These examples will be of cages used mainly for "Pet" Diamond Doves.

Those birds kept mainly indoors, in attractive cages, incorporated into normal living space and their owners routines.

This converted antique armour is one of my favorite indoor cages. Measuring ~6' tall x 2.5' wide x 16" deep. We built an insert we could slip in from the back, using fine woods, minature brass chicken wire, plexiglass and plant lights on timer. It fits well in our homes entry hall, by the front door, allowing the cooing song to travel back the first floor as well as up the main staircase all three floors. For parties or other disrupting activities, the front door can be closed, sheilding the birds from the disturbance. At present it is home to a very white Yellow White Tail hen paired with a Silver White Tail male. This pair raises very white hens, and once so far a Snow White.

This size and style of cage is quite commonly used for a single pair of Diamond Doves. Often refered to as a "Cockatiel" cage, it usually measures ~24" wide x 24" deep x 36" tall. This is usually adaquit for a single pair and a few young, though the young will need to be moved out when they are old enough to interfere with subsaquent breedings of the older pair. The owner of this cage quickly graduated to the next example.

 

This indoor "flight" cage is much roomier, allowing for more exercise and easier territory establishment by the doves. It measures ~4' tall x 3' wide x 20" deep.

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These examples will be of cages used mainly for breeding Diamond Doves.

Usually housing one pair per cage, often more than one cage per area.

This welded wire cage is one of my favorites for breeding pairs of Diamond Doves. I presently have a wall of these stacked three high and four cages wide. They measure ~18" tall x 18" deep x 30" wide. They were made for me by Country Boy Cages. I had them modify a cage they offered and prepare it as a tear-down to help with shipping. It is a Great cage and very inexpensive. I highly recommend paying them a visit. To better suit Diamond Doves I had them: Remove the wire bottom above the pan, leaving the pan as the floor. Extend the front of the pan to fill in any gap. Add two 18" dowel perches, I put one to the right and low, the other higher to the left. This encourages exercise. I place the nest in the rear, left corner, level with the perch and hide it with greens.

Country Boy Cages stacked with artificial lighting from behind.

 

Three wooden breeding cages above measuring ~2' x 2' x 2.5'. Two larger cages are seen below.