• umbrella@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

    is this common among other birds? i notice a lot of birds walk like this.

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      3 months ago

      From what I remember, it’s not too uncommon across most birds. Sometimes, when you see a curled foot, it’s simply because a bird got in a fight or landed wrong and hurt their foot. It also happens when birds are raised in improper spaces with hard flat flooring.