Baby with Splayed Legs?

[animallord]

Hello everyone! I currently have 11 budgies and would like to ask a question for one of my baby budgies. There are four babies and three of them are well and healthy but one of them has splayed legs. It is the youngest of the bunch and I concluded that it got this condition from being smothered by its three other and much larger siblings. The bedding is aspen shavings and both parents are very loving and caring. I went on a trip for 10 days to Europe, so I tried to counteract the problem by using the sponge method and my mother took it to the veterinarian while I was on my trip. Now, it is three weeks old, and its feet are not only splayed, but one also has no grip whatsoever. The vet said that there was nothing to be done, and apparently, there was some unfinished food or fat in the crop and it might die. Right now, I'm not quite sure what to do. Should I leave it in with its siblings and let nature take its course? Housing it separately after being weaned? Or should I begin hand feeding it now keeping it away from the others. The siblings are all four weeks old now, but are still very dependant on their parents. I am now using medical tape to try and correct its feet but I doubt it will do much. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[budgiefriend]

Poor little baby. I hope some of the breeders on the forum will have answers for you. I would think hand-feeding would give him his best chance, but I have no experience with baby budgies. Good luck. Hope it all works out for you and the baby.

[BudgiesBuddy]

May 19, 2014 11:54:41 GMT animallord said:

Hello everyone! I currently have 11 budgies and would like to ask a question for one of my baby budgies. There are four babies and three of them are well and healthy but one of them has splayed legs. It is the youngest of the bunch and I concluded that it got this condition from being smothered by its three other and much larger siblings. The bedding is aspen shavings and both parents are very loving and caring. I went on a trip for 10 days to Europe, so I tried to counteract the problem by using the sponge method and my mother took it to the veterinarian while I was on my trip. Now, it is three weeks old, and its feet are not only splayed, but one also has no grip whatsoever. The vet said that there was nothing to be done, and apparently, there was some unfinished food or fat in the crop and it might die. Right now, I'm not quite sure what to do. Should I leave it in with its siblings and let nature take its course? Housing it separately after being weaned? Or should I begin hand feeding it now keeping it away from the others. The siblings are all four weeks old now, but are still very dependant on their parents. I am now using medical tape to try and correct its feet but I doubt it will do much. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I don't think the vet was an avian vet. Budgies don't die because of just some unfinished food in the crop.

Some hens try to remove the leg support from splayed chicks, and all the pulling makes it worst. If that's the case, hand feeding is the better option. If not, mum can feed him. Once he is weaned, you will have to bring him in and give him a habitat suitable for his leg conditions.

Well done for thing about his problems and trying to take care of him. Best of luck