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Re: Baby monk parakeet
Posted by Connie on 5/24/08

I had a young bird that was splay legged and I sought info
about it. I was told that sometimes the mother bird will lay
on it so much that their little legs will spread out.
Fortunately, mine was only 1 leg and she is still like that
but gets around just as well as the others because she
wanted to get around. Your bird has both splayed legs. The
bird may or may not ever get up and walk but it will find a
way to get around. You are gonna just have to wait and see
and let it do for itslef. Sometimes life isn't fair and
sometimes the mother will lay on one of them. At least she
didn't sufficate it or kill it some other way. Give the bird
some time and try and let him do his thing. Give him love
and pray for him to find his way to get around. I believe
that he will.

On 5/22/08, travis wrote:
> I have a green and blue monk parakeet, the green one laid
> eggs again for the 2nd time, and we have 3 babies now. all
> of them are feathered now, two of them can climb and walk
> around fine but the last one isn't walking, he is always on
> his stomach spread eagle, sometimes pushing himself up but
> never really getting both of his legs under him. Is this
> common? anything we can do to help? Thanks

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Baby monk parakeet, 5/22/08, by travis.
• Re: Baby monk parakeet, 5/24/08, by Connie.
• Re: Baby monk parakeet, 5/24/08, by Hedly Lamar.
• Re: Baby monk parakeet, 5/24/08, by Connie.
• Re: Baby monk parakeet, 5/25/08, by Hedly Lamar.
• Re: Baby monk parakeet, 5/25/08, by Connie .
• Re: Baby monk parakeet, 5/25/08, by Connie.
• Re: Baby monk parakeet, 5/25/08, by Hedly Lamar.
• Re: Baby monk parakeet, 5/26/08, by Connie.
• Re: Baby monk parakeet, 5/26/08, by Hedly Lamar.
• Re: Baby monk parakeet, 5/26/08, by Connie.
• Re: Baby monk parakeet, 9/29/08, by Rodney.