Zebra has big bent tail

rafadiaz · Post by **rafadiaz** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 9:17 am

My pair of zebras had 4 babies, they all appear heathy (eating, flying, etc).
They are about 6 weeks old a ad one has a tail to be bigger then the others, it is also bent slightly downwards, when he breaths it moves on its own. CoULD THIS BE CAUSE OF ITS AGE?

P.S. He was born that way

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 7:31 pm

Sorry no one has answered you. I guess it is because no one knows.

I have a strawberry finch with a tail that goes out like a fan. It could just be some kind of deformity. Does it seem okay otherwise?

rafadiaz · Post by **rafadiaz** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:51 pm

It seems okay just the tail looks weird.

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:38 am

I wouldn't worry as long as it seems healthy otherwise. Sometimes they are just born with these oddities.

hilljack13 · Post by **hilljack13** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:35 pm

Can you get a pic by chance? no sure what to say but sounds like some of his/her feather may just be 'ruffled' as sometimes the shaft gets bent to go along with the fact that most young birds don't have complete control of their tail feathers. Just a thought.

Post by **Hilary** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:51 am

It also may have been bent while he was still stuffed in the nest with the other kids. When he replaces those feathers his tail may be completely normal.

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