Help (young bird)

[North road racer]

Hi guys, ive got a youngster in the nest which is 12 days old, gone out to see it earlier and one of its legs is going out to the side, maybe the cock and hen have been sittin to tight on it? Its almost full white and ive never reared one that coulour, any tips on how i can fix this, or is it too late to do anything now?

 

 

Thanks in advance.

[blackdog]

splayed leg sounds like, is it a single y/bird in nest, dont think it will be any good j.m.o

[pjc]

make sure there is something in the bottom of the bowl to stop legs slipping.

It should correct itself or it could be deformed.

[North road racer]

Yes single nest mate

[Guest youngboy]

that happens if theres no bedding!! try make nest shape out of sumtin then sit him in it then his legs might go back to normal!! this happened to me last year!

[blackdog]

is it right out mate

[North road racer]

Yes single nest mate

[walterbmasson]

 

 

i have had a few always killed them but our sec last year A. higgins told me hes fixed a lot when he was loft manager with R mc donald tie the legs together slackley and fixes no bother

[OLDYELLOW]

Put a potatoe similar sized as young bird at side that the legs extended out to it may correct itself but sounds too late to me can but try

[blackdog]

dont think you can do much with it mate, happened to me a lot of years ago, had to kill it

[walterbmasson]

 

i have had a few always killed them but our sec last year A. higgins told me hes fixed a lot when he was loft manager with R mc donald tie the legs together slackley and fixes no bother

PREFERABLY with soft wool so not to hurt the leg

 

[leighton1984]

you need  to tie the legs  so they do not go out after a day or 2 they will set and but a chicken egg next to the pigeon this stop mum and dad pushing down 2 hard.

[greenlands]

Sorry mate JMO.bin.

Lindsay

[North road racer]

Thanks guys

[boxer]

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[jimbhoy29]

Hi guys, ive got a youngster in the nest which is 12 days old, gone out to see it earlier and one of its legs is going out to the side, maybe the cock and hen have been sittin to tight on it? Its almost full white and ive never reared one that coulour, any tips on how i can fix this, or is it too late to do anything now?

 

 

Thanks in advance.

 

i had a young bird last year with a splayed leg its had 5 club races and in the clock twice.  and there to fight another season

[walterbmasson]

Sorry mate JMO.bin. lindsay its not a sick bird what would your leg be like if you was going with your leg a ll day long going no where but up and down remember its just soft gristle that has to go some where once its fixed it will be all right post the result after a couple of days

Lindsay

 

 

[adam owen]

its going to happen in single rairing put something in the nest with it to prevent

[gulkie]

make sure u put some kind off material in the nest bowl so the youngster

get a grip to stand up ie[straw- tob stalks- or felts]and place hens egg in bowl

also tie legs together not to tight.had a couple last year and corrected both, ok

now. good luck m8. ;)

[Guest IB]

I've only had the one case, good few years back now, down to inexperience both on my part and both parents:- clumsy yearlings (bad sitting posture), poor nest material so youngster hadn't anything to grip with its feet, and nothing to help support it in nest (single reared). I caught mine a lot earlier than 12 days and corrected it by swapping it with another healthy youngster, the other parents stood over it and firmly lodged it between their feet, giving the youngster everything it lacked in previous nest.

 

The other youngster also help train the clumsy pair how to 'sit' a youngster properly, if it felt them sitting on it, it bumped them up till they were again standing over it.

 

So now my single reared youngsters get a nestfelt, and I leave a pot egg in the nest till they are around 10/12 days old. The other thing to watch out for is angel wing.

[Guest Owen]

 

there are some things you can do if you want to try to fix the problem. Do what leighton has told you. In addition put a nest felt into the pan and make sure that there is nesting material available. The nesting material should be course stuff such as birch twigs, tabacco stalks or something similar. It is possible that this youngster is suffering from rickets(bendy legs). Give your birds a mixture of grit, clay blocks and vitamineral every day fresh. Mix all this up together in a bucket and feed FRESH EVERY DAY. And if possible, try to allow your birds access to natural light. It is important for the birds to be able to have access to the vitamins that are created by the oil on their plumage.

If nothing else, you can improve your chances of rearing good youngsters from now on.

Finally, this bird could be beyond your help so be prepared to have to get rid of it. However, the parents should be capable of breeding others of the same colour.