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Long story short I had to pull 4 babies youngest 9 days....appears one leg may be broken/deformed maybe? does not bend at joint.
The baby holds it straight out to side....if I try to bend it appears to bend normally and baby does not seem to be in pain....can't be sure about that but........what can I do? Tried small bowl to keep legs under him but he holds it still out. can someone tell me what I can try humanily....poor baby has had a REAL rough time so far.

Take the baby to an avian vet ASAP. The longer you wait, the harder this will be to repair. If you need help finding a good avian vet, tell us what city or towns you're closest to and we can help.

ofallon, mo......thank you I needed to find an avian vet

Call Dr Kersting's office and ask if there is another avian vet closer to you:

Dr. David Kersting
Bird Medicine and Surgery
132 Four Seasons Shopping Ctr.
St. Louis, MO 63017
Phone: 314-469-6661

I hope you were able to get him to the Dr and that he's doing ok .. Good Luck

Sounds like a case of splay legs usually due to lack of vit A or environmental (parents sat on him, not enough substrate to hold it legs in nest box)
Sadly I had a splay baby and the vet couldn't do anything for him. It turned out he also had a deformed wing as well. the vet ended up put him down. I still feel like %^&* for making this decision.
I hope your vet can help...

? how is the baby doing?

Any update on the baby with the splay legs?????