Splayed legs in 7 week old lovebirds

Question
Hello..me again, I didnt mention before that the two lutino lovebirds I have both have splayed legs which i why I've ended up with two...the breeder was giving them away, they are indeed only 7 weeks old and acctually I'm still giving them one handfed meal a day as dereicted via the breeder...which I'm very aware of how to do properly as I've handfed baby budgies from hatching before as the mother would not feed the chicks plus older chicks as well to pervent further breeding. checking the intrenet I found that caught a few weks ago they could have been cured...or rather there legs fixed to come straght but supposibly its too late now. My questions today are...will the splayed legs cause them problems win the future? they can both stand on there perches very well/climb around the cage and my shoulder easily as well.

provided they are hens or one is at lest do you think that they could still be bred without problem by the male? Would there be any issues being 'pregnant' with splayed legs? I've never experainced this ever before(splayed legs) so I'm not sure what to expect later on. Also if you have time for one more question I was wondering how to get my other lovebird to accept the twin lutinos....everytiem I take them out together(there in different cages) he will lean in and bite the lutinos feet...this seems strange I have introuced budgies to budgies cockatiels to cockatiels finches to finches and ever a cockatiel to a dove before without this problem....it seems he is mouthing there feet but it does hurt the lutinos as they screach and bite back is this normal? should I jsut keep introducing them out of cage and let them work it out or? I'm at a lose with this, thank you very much for taking the time to read my questions and I hope you can help us with some of them,  

Answer
Hi again, Tara.

At 7 weeks of age, it is definitely too late.  In my years of experience with birds and splay legs, you need to catch the condition and hobble the bird before the bird is 2 weeks of age in order to correct the problem.  Once cartlege starts turning to bone, the condition can't be fixed without surgery (and I don't know if an avian vet can perform surgery on splay legs).  What these birds can/can't do depends on how splayed their legs are.  The fact that they have lived with this condition since they were very small means they can adapt fairly well, but again it depends on how bad the splay leg is.  You will have to describe in detail to me how splayed their legs are.  If splayed badly, i.e., both legs out to the side, you will most likely have to customize their cage for them to accommodate their disability.  They may not be able to perch, they probably can't climb cage wire, etc., etc.  In addition, if badly splayed, you will have to be sure you check their legs, etc., regularly for wear, tear, and sores in certain areas.  In reality, most of the time, birds with severe splay leg don't live long lives.  

Breeding is probably out of the picture completely, but it depends on how bad the splay leg is.  Mating could be a problem, but egg laying most probably will be a problem if the splay is bad enough.  There's information all over the internet about splay leg.

These birds aren't "twin" lutinos.  Birds can't have twin hatchlings.  The older lovebird is probably picking on the babies because of their splay leg.  You will need to keep these birds separated from each other.  In the wild, birds will kill or abandon other birds with illness and disabilities because these birds attract predators to the flock.  This is why the older lovie is picking on the babies.  

These birds will be handicapped for life, so you'll need to help them adapt.  They will need special care.  Didn't the breeder know they were splay legged?  If not, doesn't say much for the breeder in my opinion.  Give me details of how splayed they are and I'll try to help tell you what you can expect/what you might need to do.

Chrys