http://thetameparrot.com/blog/parrot-diet/splay-legged-baby-birds/ For Bird Owners Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:28:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 http://thetameparrot.com/blog/parrot-diet/splay-legged-baby-birds//comment-page-1#comment-38724 Zoey Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:43:59 +0000 http://thetameparrot.com/blog/2007/09/21/splay-legged-baby-birds/#comment-38724 I own a splay legged lovebird named Scooter. Both of he legs stick straight out to the side. She is now a year old and she is the happiest little bird you will meet. She can "stand up" and lives a fairly normal life. Nutrition had nothing to do with her condition. Splay leg/Spraddle leg can happen from a few other things too. In Scooters case she was born on too smooth of a surface and couldn't keep her legs under her, causing them to slide out to the side all the time. A proper nest is a very important thing to have. It can also happen if the parents are sitting too hard on the chicks, again they can't get their feet under themselves so the bone grows wrong. The sad thing with Scooter is, the place I got her from knew how to fix her legs, it can be corrected before 8 weeks old. It's as simple as a make-up sponge and an elastic band. Having to hand feed them their whole life is a total lie, Scooter starting eating seed when she was about 4 months old. They just need a little more attention that all. If you would like more information about scooter feel free to email me with the subject line saying "Scooter." She is also on you if you would like to see just how bad her legs are, and how well she can get around. The videos are called: Scooters New Toy Scooter vs Candleholder I own a splay legged lovebird named Scooter. Both of he legs stick straight out to the side. She is now a year old and she is the happiest little bird you will meet. She can “stand up” and lives a fairly normal life. Nutrition had nothing to do with her condition. Splay leg/Spraddle leg can happen from a few other things too. In Scooters case she was born on too smooth of a surface and couldn’t keep her legs under her, causing them to slide out to the side all the time. A proper nest is a very important thing to have. It can also happen if the parents are sitting too hard on the chicks, again they can’t get their feet under themselves so the bone grows wrong. The sad thing with Scooter is, the place I got her from knew how to fix her legs, it can be corrected before 8 weeks old. It’s as simple as a make-up sponge and an elastic band. Having to hand feed them their whole life is a total lie, Scooter starting eating seed when she was about 4 months old. They just need a little more attention that all. If you would like more information about scooter feel free to email me with the subject line saying “Scooter.” She is also on you if you would like to see just how bad her legs are, and how well she can get around. The videos are called:
Scooters New Toy
Scooter vs Candleholder

]]> http://thetameparrot.com/blog/parrot-diet/splay-legged-baby-birds//comment-page-1#comment-35529 Marz Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:34:45 +0000 http://thetameparrot.com/blog/2007/09/21/splay-legged-baby-birds/#comment-35529 i raised a cockatiel that looks just like that one but it had a way worse case of splay leg. when i first noticed that there was sometyhing wrong with its legs i looked all over the internet but everything i found for treating it said to seek the advice of a vet first so i took it to a vet at just before it was a week old then the vet told me that there was nothing they could do and that i will have to now hand raise it. he then went on to telling me that it would be lucky to suvive the next few day. but once i started raising her she just thrived but her leg just got worse it completely turned around but she could then put it down for about 10 15 minutes at a time before she got a fright and flu over the fence. and that was just beofre she turened a year old i raised a cockatiel that looks just like that one but it had a way worse case of splay leg. when i first noticed that there was sometyhing wrong with its legs i looked all over the internet but everything i found for treating it said to seek the advice of a vet first so i took it to a vet at just before it was a week old then the vet told me that there was nothing they could do and that i will have to now hand raise it. he then went on to telling me that it would be lucky to suvive the next few day.
but once i started raising her she just thrived but her leg just got worse it completely turned around but she could then put it down for about 10 15 minutes at a time before she got a fright and flu over the fence. and that was just beofre she turened a year old

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