Injured Foot

[Maddy 0]

Well, long story short, one of the chicks of this round came inside after I felt bad for it being alone in the kindy cage.

She's been quite happy in the warm air con, and despite being very timid, has become a lovely little friend who likes lots of snuggles

She is now being kept tame as a birthday present for my grandmother.

 

However, less than a week ago, I noticed she stopped using one of her legs. She would perch on one foot and the other one would be held out (not like a normal perched bird, I know they perch on one foot usually)

It was held out in a very awkward kind of way. I figured she must of hurt it.

Well, it hasn't gotten any better. There is no sign of injury or broken skin and she has completely given up sleeping on the perch and taken to squeezing between her food dish and the side of the cage. I'm getting worried, because its gone from not being used, to completely limp. When I hold her she sits on my palm with the good leg and the other kind of hangs mid air, but any time it touches me I feel no movement from her.

 

Does it just need more time to heal? Or does she have a useless foot?

[Cheeky 0]

You definitely need to take her to the vet I think

[Pride 0]

YEah what cheeky said, however make sure it is a vet you know is reliable. ihave been to some here in perth who do anything just to get extra money or they simply do nothing for the same price.

[GenericBlue 0]

is this the chick that had a funny leg in the breeding threat ???

 

or was that someone else with that chick i havent been around for a bit

[Maddy 0]

I feel that the vet won't be able to do anything more than what I can do. Its not like you can put a cast on a birds leg.

It would be a disease as she is acting perfectly fine otherwise.

 

I just wish to know whether others have had this happen to them and what they did.

 

However, it seems to be getting better. Instead of hanging out to the side she is putting a little bit of weight on it as she walks. She still hobbles but its an improvement.

 

And GB, this is a different chick. That was my chick with the bad leg.

But he couldn't fly either.....until I opened the door and away he went

[**KAZ** 0]

This can sometimes be an indicator of lack of calcium so add calcivet to the water or get a few drops down its beak by crop tube.

[Maddy 0]

Thanks Kaz

[Finnie 0]

How is the chick coming along, Maddy?

[Pride 0]

Is he using the foot fully now.

[Maddy 0]

Well, she is using it a lot more now than she was. Putting weight on it instead of having it stick out behind her while perching.

She doesn't put as much weight on it as the other foot, but it doesn't seem to effect her much, if at all.

 

 

I never got around to getting the calcivet though, always things coming up ruining my plans

But I don't think it was a calcium problem, I'm pretty sure she just hurt it somehow.

 

We put the perches a little lower to the bottom of the cage as she seemed to be laying on the floor a lot.

But she gets around the cage like a pro now and still likes to sleep in the corner lol

Not sick, just an individual I'd say.

[Pride 0]

Well thats good to hear.