Zebra beaks QUESTION

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CHIRP
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Zebra beaks QUESTION

Post by CHIRP » Tue Nov 11, 2014 5:29 am

I have a sharp beak baby and another that has a sort of short, curved beak, is it normal, see these two different beaks. Is this normal? THANKS
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Re: Zebra beaks QUESTION

Post by MariusStegmann » Tue Nov 11, 2014 11:07 am

I don't see a problem with these youngsters. Their beaks are normal.
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Re: Zebra beaks QUESTION

Post by MiaCarter » Tue Nov 11, 2014 7:59 pm

They look good to me!
Very cute! Especially the first one.

Baby beaks can be slightly different shapes.
Some hang on to the remnants of their egg tooth a bit longer than others, resulting in a more curved tip.
Others have a point.

The baby beak is a fairly different shape from the adult beak, and it seems they evolve into the adult form at different rates. I think that accounts for most of the differential you see in juveniles.
Even if they're different as littles, they all seem to look the same as adults.
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Re: Zebra beaks QUESTION

Post by cindy » Wed Nov 12, 2014 7:15 pm

English and split to English babies often have a shorted beak, depending on the background of the parents that can influence the size. I have large English and the babies and adult beaks are thicker, shorter to the face compared to standards. English adults keep that shorter rounder beak
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Re: Zebra beaks QUESTION

Post by CHIRP » Thu Nov 13, 2014 1:35 am

That male in last pic looks like a "PUFFIN", lovely.

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