Riboflavin (B2) deficiency - curled toes in canaries and finches

Cause: Vitamin B2 deficiency in the mother or the chick · Type: Nutritional

Other names: Curled toes

Symptoms

• Chicks' toes curled inward
• Poor growth
• Paralysis of the legs

How it spreads

Not contagious.

Diagnosis

Symptoms and dietary history.

Treatment

Treatment is decided by the veterinarian after examination. Do not give any medication without consultation.

Prevention

Egg food, sprouted seeds and vitamins before breeding.

Season

Breeding season

Treatment and doses are decided by an avian vet after an exam; Zajel does not publish doses.

Other diseases

• Vitamin A deficiency
• Calcium and vitamin D3 deficiency
• Vitamin E and selenium deficiency
• Iodine deficiency (thyroid enlargement)
• Obesity and fatty liver
• Gout

Sources

• KB (not web-verified this session): widely repeated aviculture/breeder consensus; treat with stated confidence