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cockotiel

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Question
my cockotiel fell from about a metres hieght, while his wings were wet. he is only 12 weeks old. now he apears to be limping. he is usualy very active now he just sits there and won't walk around, i think his leg is broken, but wil he be ok? and how can i treat it?

Answer
A vet can treat it every good. Broken legs and wings are the stuff any vet is trained in or knows from books.

There are also self help books about treating broken legs and so.

As always with broken bones the first hours or days you can fix it and later you have to in the worse cases operate and set the leg in the correct position.

So please contact a vet about this situation, that can be by phone or by a visit. And before visiting call if and how you should transport the bird.