I've been messing around with the Dovecotes for a bit now and I have a couple of questions regarding them if anyone might happen to know the answers.
First of all, has anyone had any success hatching eggs that weren't originally laid in the dovecote that they are in (for example they have been moved from one Dovecote to another, or retrieved from a nest)? It seems like when I add eggs to a Dovecote that weren't laid there originally, it deters Doves from visiting at all. As well, placing Doves inside the dovecote manually to hatch the eggs also seems to have no effect on said eggs.
The second issue is somewhat related to the first, but I also have not had any success getting doves placed manually in the dovecote to lay eggs, it seems like this too only happens when the doves fly in of their own accord.
Are these bugs or is this how its intended to work? If anyone might be able to share their experience with these mechanics I would appreciate it very much.