Gas in 3 week old Pigeon crop

[HersheyandTaffy]

I have a 3 week old baby pigeon who suddenly has gas in his crop, I gently massaged the crop and got the gas out but it keeps filling back up, he has never hurt himself or had any accident to cause any kind of damage to himself, this just happened out of the blue, he is an aggressive eater and I have noticed he sucks air in before I even get a chance to get formula down his throat, but how can I make sure that the air doesnt fill up again?

 

[biophiliac]

I have a 3 week old baby pigeon who suddenly has gas in his crop, I gently massaged the crop and got the gas out but it keeps filling back up, he has never hurt himself or had any accident to cause any kind of damage to himself, this just happened out of the blue, he is an aggressive eater and I have noticed he sucks air in before I even get a chance to get formula down his throat, but how can I make sure that the air doesnt fill up again?

I had not heard of this so I googled 'pigeon has air in crop' and found this among others...
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/baby-pigeon-with-air-in-his-crop-help.910899/#post-13861931

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/baby-pigeon-with-air-in-his-crop-help.910899/#post-13863134
. Good luck!

 

[HersheyandTaffy]

I had not heard of this so I googled 'pigeon has air in crop' and found this among others...
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/baby-pigeon-with-air-in-his-crop-help.910899/#post-13861931
Perhaps he will outgrow it. Good luck!

Thanks, the only thing is he is not acting different at all, if anything he is growing more physically and emotionally, he is running around the cage and jumping out of the nest box and flapping his wings and he even picked at a bit of seeds, he is acting like a normal healthy baby.

 

[biophiliac]

Thanks, the only thing is he is not acting different at all, if anything he is growing more physically and emotionally, he is running around the cage and jumping out of the nest box and flapping his wings and he even picked at a bit of seeds, he is acting like a normal healthy baby.

Great! So the problem is....? Does his crop appear overful?

 

[HersheyandTaffy]

Great! So the problem is....? Does his crop appear overful?[/QUOTE
It seemed like its making him swell up like a balloon and at first I was worried I had overfed him but the air just takes up so much space, I'm just worried that it's making him uncomfortable because he constantly adjusts his crop even with no food in there to move the air around.

 

[biophiliac]

What are you feeding him and how are you feeding it? At 3 weeks he should be eating his seeds and drinking water, with only a little supplemental hand-feeding needed. Did he get crop milk from the parents for at least the first week?

 

[HersheyandTaffy]

What are you feeding him and how are you feeding it? At 3 weeks he should be eating his seeds and drinking water, with only a little supplemental hand-feeding needed. Did he get crop milk from the parents for at least the first week?

He got crop milk until about a week ago, I feed him kaytee formula and I leave seeds out for him, I havent left after out because when I gave him some water in a bowl he thought it would be a good idea to dunk his entire body in it, so I'm still watching how he is with water in a bowl.

 

[biophiliac]

He got crop milk until about a week ago, I feed him kaytee formula and I leave seeds out for him, I havent left after out because when I gave him some water in a bowl he thought it would be a good idea to dunk his entire body in it, so I'm still watching how he is with water in a bowl.

I think I would put water out in a container like this one I use for babies...

Also, I think he's too old for Kaytee and I would give him thawed froz peas and corn which you would place in his mouth OR ground up chicken pellets mixed with warm water to the texture of ketchup to feed like the Kaytee formula, while he transitions to seeds. Put some seeds in a dish and let him watch you sprinkle some on the clean floor and he will learn quickly.
Don't forget the grit!!

 

[HersheyandTaffy]

I think I would put water out in a container like this one I use for babies...
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Also, I think he's too old for Kaytee and I would give him thawed froz peas and corn which you would place in his mouth OR ground up chicken pellets mixed with warm water to the texture of ketchup to feed like the Kaytee formula, while he transitions to seeds. Put some seeds in a dish and let him watch you sprinkle some on the clean floor and he will learn quickly.
Don't forget the grit!!

Thanks! He already eats seeds like a champ so I know it won't be a problem

 

[HersheyandTaffy]

Thanks! He already eats seeds like a champ so I know it won't be a problem

And what kind of peas?