They lay up to 2-3 eggs. The mom sits on them for about 18 hours then she lets the dad sit on the eggs for about 6 hours. After at least14 days they hatches. The baby birds will eat crop milk for 10-12 days, then eat normal food like the parents. Some other interesting facts are that doves make great foster parents for other wild birds.
Some doves stay in big groups, some in small.
They are the most common house pets. Some build their nests in holes in the ground and in the trees. They have a dark ring around their neck and they are very soft birds. The dove is sitting on it's stand in the classroom.