Splayed legs (spraddle legs) in canaries and finches
Other names: Open legs
Symptoms
- The legs go to the sides and the chick cannot stand
How it spreads
Not contagious.
Diagnosis
Appearance.
Treatment
Per Merck: hobble the legs early or put the chick in a narrow cup that supports the legs; early treatment is the most important thing. (All under veterinary supervision.)
Prevention
A nest lining of slightly rough material and a suitable nest size.
Season
Breeding season
Treatment and doses are decided by an avian vet after an exam; Zajel does not publish doses.
Other diseases
- Egg binding
- Chronic egg laying
- Egg yolk peritonitis
- Cloacal prolapse
- Feather plucking
- Overgrown claws and beak
- Heatstroke / heat stress
- Cold stress in adult birds and chicks