathers. At first I thought she somehow got poop in her feathers but after a closer look, it looks like a scab or growth of some sort. I researched online and read about Pigeon Pox... it kind fits the description? Does anyone have any idea what it could be? What should I do?
Thanks...
~Krys

 

[CoopCrazy]

Lots of folks do have doves inside, its just that others like to goive them more flying time and more of a Wild life... If you only saw one scab i would think it was probably just a boo boo , possibly a feather had gotten caught on something and she had to pull it out... Post some pics and some of the Dove folks on here will chime in im sure...


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[therealsilkiechick]

i have ringneck doves inside. never hear a peep from the girls so i asume u have a male cuz my boys coo up a storm and sound so lovely to fall asleep listening too.

 

[lambykin]

Ours have been inside as well, & I have seen when poop gets on a small patch of feathers, sometimes they willpluck em out & leave asore looking spot. If it's only 1 spot maybe that's it. Good luck!Doves are great pets!

 

[Mary Of Exeter]

I would have a dove or two inside, but I breathe in enough pigeon dust as it is, haha

The males are much more vocal than the hens. I've only heard a couple "laughs" out of my hens.
The scab is probably not pox if it's black. More than likely dried blood, probably from a little fight or broken blood feathers.