Deformed and I need help

[Birdloversss]

can be corrected.
I recently got this baby Indian ringneck, who is now 3 months old. Her feet got pretty bad because of the leg band, and they are now deformed. I put her in a box for almost a month, and I'm still hand feeding her with formula. We don't have an avian veterinarian here, but I got an X-ray of her body. I read somewhere that I need to put her in a cage so that her deformity might be corrected. I hope someone can help me with this.

I attached a pic where she was 3 weeks old and walking fine

 

[DonnaBudgie]

I can't tell what her feet look like now from the pictures. Please try to take better pictures.
I have a very young budgie that I hand raised who was born with two deformed feet. Her parents were siblings, unfortunately, and some of their chicks have one or both feet deformed. The larger of the two back facing toes flip forward from under her feet and the nails point up between her two front toes. She's been examined by an avian vet who said she would adjust with minimal disability and at six months old she's done very well. She can't grip the perch very well but she does sit on perches pretty well without falling off and she climbs very well.
It's important to wrap her perches with "vet wrap" which is an elastic bandage that comes in a roll to pad them. This allows a better grip and prevents pressure sores and foot problems like bumble foot.

 

[Birdloversss]

I can't tell what her feet look like now from the pictures. Please try to take better pictures.
I have a very young budgie that I hand raised who was born with two deformed feet. Her parents were siblings, unfortunately, and some of their chicks have one or both feet deformed. The larger of the two back facing toes flip forward from under her feet and the nails point up between her two front toes. She's been examined by an avian vet who said she would adjust with minimal disability and at six months old she's done very well. She can't grip the perch very well but she does sit on perches pretty well without falling off and she climbs very well.
It's important to wrap her perches with "vet wrap" which is an elastic bandage that comes in a roll to pad them. This allows a better grip and prevents pressure sores and foot problems like bumble foot.

Here is a picture of my mango feets no harm in this pic intended


I have a video of her when she was 3 weeks old and i think her feet was always like this and I should have corrected it then T_T

I know I was careless, I should have pic 3months old baby as i am no expert.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Can he wrap his toes around a perch at all?
I doubt there was much you could have done. Isn't there a vet you can see?

 

[Birdloversss]

the other one can wrap but the other one no.

I went to city vet and they told me there's nothing more to be done.

Just adapt to environment and have some perch where she can grip and vitamins. Thats all there it is and massage. but it was not avian vet, more like general vet

 

[GaleriaGila]

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[DonnaBudgie]

Special needs birds can do very well with an environment that's designed to make him comfortable. I would set him up in a low, l
wide cage with low flat padded perching areas. I wouldn't have any grate at the bottom because walking on wires may bother his feet. Just line the cage bottom with soft paper towels. Make sure he learns to fly well so he can get around without having to walk too much.