If this is a wild bird, not used to being handled, this work may result in the bird stroking out from stress (BTDT, permanent regrets) Hood the bird if at all possible, or work in short sessions, covering the bird to get it somewhat 'relaxed' before continuing. Diurnal (Daytime) birds calm in the dark. Do Not grip the body, birds breathe with their whole torso. You can easily suffocate a bird gripping their body tight. Cage the bird within closely encircling hands, or get an assistant to help.
Nah, just a type of feather cyst. This type is easy to remove because it's got an opening to the surface. Sometimes they grow more in, become encapsulated, then it takes minor, though dangerous (because birds don't have much blood to begin with) surgery to remove and you've got to be very careful to get the entire cyst sack.
Dude if you dissect that mass? You'll find feathers and keratin. It's a clump of feathers that grew stupid not a maggot.
I had an aviary and my societies from a specific genetic line used to get feather cysts all the time later in life. Both this type and the encapsulated type.
Googled what it would look like on a bird and they are only slightly smaller then a botfly and just as ugly. This looks a lot more like what I pull from my parrot during certain seasons. (Not often but does happen) Either way that has to feel better.
No, no it really isn't, not in the modern era with the number of zoonautical diseases popping up recently. Don't touch animals unless they're exclusively indoor animals who have no exposure to the external world. Seriously, just don't. Even outdoor cats, wash your hands vigorously after contact. We are so far past this being acceptable or okay.
Yes, wash hands. But stop fear mongering. NO ONE is advocating unesessarily touching animals. And this also heavily depends on country to country. Your fear mongering, stop it.
You're welcome to ignore the recommendations from medical institutions around the world, but this is something I have been actively tracking since Covid and the risks have increased exponentially around these behaviors. You wanna play russian roulette with your health and safety, be my guest, but don't call assessing and reducing risk fear mongering.
Well these stupid things tend to work both like cysts and a feather that wants to grow in / feathers that want to grow together. If they're the completely encapsulated kind, remove the entire sac and they won't grow back. With the non-encapsulated kind (like this one) the pore is distended and the feathers want to grow stupid. You end up having to watch the area and pull out any pin feathers starting to grow stupid.
Deoxyribonucleicacidwashedgenes
Hatsodoom
Always nice to see someone care about the birbs.
ArcRay
fucking OUCH! D:
KremlinOfAges
FakeFlagger
Gross! But also, just fucking grab it holy shit!
AngryBisexualWithAKeyboard
Directed by David Cronenberg
ThisIsNotTheGreatestNameInTheWorldThisIsJustATribute
Aww they cut it off before he ate it
SneakyGaryTheSerialHorseDrowner
ಠ_ಠ
catsnroombas
Opposable thumbs are just the best.
Bubblewrapiscool
I read that as disposable the first time round and had to circle back :-D
Affray
They're all disposable once.
NonZeroSumGame
No gloves?
stonecoldstevebuschemi
Rodltwo
Ardranor
In grown feather
ReleaseTheBeeees
That would have been easier if the person with the camera had helped
TheConnArtist
The mfers hearing in 4dhk now
Lassannn
omg17
Ruby? You?
executivedisfunction
If this is a wild bird, not used to being handled, this work may result in the bird stroking out from stress (BTDT, permanent regrets) Hood the bird if at all possible, or work in short sessions, covering the bird to get it somewhat 'relaxed' before continuing. Diurnal (Daytime) birds calm in the dark. Do Not grip the body, birds breathe with their whole torso. You can easily suffocate a bird gripping their body tight. Cage the bird within closely encircling hands, or get an assistant to help.
bamcobra
Not disputing any you said, but could you recommend a process for putting a hood on this bird and still being able to remove this hicky?
theoneills
Gloves, use gloves!
Grumptious
UncleToot
Bird looks like "Did that just come out of me???"
DrPepper523
And probably wants to eat it too
trumpypumpyinyourrumpy
Now its ready to eat
ElPerroDeLosCinco
The bird or the worm?
SneakyGaryTheSerialHorseDrowner
ಠ_ಠ
joechristo
HeartsStarsAndSouls
Ingrown feather.
duktayp
MrHappySmiles
What is this? Dr. Pigeon Popper?
iggylights
Dr pigeon popper
LordFancypantsicus
HedonistBeard
The doctor has a theme-song: https://youtu.be/SMqsNqama54
WinstonSmith101
Underrated post.
slimvictor
Ima make sure some other people have to see this too; I upvoted. I'll be in the toilet. Like, completely inside.
UncleRat
I didn't know dermatologists specialized to that degree.
jimblebee
Poor dude probably felt so much better.
BananaForScaIe
So THAT's how males give birth. I always wondered.
imgurianitarian
I think we all did.
monkeyfly
I bet that was itching like crazy and so sore.
dwolvin
TexMexHex
If this grosses you out, def dont search Mango worms
theOneHammer
did you do this on every rewatch, not just the first?
dwolvin
Every third one.
bvngholio
That was a nice thing you did. How long have you been trying to catch bird flu?
ZoidbergIsGreat
This video has been circulating since before the bird flu epidemic and it's likely a pet
KnifeKnut
Ingrown feather
captainfakeypants
I was relieved it wasn't a goddamn botfly larva
IgnisInvictus
Nah, just a type of feather cyst. This type is easy to remove because it's got an opening to the surface. Sometimes they grow more in, become encapsulated, then it takes minor, though dangerous (because birds don't have much blood to begin with) surgery to remove and you've got to be very careful to get the entire cyst sack.
StephenFisherDavies
Thank you!
CapitalNick
That's its ear hole.
BirdLady
No it's not. The ears are not that close to the eyes
CapitalNick
Yes. It is. Any search will show that it is.
Clayman8
Its funny youre being downvoted despite being right
CapitalNick
I know. I was thinking of posting that exact same picture but Imgur can be as obtuse as those they squawk about.
Clayman8
Which doesnt prevent that from still being a feather...which birds are covered with...
justfiguredoutimc4azyanddumbb
Thanks Dr nick!
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anirri
No that's an ingrown feather, have had to remove a few from my own brirb. Botfly large are MUCH larger sadly.
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IgnisInvictus
Dude if you dissect that mass? You'll find feathers and keratin. It's a clump of feathers that grew stupid not a maggot.
I had an aviary and my societies from a specific genetic line used to get feather cysts all the time later in life. Both this type and the encapsulated type.
anirri
Googled what it would look like on a bird and they are only slightly smaller then a botfly and just as ugly. This looks a lot more like what I pull from my parrot during certain seasons. (Not often but does happen) Either way that has to feel better.
xj4low
Dude. Gloves!
AdrianDunne
It's really a two-person job. One to hold them in place and the other to extract.
TechGerbil
Close, Doves
DeadyBearr
Soap exists for a reason
vericon151
Maybe tweezers as well
TheGreyGryphon
Hard to use tweezers in that situation you gotta hold the bird both body and head to do that. Gloves tho? Yeah....
Slickdoodle
That's why they made TWO people. Gives ya FOUR hands.
ididntgetthejobatfruitloops
Only if you've steady hands, otherwise risk poking the pigeon in the eye with a sharp implement
Misteree8
Gloves cause less dexterity and feeling and can end up causing more pain to the bird. The risk without gloves is low enough.
wabitgirl
No, no it really isn't, not in the modern era with the number of zoonautical diseases popping up recently. Don't touch animals unless they're exclusively indoor animals who have no exposure to the external world. Seriously, just don't. Even outdoor cats, wash your hands vigorously after contact. We are so far past this being acceptable or okay.
Misteree8
Yes, wash hands. But stop fear mongering. NO ONE is advocating unesessarily touching animals. And this also heavily depends on country to country. Your fear mongering, stop it.
wabitgirl
You're welcome to ignore the recommendations from medical institutions around the world, but this is something I have been actively tracking since Covid and the risks have increased exponentially around these behaviors. You wanna play russian roulette with your health and safety, be my guest, but don't call assessing and reducing risk fear mongering.
MattJeffery
what for? this is a pet.
wabitgirl
Yeah, still gloves. You don't what birds have.
xj4low
People have chickens as pets too that are catching the bird flu.
MattJeffery
so wash your hands
StrandedonEarth
Twig? Ouch!
IgnisInvictus
It's a type of feather cyst. Never seen one grow near the eye like that. Unfortunately, they often grow right back.
kadaeux
Like most cysts if you don't get out the entire sac wall.
IgnisInvictus
Well these stupid things tend to work both like cysts and a feather that wants to grow in / feathers that want to grow together. If they're the completely encapsulated kind, remove the entire sac and they won't grow back. With the non-encapsulated kind (like this one) the pore is distended and the feathers want to grow stupid. You end up having to watch the area and pull out any pin feathers starting to grow stupid.
AvidApostate
Ingrown pinfeather?
JoeMangoJello
It appeared to move on its own briefly. Some sort of insect larva?
DeadeicPrints
Im pretty sure its a feather cyst. That not with their called, but basically, like a with a person, a feath follicle gets plugged and becomes a cyst.
Nnoodles
Could be botfly. Pretty common in birds. ... But I am uncertain as well...
Whatdoyousaytoanicecupoftea
Nowhere near its bot