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Re: handicapped congo
Posted by Lisa on 2/24/08

On 2/08/08, Nubi wrote:
> I just adopted a 15 qweek old handicapped congo. He is a
> doll baby!! He has no feet and only one wing and it is
> deformed. Just wondered if anyone might think of anything
> special that I could get for him to play with. I have him
> regular toys hung where he can bite and play with them.
> Just looking for any help that anyone can give me. Thanks.

You will be amazed at what these not so perfect little ones
can do. I have 2 that I took in at 5 weeks of age, and are
now almost 5 months old. One had a broken back, and leg,
the other had a broken hip and leg. Both had splayed legs.
The thing is (and this is just my opinion, they do not seem
to realize that they are in any way different. Now it is
true, that I have had to make some modifications cage-wise
(they still climb, but then cannot get down), but as far as
toys, they have ones that hang, and they also have foot toys
(many many of these). They cannot pick them up with their
feet, but they have a wonderful time tossing them around and
trying to catch them with their beaks.

I wish you the very best with this little one, and if I can
be of any help, please do not hesitate to ask. I ran into
an unfortunte lack of information on the internet regarding
handicapped birds when I adopted these little ones.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• handicapped congo, 2/08/08, by Nubi.
• Re: handicapped congo, 2/09/08, by Rose.
• Re: handicapped congo, 2/10/08, by Rick.
• Re: handicapped congo, 2/24/08, by Lisa.
• Re: handicapped congo, 2/26/08, by FREDO.
• Re: handicapped congo, 3/21/08, by Nancy Fuchsen.