Who let the dove out

[Ruth]

I never have to catch my birds. They have a playpen outside of their cage and they perch on that or go in the cage and the door is always open for them to come and go as they please. I wait for them to go back in their cage together at their bedtime and then close the door and cover them. They will always return to where their food is and it's in their cage. They do have another food dish on their playpen and I put very little food in there because Bailee gets in the dish and knocks the food out. She hasn't done that since I quit filling that bowl up. Their dish in their cage is always full and they mostly eat from that.

So, from the time I get up I open up their cage and leave it open all day for them to come and go. They willingly return to the cage when it's sleep time for them and then like I said I close the door and cover them while they are sleeping.

I may start leaving the cage door open at sleep time and just cover the cage. I did that when Danny was the lone bird and he popped out when he was ready to. I am waiting for Bailey to become a better flier to do that again. She is doing pretty good at flying so far.