At TRUE DOVE WAYS we release pure bred White Logan Rock Doves, because they are the only doves that have the homing instinct. Any other dove cannot return safely to its cote and would suffer in the wild.

After each release the doves return to our garden, usually arriving home before us, and let themselves into their

loft, where there will be food and water waiting for them.

Our doves are exercised every day. They are let out of their loft in the morning and fly freely all

over Essex. They come back of their own free will and spend a lot of time looking for twigs in the garden for nest building and sitting on the roof of the house. We feed them one hour before dusk and then they are locked in their loft overnight to protect them from cats and foxes.

The doves are bred and lovingly looked after by our family.

  ………………We often get asked…………………

“Will the Doves Poo on my Wedding Dress?”

This is highly unlikely as birds usually poo whilst perched on a branch or ledge.

The co-ordinator will pass the doves to you with their legs tucked under their body which is the most

comfortable way for them to be held. This physically makes it very hard for them to “poo” from this position.

We have never had this happen to date, but cannot accept responsibility

if it did happen.