Sacred Circle Farm - BEFORE manually feeding or giving liquid of ANY kind to ANY bird, including a chicken, it is very important to understand this one important fact regarding bird physiology.
Skywatch Bird Rescue - See the hole in the back of this bird's tongue? That is called a Glottis and it is the opening of the trachea that leads to the lungs.
![Kaeli Swift, Ph.D. on Twitter: "Most birds have a very large and flexible esophagus (the tube that leads to the stomach), while the opening to their trachea (the tube that leads to Kaeli Swift, Ph.D. on Twitter: "Most birds have a very large and flexible esophagus (the tube that leads to the stomach), while the opening to their trachea (the tube that leads to](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EaVcDeAU0AAGHJf.jpg)
Kaeli Swift, Ph.D. on Twitter: "Most birds have a very large and flexible esophagus (the tube that leads to the stomach), while the opening to their trachea (the tube that leads to
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Illustration Of Respiratory System Of Bird Showing Lung Trachea Bronchus Pulmonary Alveolus And Syrinx High-Res Vector Graphic - Getty Images
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![Herons don't just lie, they cheat (or at least their tracheas do) | Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week Herons don't just lie, they cheat (or at least their tracheas do) | Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week](https://svpow.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/van_grouw_manucode.jpg)
Herons don't just lie, they cheat (or at least their tracheas do) | Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week
![Duck and goose trachea and esophagus. (A) right lateral view of the... | Download Scientific Diagram Duck and goose trachea and esophagus. (A) right lateral view of the... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308389527/figure/fig13/AS:409635262615554@1474676066097/Duck-and-goose-trachea-and-esophagus-A-right-lateral-view-of-the-neck-of-Aix-sponsa.png)