Lovybird-L
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Hello Everybody!
My two lovebirds' 4 eggs recently hatched. Now we have 4 beautiful baby lovebirds. They are between 13 to 8 days old. Since day 1, they have been staying inside a wooden nest box with wood shavings and some nesting materials.
However, I have been noticing that the first chick (13-day-old Buttercup), the third (11-day-old Asemoon), and maybe even the second (who's 12 days old) have been spreading their legs too much. Their legs are too far apart and it looks very unnatural. I was worried that they might have splayed legs.
I am worried that even though they have a lot of wood shavings to support their legs, they keep spreading them around as they move until they're laying flat again at the bottom of the nest box (almost like creating snow angels).
Please let me know what I'm to do in case they do have it. Do I give them calcium supplements? Add more wood shavings? Place a sponge mold on their legs? Or the straw+rubber band method? If so, how?
I have attached some photos from today of the birds and their environment. I would really appreciate it if you would please tell me if my suspicion is true or not, and if you need more pics to confirm. I also have videos but I don't know how to upload them. My email in case you want videos: rughayaharary@gmail.com .
First chick:
Second chick:
Third chick:
Fourth chick:
nest box:
My two lovebirds' 4 eggs recently hatched. Now we have 4 beautiful baby lovebirds. They are between 13 to 8 days old. Since day 1, they have been staying inside a wooden nest box with wood shavings and some nesting materials.
However, I have been noticing that the first chick (13-day-old Buttercup), the third (11-day-old Asemoon), and maybe even the second (who's 12 days old) have been spreading their legs too much. Their legs are too far apart and it looks very unnatural. I was worried that they might have splayed legs.
I am worried that even though they have a lot of wood shavings to support their legs, they keep spreading them around as they move until they're laying flat again at the bottom of the nest box (almost like creating snow angels).
Please let me know what I'm to do in case they do have it. Do I give them calcium supplements? Add more wood shavings? Place a sponge mold on their legs? Or the straw+rubber band method? If so, how?
I have attached some photos from today of the birds and their environment. I would really appreciate it if you would please tell me if my suspicion is true or not, and if you need more pics to confirm. I also have videos but I don't know how to upload them. My email in case you want videos: rughayaharary@gmail.com .
First chick:
Second chick:
Third chick:
Fourth chick:
nest box:
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