See for your self. You can see his collar developing.
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You can also see my daughters pot noodle in the background. Nasty horrible things.

My word - what a difference! Cookie is looking wonderful! Well done, Wendy. You must be feeling so happy at how he/she is thriving.
I have a pot noodle chomper in the house too. :roll:

Wow, well done Wendy! Looking wonderful

Awesome looks fantastic, you have a friend for life their, wouldnt it be great if he/she hung around the garden and came down to see you every day.

Some achievement that, you have saved a little life. :-)

That would be great Daryn but from what I've read the babies tend to fly a long way from the nest when they leave.

Go Cookie ! how lovely to have good news story for cookie and collared doves. I hope she has many offspring. I think they mate for life too? - you may get an additional visitor one day ! coooo coooo. My friend has a rescue owl and she goes teer wit and chappy owl comes visit and sits next to her enclosure and you hear his ta - wooo. You may have cooooo eeeey ! CB

Wow what an amazing job you have done, such dedication , well done. She looks lovely

I hand reared one years ago and it stayed and had babies of its own you have done a good job :-)

Looking absolutely amazing. You've done a great job :)