dark blue spots on baby pigeon

[eternal]

ok, but is it normal for him to sleep so much??

[eternal]

and he is breathing very fast, I can't remember if he's always breathed like this, and he is very sleepy, I cannot feel any seed in his crop, only fluid, but it's almost empty and he is not crying

[c.hert]

Baby birds sleep alot and just stop fooling with him or her--leave things be and this is the best advice I can give you right now--They breath fast or slow depends on what their body is doing---Just leave things be and everything should turn out okay...He was born on Feb 9th right and not Jan 9th and he or she is just nine days old??? If he or she is nine days old then Be happy and Don't be a worry wort and everything will be okay and if it has any problem we can sort those things out later when the nine day old is older....Relax and enjoy these moments...keep me posted...c.hert

[Jay3]

Originally Posted by c.hert

If those parents abandone that baby you have a real problem so now just keep your distance and be a spectator only and in my opinion ( I would not get two people to look with a flashlight in the babies mouth) any problem that it has can be sorted out at a later date---the babies is much better with its parents taking care of it right now and put off your subjective judgements right now and wait this out --leave things be... He hatched on Feb 9th not Jan 9th and he is 9 days old is this right...? c.hert Is this is true---don't worry---be happy.......We will worry about other things later if there is anything to worry about you old worry wort---and he is just 9 days old right?? c.hert

c.hert, you have given some pretty off the wall advice, but to come in and tell them NOT to do what I have asked them to is just to much. I had a reason for asking them to do that. The baby could have canker, as that can make them throw up seed. Looking, just to rule that out is a smart idea. And by telling them that any problem that it has can be sorted out later, is foolish. If it did have canker, and I'm not saying that it does, it would need treatment, or it would die. Looking down the throat of a baby pigeon is easy enough just to rule this out, and certainly wouldn't hurt anything. You often seem to have the "don't do anything. Just leave things alone kind of approach" and that can lose birds that do need meds. If you want to give advice on something else that you may think will help, go right ahead, but please do not come in and tell people to ignore what someone else suggests. They will not abandon the baby because you check its throat.

[Jay3]

And to answer your question, yes it is normal for the baby to have seed in his crop.

[eternal]

He doesn't have anything in his throat, but what worries me now is that he probably aspirated when he threw up because he was coughing, I'm sick worried. I read somewhere that they can die a few days, weeks, even months later from infection in his lungs. And he breathes very fast and kind of shallow, I'm not sure if that is normal or a result from aspiration

[Jay3]

Has he vomited again, since then? Babies do sometimes look like they're breathing fast.

[eternal]

he hasn't, it was one time thing. what about aspiration? is it possible? i really hope everything will be ok with the little one

[Jay3]

Yes, it's possible, but he's probably okay. How is he doing otherwise?

[eternal]

he has a lot of fluid in the crop, is that normal, but there are also seeds, and he is already stretching his legs and cleaning his feathers, so cute

[Jay3]

He should have a full crop if parents are feeding him.

[eternal]

the baby is already able to stand up, does that mean he won't have spaddle legs??

[Charis]

Is he walking at all? Do the legs look like they are in normal position?

[eternal]

he is too young to be walking, he's only 13 days old, but it seems like they are in normal position, he usually stands up when he is stretching, so cute

[eternal]

she laid another egg two days ago and it was almost transparent, I suppose it was like that because she needed calcium, so I bought Calci lux today, it's water soluble calcium. I took the egg and shaken it well, and today I've decided to shake it again just in case, but it broke and I saw that egg yolk and egg white weren't mixed, and I saw an embryo. I was so sad because I did this, it could be another little guy, but I am kind of at a loss what to do with parents, I just can't have any more baby pigeons, but I'm not sure I will be able to let them go in spring (spring is less than a month away), I love them so much, what should I do??