Thanks for the great advise.
I have to make sure he is eating on his own before I take him out from the rest.
I have been watching the other finches with him - and they are not bullying him. In fact they seem to ignore him (except his mum who feeds him).
I think in about 3 or 4 more...
It is my first every bird to get this splayed leg thing - and I must have way over 100 different birds. I have not idea how it happened - all the other chicks from that nest are perfect.
Today I managed to use a small piece of tape to tape the 2 legs in a more normal position. I tried a thin...
I spotted a zebra finch chick on my aviary floor - he left the nest about one week too early. When I picked him up I noticed his legs were sticking out either side of him.. I thought maybe it was because he was still growing and did not yet know how to 'walk'. I put him back in the nest with...