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

Taping them up didn't work for mine. We tried that when it was a
couple months old and let it stay for awhile and when we took
the tape off, they were still splayed. But, hey.. what have you
got to lose?

On 5/24/08, Hedly Lamar wrote:
> On 5/24/08, Connie wrote:
>> 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
>
>
> Spayed legs are easily fixed. Take the bird to an experianced
> avian vet and get them fixed. If you don't at least try then
> you will have to live knowing that you didn't even try to help
> that little one. Spend a couple of dollars. Geez I can tape
> them up in about 3 minutes. After 2 weeks they are fine. Do
> it now before it gets too old.

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.