tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119986262111403412.post6433835807289291857..comments2023-10-24T07:51:02.034-07:00Comments on My Doves: We have eggs...... which brings concerns....Faith http://www.blogger.com/profile/04672728248961388984noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119986262111403412.post-85502327756931927382014-04-18T03:28:09.901-07:002014-04-18T03:28:09.901-07:00Fennie, this seems like a good idea, and something...Fennie, this seems like a good idea, and something I had been toying with, though no idea 'how'....I will talk to hubbie. The trouble is now that either one or the other parent is on the nest means that to fix up some sort of contraption would mean upsetting one of them. But I will def be looking into this.ThanksFaith https://www.blogger.com/profile/04672728248961388984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119986262111403412.post-56300957899058651212014-04-17T16:09:03.587-07:002014-04-17T16:09:03.587-07:00What was going through my mind, Faith, was a littl...What was going through my mind, Faith, was a little trap door or flap that could be controlled remotely by a string. A weighted hinged flap held up by a wooden peg at the end of the string. When you pulled the string the peg would come out and the flap would fall down. Then a little projection on the bottom over which the hinged door would just fall would stop the birds pushing it open again.<br />This device would take only ten minutes or so to fix - once it had been made - so maybe you wouldn't need to disturb the eggs. You could shut Charm in at night by pulling the string, even from inside the house.<br /><br />Great pictures of the doves against the blue sky. Fenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377814681496294457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119986262111403412.post-88765260423061746272014-04-17T13:28:44.912-07:002014-04-17T13:28:44.912-07:00Thank you both, Hopeinparis and Harvey Hedges for ...Thank you both, Hopeinparis and Harvey Hedges for reading the blog. Harvey, yes, the box is a thought, but I still have the problem that she will fly off, startled out of the cote, while I try to attach it. Faith https://www.blogger.com/profile/04672728248961388984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119986262111403412.post-7972546285301861342014-04-17T13:08:27.068-07:002014-04-17T13:08:27.068-07:00You could build a small mesh box and attatch it to...You could build a small mesh box and attatch it to the cote at night so she connot fly off and she has a bit of room to stretch in the morning before you remove it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10305093302948335567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119986262111403412.post-64675603499641389592014-04-17T12:59:40.241-07:002014-04-17T12:59:40.241-07:00Lovely blog as always, Faith - thank you - and gre...Lovely blog as always, Faith - thank you - and great photos, too! Charm's current clutch is definitely a concern, I would be worried too. Unfortunately I don't have an immediately solution. Charm clearly can't be counted on. Blocking her in with the babies until they are 12-14 days old (when they auto-thermo-regulate) seems the only way, but I can imagine how stressful that is. Will think about this! xxhopeinparishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11560778547960580201noreply@blogger.com