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Re: Cracked Beak leading to Overgrowth in other beak????
Posted by Jenny on 2/07/06

On 2/07/06, Michael L wrote:
> On 2/07/06, Jenny wrote:
>> My Budgie has a cracked upper beak in the left corner. It
>> seems now that the bottom beak is showing through that left
>> corner too much. It seems to me that either her beak is
>> growing too much and only out that chipped side or
>> its...normal??? Any info??
>
>
> If her beak is missing a piece or section, the bottom beak
> will probably start to grow into that area because it is not
> meeting the resisitance that the top beak would provide.
> Sometimes with cracked or broken beaks, it helps if an
> experienced avian vet looks at it and possibly corrects the
> problem with grinding or repair.
> It probably isn't the worse thing that could happen, but it
> also probably can be fixed.
>
> Michael L


Thankyou, that helps alot.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Cracked Beak leading to Overgrowth in other beak????, 2/07/06, by Jenny.
• Re: Cracked Beak leading to Overgrowth in other beak????, 2/07/06, by Michael L.
• Re: Cracked Beak leading to Overgrowth in other beak????, 2/07/06, by Jenny.