Budgie with deformed beak

RE: Budgie with deformed beak

Silvia Maldonado — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 09:58:02 GMT

On BBC radio, "surgeon: how I gave Beaky the kite a new beak"

RE: Budgie with deformed beak

grumpyoldman — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 05:40:42 GMT

wow ? no the feather, claw deformities ? I have a method with the older larger parrots and beak damage that involves reshaping and splinting them with technovit and a trainee nurses false nail, if you can shape it like the original ,but I wonder if that may just be too badly deformed, or some kind of underlying keratoma/dysplasia ?

RE: Budgie with deformed beak

Marie Kubiak — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 13:34:44 GMT

That looks a bit of a mess! I would be worried the rhinotheca is going to slough and then you may be left with exposed bone or a nasty necrotic mess.

I would do a quick scrape of the material at the base to check for fungal, bacterial or Knemidocoptes presence and treat if there but this looks like a traumatic injury (usually another bird biting across the upper beak) and the damage is well established now so chance of improvement is slim.

Long-term this budgie is likely to need regular beak maintenance to stop overgrowth and be looked after by someone who will be able to keep a close eye on its ability to eat, preen and climb without a normal beak. Is there normal hinge movement at the base of the upper beak?

Marie