Is this sour crop??????!!!!!

[bobsmith2002]

I am taking care of this baby pigeon and I am worried about its big crop. Is this sour crop or is this normal for its age?

 

[Eggcessive]

I know nothing about pigeons, but baby chicks have food in their crops at all hours they are eating and drinking? Does the crop go down some before the next feeding? The droppings look normal and plentiful. Is the bird gaining weight? If so there may not be a problem. Sour crop is usually a fungal infection that happens after an impacted crop that has been going on for some time. They usually have a bad odor from the beak, and the crop always feels distended and boggy.

 

[bobsmith2002]

Update:

I was able to flush out my baby pigeon's crop with warm water and baking soda. For the next few days, should I feed it soft foods instead of hard seeds? Should I give Kaytee Exact handfeeding formula normally used for baby parrots, or should I mix turkey starter mash with warm water?

 

[casportpony]

I am taking care of this baby pigeon and I am worried about its big crop. Is this sour crop or is this normal for its age?

100% normal

Update:

I was able to flush out my baby pigeon's crop with warm water and baking soda.

Don't do that again.

For the next few days, should I feed it soft foods instead of hard seeds? Should I give Kaytee Exact handfeeding formula normally used for baby parrots, or should I mix turkey starter mash with warm water?

How have you been feeding it?

 

[bobsmith2002]

100% normal


Don't do that again.


How have you been feeding it?

I was following the instructions from this video about sour crop:

 

[nuthatched]

Is there a rehab place you can take this pigeon?

 

[casportpony]

I was following the instructions from this video about sour crop:

My point was that there was nothing wrong with the crop. It is normal for squabs (baby pigeons) to have huge crops like that. There was no reason to flush it.