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When I took Littlebird out of the aviary early this morning, her chest feathers were covered with food. When I examined her I noticed a dime sized lesion -like a cigarette burn on her crop, I rushed her to a new avian vet (certified). When she examined her , there was a granulated 3 inch lesion/burn on her keel. Possible explanation was a heating pad burn &/or feeding formula burn. The other vet said he doesn't use heating pads, only special incubators and only hot water from the tap. He could offer no explanation as to how this condition occurred, but the time frame is consistent with her hospitalization ( 2 weeks to slough off) Littlebird is going to have her crop stiched tommorrow. Hopefully , she will recover but I am mystified to what happenned. She has been thru so much and is so skinny. Could it be Mercer? Reaction to the antibiotic shots? I'll know tommorrow when the two vets talk and call me.