air sac

Hello again everyone! My dove has laid her first clutch of fertile eggs, and unfortunately we have run into an issue. The air sacs are not in the right place! The air sacs on the eggs are both on the side of the egg! They are towards the round end that they are supposed to be, but off to one...

Could use some expert advice please. Two squabs hatched about a week ago, eyes are open. One after a few days was about 3-4 times larger than the other, feathers starting to come in. The other's crop was usually empty or almost empty. Seen this before and knew the big one would take all the...

I have an injured bird, it's a bluejay not a pigeon but I'm having a helluva time finding information. It's a bird we actually raised as an orphan and had released earlier this summer but I'll be dipped if the thing didn't fly into our garage 2 days ago and right smack into some sticky fly tape...

Is it safe to use a needle for threading, to release air from the sac? this is a squeaker around 20 days old. I do not presently have access to a hypodermic needle.

All, Look what i discovered in my loft this morning while feeding. http://www.neptunetechnical.com/LJ/pigeons/balloon_baby/balloonbefore.jpg http://www.neptunetechnical.com/LJ/pigeons/balloon_baby/balloonafter.jpg Before and after 'popping' the poor thing with a syringe needle. He does...