beak

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...

Hello everyone, I purchased a cinnamon cheek conure about 3 weeks ago from a local pet store in Chicago. When I brought him home I noticed his beak looked dry and had layers but assumed it was normal. Today I went back to the same pet store to buy more toys and noticed another bird from the same...

I've been through a list of food for my green cheek Caspian, and thought I found a good one(Healthy Select Conure Diet) but now I'm not so sure. I think he's developed/developing scissor beak? His bottom beak is jetted out to the left, and on his top beak on the same side I think he's chipped a...

I am a potential Cockatoo owner. Recently, there was a Cockatoo rescued from an animal hoarder. I was first in line to offer it a new, safe, loving home. I am going to take her to the vet when I get her to make sure she's not sick: but she's not ready to be rehomed just yet. So, while I wait.. I...