The clinical and pathologic findings of 3 houbara bustards (Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii) with tarsometatarsal deformities are presented. These birds were hatched and reared at the National Avian Research Center in the United Arab Emirates as part of its captive breeding program. All 3 birds had short tarsometatarsal bones as a result of chondrodystrophy. Two of these birds developed varus deformities and fused tarsometatarsal trochleae that resulted in swollen intertarsal joints, luxated gastrocnemius tendons, and dislocated phalanges. One bird was euthanized, and the other 2 were excluded from the captive breeding program.