Re: My dove is a bad...

My book says Males watch the brood about 8 hours a day and the female the
rest. Are very messy and don't clean up after the chicks. Doesn't say
anything about the eggs or "sitting" in particular.
Andrea H
Beaufort, SC
Zone 8b

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Franzman" <dfranzma@pacbell.net>
To: "Garden" <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 5:30 PM
Subject: [CHAT] My dove is a bad...


> parent!  Aren't momma birds supposed to sit on their eggs all the time?
>  Our dove that I told you about keeps leaving the nest in my hanging
> basket.  She left several times yesterday but always came back.  Now
> today I haven't seen her at all.  It hasn't been very warm so I'm
> concerned that the eggs are getting cold.  Are mommas supposed to sit on
> the eggs all the time?
>
> DF
>
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