Canary occasionally clicks her beak?

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Canary occasionally clicks her beak?

Post by Randomusername » Wed Jun 29, 2016 10:47 pm

From my research, I know that beak clicking is usually a bad thing. However, i really don't think my bird is sick. She flies around and chirps and sings happily. She eats like a horse. Her breathing is normal. Her feathers and eyes look good. She wipes her beak on the perch occasionally but that seems normal behavior when she eats. But occasionally she clicks her beak. Should I be worried? I personally think she does it when she happy because it does seem to coincide with when she interacting with me. Thoughts?

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Re: Canary occasionally clicks her beak?

Post by mohum » Thu Jun 30, 2016 3:14 am

I know my cockatiel grinds her beak when she is happy and sleepy but don't know if this applies to canaries.
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Re: Canary occasionally clicks her beak?

Post by debbie276 » Thu Jun 30, 2016 5:04 am

Clicking, snapping and wiping the beak occasionally is perfectly normal.
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Re: Canary occasionally clicks her beak?

Post by Randomusername » Thu Jun 30, 2016 8:44 am

Wonderful. Thats what I thought.

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