Zebra beaks QUESTION
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Zebra beaks QUESTION
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
- MariusStegmann
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Re: Zebra beaks QUESTION
I don't see a problem with these youngsters. Their beaks are normal.
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- MiaCarter
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Re: Zebra beaks QUESTION
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.
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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13 Zebra Finches....and 2 squeeps!
3 Society Finches
6 Gouldians
1 Weaver
1 Pintail Whydah
2 Cockatiels
2 Parakeets
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Re: Zebra beaks QUESTION
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
That male in last pic looks like a "PUFFIN", lovely.