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Sounds as if he might have canker. Can you get hold of metronidazole from a pharmacy? Dosage will be 40 mg once a day for 7 to 10 days. You will need to crush the tablet and split the powder into the correct dosage.
I don't know if you will be able to get a handrearing formula for seedeating birds from a petshop? Try a porridge that contains no milk or sugar. Try making small balls by mixing the powder with a bit of water. Add the meds to this. Put one ball at a time deep inside the beak over the tongue and let him swallow. Easier if you have him on your lap when doing this. Feed him 10 balls and more when this gets digested. Droppings will change when food gets digested.
I don't know if you will be able to get a handrearing formula for seedeating birds from a petshop? Try a porridge that contains no milk or sugar. Try making small balls by mixing the powder with a bit of water. Add the meds to this. Put one ball at a time deep inside the beak over the tongue and let him swallow. Easier if you have him on your lap when doing this. Feed him 10 balls and more when this gets digested. Droppings will change when food gets digested.