Re: Baby monk parakeet
Posted by Rodney on 9/29/08

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
Travis,
Splayed leg can be a result of the mom bird clutching to
tightly or it can be caused by the wrong substraight used for
nesting materials. I have successfully treated this problem
on several occasions by placing a thin strong sponge that has
holes slit in at the proper location. This will gently pull
the legs into a more normal position. The trick is to catch
this problem very early. If the bird is more that 6 weeks
old then this will not work. You can also use tape to pull
and hold the splayed legs in a more normal position. It
should be left on the bird for a mininum of 2 weeks. You can
tell if it is working when the bird begins to walk around
with the sponge or tape in place. Good luck to you and your
little quaker. Rodney

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.