Help with baby cockatiel

[lynne123]

Hi I needed some help. I have been raising a baby cockatiel from 1 day old he is now 16 days old. He weighed 69 grams this morning and has been putting on weight every day. I am now feeding him 4 times a day. I fed him at 7 and at 12 and he was due for his next feed at 5 but about 10 mins ago he had what I can best describe as a fit. Now he is breathing very fast and his heart is beating fast. He is very limp and his food sack is blowing up with air. I have potent brew, should i feed him a drop of that? Does anyone know what is wrong with him? Thank you

[Marrie]

Call your vet.

Found this from wing wisdom : http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/ww63e.htm

Air In The Crop

When feeding very young chicks, novice handfeeders will occasionally have air in the crop. This is because the chick is attempting to eat the formula faster than the food is being fed. As a result, the chick is swallowing air as he tries to gulp the food. A major concern is that the air is taking up space instead of food. This, if not corrected, will compromise the nutrition that the chick is receiving. In order to get rid of the air in the crop, it is best to burp the chick. In order to burp the chick you will want to want until the crop is almost empty and it's time for the chick's next feeding. You will want to very gently extend the neck and massage the crop pushing the air out, thus burping the chick. Once the chick is burped, you want to feed a sufficient quantity of food as fast as the chick wants to eat it so that you eliminate the chick gulping air during the feeding. As the chick gets older, this problem usually corrects itself. However if there continues to be a problem with air in the crop, an avian vet should be consulted in order to diagnose the problem.

[LemonLover]

I would just massage the chick like Marie said then if it dosent seem tohelp take it to the vet asap.