beak

Hello, I have 2 months old cockatiel and he has this weird beak. Will it grow out? Or what to do? I trim it a little bit yesterday and now it looks like this. What could be the problem?

Hi everyone, I have cockatiel chicks dying a couple of days after hatching due to the wooden shaving bedding. The material keeps getting stuck in the chick's beaks and nostrils and they don't survive. What are the best low-dust wooden shaving materials that could be used in the cockatiel...

Hello. Recently I noticed Eddie has a little "bump" on his right nostril. I'm wondering if this is just his beak growing, I mean it doesn't look red or anything, simply his left side is lying flat on the beak but the right isn't Has anyone seen this before? I don't want to overworry because he...

I noticed today that my conures bottom beak is ridged and layered. Is that normal? He does have a scissored beak and hes getting that trimmed Friday but didn’t know if I should be concerned about the new texture

My video of Fifi getting scritches: I have a rescue quaker parrot, Fifi, who only lets me pet/give her scritches on the top of her beak. Her beak was injured and is currently growing back, so I’m sure it’s an extra sensitive area to touch— especially considering how sensitive the upper beak...

Hello! I’m pretty new. I apologize that my first thread is a general but my conure’s new behaviour is concerning me. My Sun Conure, Kyle, has developed a new trait of licking the top of his beak and jerking his head erratically. This is his first time doing this and he has been with me for six...

Hey guys, I’ve recently rescued my boy, his roughly around 1 year old. I’ve had him 2 months and he is much healthier and happier but I’ve recently noticed that his beak is discoloured and starting to peel and crack. I’ve given him mineral blocks, fresh fruit and vegetables and a mix of seeds...

Hello, I searched this up before posting anything and apparently it’s a scissor beak or crossed beak that can happen for many reasons? Kiwi is around 7 years old, eats well and sleeps well, we recognized the unaligned beak about a week ago. I am asking the internet because I truly think you can...

This is my first ever bird. There's this yellow stuff between my green cheeks cere and beak, someone please tell me if this a disease or something or if this is normal in parrots

We adopted our SIE, Bibi, about 6 months ago, and in that time her beak seems to have gotten pretty long. We’re both first time Ekkie owners so not sure if it’s normal to have their beaks trimmed on a regular basis? Here are some before and after picks about 4/5months apart. Thanks for any...

Hi! I'm new to the community and I'm hoping someone can tell me if my cockatiel's beak is normal? There seems to be a crack at the end of his beak, I'm not sure if its peeling or what, can somebody tell me if this is normal and if there's anything I can do to help him with his beak? Thank you!!

I adopted Cookie less than a week ago and I’ve noticed its beak looks different than most pictures I’ve seen of Conures. Cookies diet consists of chop, pellets and seeds only as treats. I got some non toxic toys which Cookie has started to play with as well, chewing and such. Has a good appetite...

Hi, Paris (my female budgie) got a white mark near the top of her beak last evening, and it hasn’t gone away. Please help, I don’t know what this is and I don’t think I’ve ever seen it before. :confused: But she’s playful and flying a lot etc. I’ve attached pictures – please help! Edit: If...

Its been nearly a month since i got my IRN parrot. It is pretty scared of everything, everyone. He/she does not like most of the veggies that i feed. All that tokyo eats is sweet corn, apple, pomegranate and sunflower seeds. Whenever tokyo is kept outside for a sun bath, i can hear tokyo move...

Hey this is my Indian ring neck “piku” I got him last week He this small dent on his beak, it’s not bothering him and he is eating normally. Can anybody help me with what this can be ?? I have attached photos Thank you !!!

Hello guys, I have a sun conure chick that has a separation on his bottom beak , its not bleeding or anything, and it doesn't seem to hurt or bother him. Should I worry about it, take him to vet? Or it will just grow up naturally? What do you suggest?

:green2: I’m a relatively new parrot parent, and as such I’m constantly paranoid that my baby is sick or drying when even the smallest thing seems off. I have a 20 year old Panama Amazon, Evita, who I adopted last year from a rescue I volunteer with. I’ve had some concerns with her health...

My GCC loves to rub and tap his beak on anything and everything, is this a normal behavior? I wasn't worried about it because I had heard they did this to show ownership but today I noticed his beak is becoming slightly discolored where he rubs it. He has a beak buffer and cuttlebones in his...

So I just bought this baby grey, hes almost 40 days now. All good except I noticed these lines under his beak, are they normal? Looks like beak is forming.

Hello, I have a 1.5 year old Jardine named Akie. He has always been healthy and happy, but recently his beak got too long. A while back he spooned out the bottom of his beak on a beak conditioning perch I put in his cage. It grew back luckily, but his beak got too long again. I placed a cuttle...

Okay this is going to be a long story. I (or rather my baby bird) just had the most horrifying experience today. My fairly idiotic pearly conure decided to take the front door head on. Quite literally. At first i wasn't all that concerned since this was probably the 394th time this sort of...

Okay so my Chappo has defiantly gotten over his little mean streak..i think it had a lot to do with ensuring he got a good night sleep every night.. anyway.. now he is acting super lovey with me..always rubbing his beak on me.. what does that mean ????? Is that a behaviour I should not allow...

An indian ringneck parrot lives around my house he is very friendly and comes upon calling it had a problem with his legs since it came now today the problem seems to be increased as it can't walk and uses his beak to move around on the floor. It's legs don't seem to work or is something Else...

It always amuses me to see a flavoursome beak! Seeing jenphillys Ivory (winner of August's POTM competition) makes me smile when I login! :D I thought it would be interesting to know what everyones smothering their beaks with, and also funny to see it! So I was wondering if you guys would...

Hi, I have an African Grey parrot and his upper and lower beak are significantly misaligned (lower does not sit inside upper), He is able to eat & climb around on his cage without issue or any apparent pain. I have seen him align his beak correctly while grinding the 2 halves together in the...

:green: :33:I've had my bird for 7 years now and he is seven years old and I'm 15 so I'm going to be with him for a very long time he's quite loud and I'm surprised my family hasn't sold him behind my back lol, he's a blue crowned conure so as many people know they have a LOUD scream... and is...

Hi All, I am new to this forum, and would like to extend greetings to all members. I have an issue with my Blue and Gold Macaw, that I am hoping someone may be able to shed some light on. About a year now, we noticed his beak starting to erode, with the "decay" not proceeding further than...

My Senegal has been chewing on his little nail. At first I thought maybe there was something stuck in it but then I noticed he just recently started chewing on cloth things. Maybe it's his beak, then? Also, he frequently has been shaking (or, wagging kinda) his tail. He is only 2 years old. Why...

I live on the beach (Gold Coast) and go for morning walks a lot. There are quite a lot of washed up cuttle fish lately and I have already collected buckets of long strips. I soak them in boiling water to wash off the salt and any living sea mites ect. Frankie absolutely loves them and her beak...

Hi everyone, I am a proud owner of a lovely little pineapple conure I adopted at 1 year of age called Bella. Recently I have been minding my friends green cheek conure called kiwi. I have been minding him for 3 weeks and I have noticed a white mark growing on his beak, I have been researching...

I know it's a crappy picture but it's the best I could do. Loki, my 10 month old Jardine's Parrot has always had a flakey beak, but it seems to be getting worse rather than better. Is the state of his beak cause for concern? What can I do to help him? Any help is much appreciated, as I really do...

I'm new to the forum, but I'm really desperate. Today I found an odd lump on my parakeet's beak. I bought him almost two weeks ago and I'm unsure how old he is. The lump is the same color of his beak and it is reddish brown at the base. I'm really worried for him. Can anyone tell me what it...

Hi my african grey is now nine months old and the top layer of her beak seems to be breaking off just down the bottom! I have spoken to the breeder who said this is normal however I'm pretty sure there must be a reason for it?? Any help please ??

You can usually see my galah's beak, but I've noticed sometimes that she seems to have spread her face feathers up out over her lower beak. What's that about? Anything to worry about?

Hello everyone, I have a green-cheeked conure and he is a year and a half old. His beak seems to be growing an under layer which protrudes a bit from the main beak. Also, I'm noticing that the edges of his beak are becoming more jagged over time. He has a cuttle bone in the cage which I replace...

Is this just a result of bad breeding? By which I mean straying from the 'norm' of what yellow sideds are known to look like. Or could it signify that he has a split? I'm pretty sure splits aren't usually 'visible' though. I did get him from someone who I suspect was a bird broker (way back...

As probably no one at all knows, as I'm new to the forums, I work at a chain pet store. (And please no shouting; I take a lot of personal responsibility to make sure all of the animals are cared for properly and that people are making informed decisions about animals as pets.) A few weeks ago...

It is a piece about 1/2" by a little more than that a flap, actually, on the upper left side of her beak. (She's a Blue and Gold Macaw) It looks clean, so I put a little Neosporin under it and gave her a soft dinner, oatmeal and pumpkin and she seems happy. She was screaming a lot earlier, and...

Just an image of our Conure... Very cheeky boy...

Weird behavior ? Hi I have a 4 year old B&G Ive had him for about a month and a half now I'm beginning to notice he's almost always licking the inside of his beak just moving his tongue around and then a little grind here and there...I'm not sure if this is a sign of respiratory problems or if...