I don't know where that 'mold' came from,
I know it's moult. 
Odd growing beak - yikes!
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Pukasand
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Re: Odd growing beak - yikes!
The fella I got my Gouldians from told me their beaks moult out, as do their feathers. Is this correct?
I don't know where that 'mold' came from, I know it's moult.
I don't know where that 'mold' came from,
I know it's moult.
Last edited by Pukasand on Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:37 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Odd growing beak - yikes!
The vein is dead center in the middle of the beak - it does not extend to the edges where this little piece is hanging.
Maybe this will be helpful:
http://www.intute.ac.uk/hottopics/spotl ... n_schm.jpg
The dotted lines in the center show about where the blood supply is.
So, you could easily snip that off without causing any issue.
I would snip it at the point where it is hanging..
I had a bird get a little over hang on this side of the beak and after I trimmed it it did not come back again. I think sometimes it just fluke growth spurts
Maybe this will be helpful:
http://www.intute.ac.uk/hottopics/spotl ... n_schm.jpg
The dotted lines in the center show about where the blood supply is.
So, you could easily snip that off without causing any issue.
I would snip it at the point where it is hanging..
I had a bird get a little over hang on this side of the beak and after I trimmed it it did not come back again. I think sometimes it just fluke growth spurts
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DVBourassa
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Re: Odd growing beak - yikes!
What I trimmed off was thick and hard. He didn't appear to be in any pain and there wasn't any blood or anything. The difficult part was cutting it without him wiggling his head.
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Re: Odd growing beak - yikes!
I have had a couple of birds with similar growths. I snip them off with cuticle scissors, the kind that are like nippers. Scares me more than the birds.