- May 2, 2017
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So i found an injured dove in my backyard near my hen, and he tried to fly up and he hit the wall hard. I picked him up and wrapped him up in a blanket thinking that he only had a minor bruise, but i looked at where his crop should be and i see a bunch of small seed like things stuck to him, and i thought they might have been some big ticks or something. I searched deeper into his feathers and i found that they were actually seeds and they were coming out of a small hole on his breast area. (im not sure if it's just a natural hole or a puncture of some sort) I cleaned the area with a napkin in a salt water solution and i heated up his blanket and he went to sleep for a while. Im not sure what i can do to cover up the hole, i dont think his crop is ruptured but just the skin around it broke. I not an expert on pigeons or doves and i dont know what else i can do.