Beak Growing Longer

[Nadieb1930]

Hello everyone! I just noticed my male Quaker’s beak looks a bit longer than it did a few months ago. My question is how do I know when it’s too long and needs to be trimmed? He’s eating fine and it doesn’t seem to bother him, I was just curious if I should take him to the vet to get that done. Thank you!

 

[rheashard2]

His beak looks long. Eating, playing normally are good signs. Depending upon activity beaks and nails should be trimmed 3-6 months. This is needed life long. It's always a good idea to have an avian vet familiar with you and your bird. You'r bird is cute.

 

[Jcas]

I Love your bird . So cute! His beak is definitely a little long though not terrible. My Quaker actually grinds down his own beak and nails on his nail trimming perch. I haven’t had to trim his beak or nails in the three years that I’ve had him ( got him as a senior bird). Not saying this works for everybody but it’s made things easy for us! If you do need to trim his beak manually, it would be safest to have a vet do it. Here’s the type of nail trimming perch I use; it’s smooth on top so it doesn’t hurt the soft pad of the foot: