disease to chaffinches legs (1 Viewer)

Val & Rex

Well-known member

• Jan 2, 2011

• #1

Good morning all.
For the past month we have had a disabled chaffinch feeding in our garden,its legs are white and twisted,and it moves around on its breast with wing assistance, this morning I noticed another chaffinch with white puffy legs,as yet it can still walk as normal, can anyone put a name to this disease or have seen the same in other species.
Regards
Rex.

 

Jon Turner

Well-known member

• Jan 2, 2011

• #2

Try this: http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=81876

It's pretty grim; I've had some in my garden in recent years.

 

Val & Rex

Well-known member

• Jan 2, 2011

• #3

Jon Turner said:

Try this: http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=81876

It's pretty grim; I've had some in my garden in recent years.

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Thank you Jon
As you say pretty grim, the link you gave tell it all.
Regards
Rex

 

christineredgate

Winner of the Copeland Wildlife Photographer of th

• Jan 2, 2011

• #4

Yes,a name for this is I think"Bumblefoot".I have just seen a shot of this posted on our local Flickr site,horrid.Also looks as though the bird had some growths on the forehead.

 

Jon Turner

Well-known member

• Jan 2, 2011

• #5

christineredgate said:

Yes,a name for this is I think"Bumblefoot".I have just seen a shot of this posted on our local Flickr site,horrid.Also looks as though the bird had some growths on the forehead.

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Bumblefoot is a disease that is most commonly found in Dunnocks, and exhibits as large swellings (which can be quite gross) rather than the flaky white excrescence on the Chaffinches.

 

christineredgate

Winner of the Copeland Wildlife Photographer of th

• Jan 3, 2011

• #6

Jon Turner said:

Bumblefoot is a disease that is most commonly found in Dunnocks, and exhibits as large swellings (which can be quite gross) rather than the flaky white excrescence on the Chaffinches.

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Thanks Jon,I was quoting from a pic posted on my local site,and the the guy said it was Bumblefoot(a Chaffinch)
So looks like he is wrong,I'll copy the info from higher up the thread.

 

Z

ziggy searchfield

Member

• Jan 3, 2011

• #7

Orrible,

Doctor diagnosed me with scabies once, had a rash all over & had to paint myself with lindane. It didn't work so I got to thinking what i'd done that was different recently.

I'd just moved into a new house & the bathroom was nearer than the kitchen to my bedroom.

I'd been drinking from the bathroom tap at night, a bit of investigation revealed the bathroom water supply came from the tank in the attic.....

...Which contained a dead pidgeon.:gn:

 

bkrownd

Well-known member

• Jan 3, 2011

• #8

Native birds here are starting to get "scaly-leg mange", from introduced birds. Perhaps a same/similar knemidokoptic mite thing?

 

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