We found a dove. How do we care for it?

Question

We found one dove from outside so I want to know how old this bird is and what I can do for it?

I searched the internet and, based on it's photo shown below, I think it must be an adult.

This link suggests feeding carrots:

Doves should be offered fresh fruits and vegetables alongside seeds and pellets. These add diversity to the bird's diet and give it a wide variety of nutrients. Some items to give your dove include lettuce, kale, broccoli, carrots, and apples

The photo of this bird shown below:

And

How long does it need to stay with me and what care does it need?

Update:

It has been better, although one week ago when I let it to try flying in my room, it's left wing has been fixed but now it has been stopped.

I am scared and haven't let it try flying in my room again so I put it in a cage in our house yard. Here are some pictures of it:

And this is its food (Is this enough / too much?):

I would greatly appreciate it if you kindly give me some feedback on this question.

Answer 1

Thank you for taking care of this bird. An adult dove is about the same size as a pigeon. Compared to the newspaper's scale, the dove seems to be fully grown.

Indeed, feeding a few fruits and vegetables can be beneficial for the animal. But the bird should only consume those types of foods occasionally as doves mostly eat dry food. Small dried fruits such as raisins are nice little treats. Seeds and pellets are fine in any quantity.

You should keep the bird until its able to fly on its own again. Once per day, you can encourage the bird to try and fly away by having it in your hands and extanding your arms when outside. Your own height is sufficient; do not try this from a window. If the dove cannot yet fly, they will fall to the ground and hurt themselves.

A word of caution, though. Doves are currently in their fall migration, so the bird was perhaps abandoned by their flock because of weak health. In addition, birds are very sensitive to stress and the little guy is probably quite unhappy to have been left behind. So do not feel guilty if the bird dies in the next few days, chances are it won't be your fault at all.

Still, be sure to keep the dove in a warm room with plenty of food and water. Placing newspapers was a good idea, make sure the whole room is covered to avoid stains of bird feces on your furniture.