Can doves and pigeons cross-breed?

darthbravo

Feeder Fish
MFK Member
Feb 7, 2007
191
0
0
39
Lake Elsinore, CA
I have 4 doves (2 white, 2 ringneck) and 1 large adopted pigeon together. I know the Pigeon is male and he courts two doves. He is now sitting on two eggs in one box and sometimes feeds a week old chick in the box next to him. They are all together in the aviary part of my chicken coop.

Anyone know if they can cross-breed or do i just have a Fatherly Pigeon?
 

Vicious_Fish

Here fishy fishy fishy...
MFK Member
Mar 9, 2007
9,386
44
75
43
South Central...
Possibly. The common everyday birds we call "Pigeons" are just the domesticated form of the wild "Rock Dove".
 

darthbravo

Feeder Fish
MFK Member
Feb 7, 2007
191
0
0
39
Lake Elsinore, CA
Yeah i figured that, just wondered if anyone had experience with this happening. But ill take Possibly for an answer
 

AttackFish

Feeder Fish
MFK Member
Apr 10, 2007
3,899
4
0
Torrance
I'm pretty sure they can.
Both birds are vary similar.
So, why not?
 

Chad55

Blue Tier VIP
MFK Member
Jun 10, 2005
3,329
7
343
33
Michigan
Thats how they get white homers...

Chad
 
zoomed.com
hikariusa.com
aqaimports.com
Store