lurcher Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 i have a youngbird thats limping and laying on the floor , i know its not hit anything so wonder what the cause might be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapper756 Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Could be a lack of calcium. You say young bird laying, how old is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcher Posted April 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 its this years young bird , first its was limping now its seems to be losing the use of both legs all the other ybs are fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiley Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 how do you know its not hit anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotgun tim Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 give the bird half a calcium tablet then miss a day then give the other half should be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian McKay Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Hi Sapper I think he means Lying on floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keepsmilingqueen Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 hi, just though id say i also had a youngbird that lost the use of its legs within a few days of being split off from the parent birds, it also lost the feathers just under its chin, droppings were fine under the mic, and no sign of canker ect so i gave it calcium and withing a few days it was a whole new bird the feathers came back in and it was perching and exersizing its wings and its never looked back since ;D no clue really what was wrong with it tho its been the only bird to show that kind of symptoms to im hoping it was just a mineral deficiancy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockinrick Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 i had same mate i been giving pro biotics and it seems to be sorting it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 heard that there is a lot of this on the go it seems quite serious as far a i have heard young birds lossing the use of legs and using their wings to manouvre about the floor looks like something else taken over from young ird sickness . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 Would think most likely explanation for 'tipsy' young bird not long shifted from parents would be simple dehydration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy white Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 i have a youngbird thats limping and laying on the floor , i know its not hit anything so wonder what the cause might be as wiley says ,, how do you know its not hurt, could be lack of calcium, [but doubt it] cant see lack of water doing this , bird would drink b4 this stage, could be bumble foot could be paratyphoid could be paramyxo needs a vet to look at it good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 Mind personally I would only want to know what it is, and WHY.... then mostly it will prove to be not up to scratch... some are of course, but most unlikely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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