Why is my baby finch's crop full of air and he looks sick?

Question

I am hand feeding three gouldian finches. One of them died yesterday and now another one looks sick and his crop is full of air. I have burped him and all the air will go and when I go check on him 1/2 an hour later it is filled with air again. His eyes look closed and he seems really slow. The other one looks fine. I have been hand feeding them for over a week with no problems and now this.

Answer 1

Sounds like sour crop or crop stasis. IF can get to avian vet asap. Until then keep warm but needs med attention for this.  

Answer 2

Hello.

Sound like the baby has sour crop ( which meant it can't digest the baby food properly . ) The survivor chance is very slim . Do you have a brooder lamp with a jar of water in the brooder for them ? They need the heat to help digest the food . If you need more info, email me and I can show you how , but as of right now, I don't think the one has air would survive , because finch is so small , when they go down, it does not take long to go down ( to get sick and to die ) . I no longer breed finches , but I had 3 years experiences with 800  finches and 10 kinds ( including lady gouldians , owl , strawberry ...)  .  TM.