Air bubble on newborn chicks neck, accidentally popped it

[EllaTheQueen6]

Hi, I have a baby quail, one day old, and I noticed it had a lump on it's neck. I was looking at it and accidentally popped it somehow. It was filled with air. Is this a good or a bad thing?

 

[le_bwah]

Can you post pictures?

While there could be air leaking under the skin if an air sac was punctured, there's a lot of important anatomy in that area. It'll help people help you better if we can see what you see.

 

[EllaTheQueen6]

Can you post pictures?

While there could be air leaking under the skin if an air sac was punctured, there's a lot of important anatomy in that area. It'll help people help you better if we can see what you see.

If the air bubble comes back I'll get a picture, he seems to be fine after I accidentally popped it though

 

[le_bwah]

If the air bubble comes back I'll get a picture, he seems to be fine after I accidentally popped it though

Huh. "Popped" implies an opening in the skin—if you have anything like betadine, you might try diluting it and gently flushing the area.

I'm just concerned about whatever caused there to be an air bubble in the first place—that's not normal. I've seen uninformed people accidentally puncture crops, too.

Sounds like you're keeping a close eye, though. Please update one way or the other and best of luck!

 

[someonewholovesgeese]

Hi, I have a baby quail, one day old, and I noticed it had a lump on it's neck. I was looking at it and accidentally popped it somehow. It was filled with air. Is this a good or a bad thing?
maybe @mention @eggsessive to see if they know anything and @Wyorp Rock

 

[EllaTheQueen6]

Huh. "Popped" implies an opening in the skin—if you have anything like betadine, you might try diluting it and gently flushing the area.

I'm just concerned about whatever caused there to be an air bubble in the first place—that's not normal. I've seen uninformed people accidentally puncture crops, too.

Sounds like you're keeping a close eye, though. Please update one way or the other and best of luck!

Yeah the bubble came back, I'm also more concerned on what it is, I don't think it was an opening on the skin cause there's no blood or anything. (He's wet cause I just fed him using a dropper don't mind that)

 

[le_bwah]

Isn't that just its crop? Especially if it came back after feeding. Air bubbles I've seen make the skin seem more translucent.

Also why are you droppering the little thing to the point it's soaked? Even day-old chicks should be able to drink and eat on their own.

 

[EllaTheQueen6]

Isn't that just its crop? Especially if it came back after feeding. Air bubbles I've seen make the skin seem more translucent.

Also why are you droppering the little thing to the point it's soaked? Even day-old chicks should be able to drink and eat on their own.

No it's not its crop, it's filled with air, it's just a really bad photo
It can't walk it has curled toes (which I'm working on fixing), and even though it can kinda get around, it wont really eat, and it wont drink as much as it actually needs, so I have to feed him with a dropper and I unfortunately have shaky hands which makes me spill more on him, I make 100% sure he's not chilled after feeding

 

[le_bwah]

No it's not its crop, it's filled with air, it's just a really bad photo
It can't walk it has curled toes (which I'm working on fixing), and even though it can kinda get around, it wont really eat, and it wont drink as much as it actually needs, so I have to feed him with a dropper and I unfortunately have shaky hands which makes me spill more on him, I make 100% sure he's not chilled after feeding

Just a couple things I'm wondering about:

1. How have you determined that it's not drinking enough? Newborns can but often don't gorge—they still have a yolk to metabolize.

2. How do you know it's full of air and not whatever you're feeding it? Because if food had been entering its crop, it would also be visible.

 

[EllaTheQueen6]

Just a couple things I'm wondering about:

1. How have you determined that it's not drinking enough? Newborns can but often don't gorge—they still have a yolk to metabolize.

2. How do you know it's full of air and not whatever you're feeding it? Because if food had been entering its crop, it would also be visible.

Well maybe it is getting enough water on its own but I'm trying to be safe, but it hasn't gone over for food whatsoever from what I can tell

I know it's air because it feels like air, and I can look inside and see there's just nothing there at all