Michael Reynolds
Regular Member
I can assure you that each bird showed no sign of stress and as far as towelling only Peter and the one amazon had to be towelled (I held each of them) but also birds under gas normally have to be restrained, it is a quick process the vet checks the bird and the area that the needle will go in, cleans it, inserts the chip, Only Peter had a slight bleed and each of the birds had no after affects or showed any sign of even bothering about the op, I have had over forty of my flock chipped in this way and the only bird that had gas for chipping never recovered.