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l do not remember what it is called, but one of my baby birds legs have grown to stay spread out. l read on the internet that this happens when they are kept on a flat surface for too long as they grow. l am still hand feeding this baby bird, but l think he might stay this way, but l do not know why because he was not always on flat surfaces, anyway, is there a way to fix his legs? He is a Quaker.
He is no younger than 10 weeks.

 

Is there a way to fix a baby birds legs??

Their is a chance that you have waited to late but here is a web sight to help you with some information to correct the problem good luck and for the parrots sake l hope you can correct this l have a handicapped bird his parents trampled him broke his leg is back is not right and he is splay legged he gets around good and happy but has to use beak to pull himself around l feel vary bad for him.

 

Is there a way to fix a baby birds legs??

Do u mean he is older than 10 weeks? If so, you're really, really, really, late in helping fix this poor chick.

It is referred to as Splay leg, or some variation there of depending on who u talk to. If u catch it when the chick is very young it is very easy to correct by hobbling the chicks legs together, or otherwise finding a way to keep them together correctly under the chick, there r tons of ways people go about it depending on the size of the bird & what they have available. Correcting the substrate the chick is being kept on is a must as well- too many people try to just use newspaper or paper towels which offer no support. If it is not the substrate, it could be trauma, or sometimes a lack of calcium in the chicks diet or other medical issue is the cause.
Once the chick gets older correcting the problem completely gets harder.The longer a chick is left with splay legs, the longer they have to calcify that way. Once a chick is full grown (very short time), it can be so bad that only surgery can be a fix.

I've included a link that is got some good basic advice, & ideas with pictures on how to hobble or use a sponge to keep the birds legs in place.

 

Is there a way to fix a baby birds legs??

It is called spradle leg, chicks get it sometimes also. You can take a band-aid and band-aid his feet together and make a little boot so his legs do not spread. But if it is 10 weeks and it is been like this that long, it may be too late, I know with chickens you have to do it soon after they hatch.

 

Is there a way to fix a baby birds legs??

Well I do not know what it is called either, but I think that it is not just a flat surface that has caused this. It is usually caused by having a slippery floor where it can not grip very good like newspaper. When it happens to chickens they usaully tie a band around their legs and keep it on there kind of like a brace. But I do not really know, it is never happened to my chickens.

 

Is there a way to fix a baby birds legs??

im sure a vet could help you better than we can