how to feed a baby dove
Baby doves will refuse food if it's not warm. Use a syringe to feed the baby dove. Gently touch the side of the dove's beak with the tip of the syringe, which will stimulate it to open its mouth. Watch the bird's crop, which is a small sack under its beak. When the crop is full, stop feeding. Feed the baby dove every two to three hours a day. If the bird's crop is empty, it needs to be fed again. Do not give baby doves water. Sufficient water is contained in the baby bird food formula. Force-feeding water to a baby bird may drown it.
There are several sites on the net which explain how to feed baby doves by using the rubber tip of a dropper or a finger from a rubber glove - and I've used both. But they are ONLY going to work if the little baby dove WANTS to eat.