young budgie weird beak

[parrotguy12]

my bbaby budgy has like a over bite beak is it something serious or is it bcuz hes a baby bird, his lower part of the beak is a little bit over grown, i dont know whats wrong

 

[cdog]

I'm not sure what you are talking about, can you post a pic so we can see and help you better?

 

[parrotguy12]

sorry tried to take a picture, i cant, but i couldnt, but is like a little over grown but ive a got a site drawing of the beak, on this site , is the lower beak Beaks Bite - Barrie's Budgerigar'sBeaks Bite - Barrie's Budgerigar's

 

[cdog]

You need to take your budgie to the avian vet ASAP so it can get corrected! Can he still eat?

 

[parrotguy12]

yes he still can, but im worried about his beak. it doesnt seem solid, it looks flaky

 

[cdog]

Take him to an avian vet now, I can only help you do much and they can most likely fix the problem.

 

[parrotguy12]

the thing is i dont have money rite now

 

[IcyWolf]

A lot of vets will charge under twenty dollars to trim a beak, you could also contact some local breeders or bird groomers and see if you can find someone with experience in beak trimming. I would just call the vet and ask them what it would cost, you'd probably be surprised, my vet only charges like ten bucks for beak trims. This isnt something you're really going to be able to correct on your own. Once its trimmed down you can encourage him to chew on cuttlebones and toys to help keep his beak in good shape or it may need to be trimmed at regular intervals, in which case you may want to be taught how to do it yourself if you're comfortable with that. Either way its something you're going to have to learn in person from someone experienced. Beaks have to be trimmed very carefully, if you damage the beak you will have a lot of bigger problems to deal with.

 

[parrotguy12]

thank you guys, ive been noticing that his beak is being trimmed down byt itself. hes been pecking at his perch