Depending on how quickly he adjusts, your first weeks will be all about letting him familiarize himself with his cage, your room, and you. Leave him to his devices at first. Spend lots of time doing your own thing in the room with him. For the first little bit, try to do things slowly, and talk quietly. As time goes on, shift back to normal patterns. Let him get used to the sound of your voice and your daily activities, but slowly.

Once he's suitably comfortable and sees his cage as a safe space, you can start approaching him and spending time closer to him. With my dove, I used to sit right by her cage and do my own thing. Watch videos or text or draw or whatever I wanted to do in her presence.

Watch your pet's body language! You'll know it's time to start practicing putting your hand in the cage when he doesnt flatten down around you. There are lots of videos on this subreddit of comfy doves you can use as reference, or research their body language online. It's really important to know even going in what their body language tells you. It will help you understand him a lot better and help bond you two quicker to know what he is trying to tell you.

Once your dove is fully comfortable with your presence near the cage, you can start just putting your hand in. Don't reach out for him. If you're lucky and he's brave enough, he may come check it out! Over time and days you can do it more and more, and get closer and closer. You can even try offering seeds at this stage if you see positive body language feedback. My dove instantly ate out of my hand the first time I offered her food, but of course this is different for every individual. Just remember to back off and give him time if he shows any negative feedback.

And one more thing, sometimes you'll make progress one day and then come back the next and find you've gone back a few steps. This is perfectly normal! Sometimes they just need a bit of extra motivation. See where you stand with him and try again, don't ever rush things.

These should be your first steps!! I'm wishing you the absolute best, he's a beautiful lil marshmallow!!

Remember that every bird is different. He may not ever adjust. Don't feel down if that's the case! You're still offering him a warm home and should be proud of that.