Helping aone legged Cockatiel Fledge

[tetreaumegan]

I work at a local Wildlife Sanctuary. On Wednesday a shoebox was brought to us containing 2 baby Cockatiels. They were found abandoned on the side of the road. Lucky for the birds I have experience hand feeding. Both suffered severe leg injuries from poor nesting material (that nasty cotton bedding). One of the tiels has had to have its leg amputated by a vet. The other tiels leg is touch and go at this point. My question is when it comes time is there any was to make fledging easier on my one legged little guy?

[Michael]

If they are just reaching the natural fledging age, the good news is they should figure it out on their own and be able to learn to live with their disabilities. I guess what I would aim for is a really cushy room. Like a not too big room with fluffy pillows and couches. Also instead of perches to have more like shelves and flat places to crash land on instead.

[Pajarita]

Birds with only one foot or one leg have no trouble fledging and flying, the trick is to provide flat surfaces for them to land.