My little one aka Runty

 

his beak is a bit of a werid shape, but he can still eat, preen himself and climb the bars of the cages as good as all the other if not better.

 

What do you guys think? will this cause him any problems

 

 

and bit closer

 

 

Claire

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Edited September 6, 200519 yr by monsoon

take him to the vet Claire. It looks like his beak has not developed properly. However i have never bred budgies so it could be normal.

Hes already been and the vet thinks it shouldn't effect him, but i'm not sure (i might have to keep him)

 

Claire

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heres another picture of him

 

 

Claire

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top beak looks like it could become overgrown (although he is young to really tell)this should not affect him apart from now and again will need his beak clipping

what a beautiful little babe :glare: i think if he isnt eating properly or preening he needs to go back to the vet and say you are concerned that he isnt preening or eating as he should be.

 

was the vet an avian vet? if they have someone with experience they may be able to help shape it better?

 

i hope his daily life wont be affected by it, he's a beauty.

thing is because of this i don't want him to go somewhere that i'm not sure he'll get tip top care.

 

Claire

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was the vet an avian vet? if they have someone with experience they may be able to help shape it better?

 

i hope his daily life wont be affected by it, he's a beauty.

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even after two days of flys hes better that the rest, hes definatly a little bundle of trouble!!

 

the vet is an avian vet and used to beed budgies himself

 

Claire

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well from the close up picture, it really doesnt look too severe. if the vet could clip or shape that dinky little point on the end that is facing the wrong way, it might not affect him other than needing it re-clipped every once in a while like hath said. maybe they could clip the tip off and file the rest to try and make it grow in a slightly better position?

 

are you allowed to keep him if he needs extra care?

 

i would seriously consider taking him in, but i am only allowed to get a budgie over 6 months because of the whole polyoma thing. wish i could help more.

well from the close up picture, it really doesnt look too severe. if the vet could clip or shape that dinky little point on the end that is facing the wrong way, it might not affect him other than needing it re-clipped every once in a while like hath said. maybe they could clip the tip off and file the rest to try and make it grow in a slightly better position?

 

are you allowed to keep him if he needs extra care?

 

i would seriously consider taking him in, but i am only allowed to get a budgie over 6 months because of the whole polyoma thing.    wish i could help more.

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I have to speak to my dad about it, i wish you could have one, i know it'll get spoiled to death.

 

Claire

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he certainly would! bless him, he looks quite an unusual mutation, blue yellow and white - the perfect half and half between mummy and daddy

 

keep us posted claire (i know you will!)

His beak won't cause him any problems.

 

My Boris' grandfather, Boss had a large 'chunk' taken out of the side of his beak when his mother was feeding him.

I had to trim his beak every couple of months when it got overgrown (he could bite 3 times harder with his beak clipped).

He bred quite well and got on with other budgies and he was even a foster dad for awhile.

No problems, the only problem would be with other people not wanting a budgie with an 'ugly' beak.

He had a fantastic personality & spoke quite well. :nest:

hold on a sec!

 

That baby budgies' beak is THE SAME as IMOTIVES babies' beaks'.

Imotive was told that a baby with a beak like that won't be able to eat preen climb or live a full life etc.

 

I suggest you change your vet Claire and get a second opinion. That babies beak is malformed and need professional help.

 

It is not really fair on Imotive to give you different advice. I for one will not contradict the advice i have given before.

Edited September 7, 200519 yr by budgeover

Yes, i've been thinking the same. Which is why i have been keeping out of this. How can we say one thing to one person and the complete opposite to another with the exact same problem?

Is it? Definately get it to the vet then. It might be something simple to treat, like a deficiency in somthing like calcium, then again it could be more serious. We know Monsoon will do the right thing

The little guy will do well, I have seen beaks far worse than his. There really isn't anything that can be done to fix his beak.

My birds that have had beak problems were not disadvantaged in any way. As long as their lower beak is okay their top is not a great big deal.

You should have seen Boss' beak, it grew straight halfway then grew to the left. He raised about 20 chicks in total.

Big Daddy's upper beak grew in 2 directions and is lower beak grew weird too but with regular trims he led a very productive life and fathered some magnificent birds (rip dumbass).

hold on a sec!

 

That baby budgies' beak is THE SAME as IMOTIVES babies' beaks'.

Imotive was told that a baby with a beak like that won't be able to eat preen climb or live a full life etc.

 

I suggest you change your vet Claire and get a second opinion. That babies beak is malformed and need professional help.

 

It is not really fair on Imotive to give you different advice. I for one will not contradict the advice i have given before.

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who has contradicted themselves?

 

claires chick has been seen by an avian vet. if i remember correctly, imotive had several chicks with beak deformities that looked much worse than this one... anyway, the point being that this baby has been seen by an avian vet, the problem with imotive was that he just wouldnt take them to an *avian* vet in the first place, let alone regularly for trimming.

 

if he is having trouble shelling his seeds or preening then i would still take him back and voice my concerns though. i still think he is a beauty!

i didn't say anyone had Pixie i was just sayin that i wasn't going to give someone else different advice to what i gave Imotive. Which is take the bird to the vet as it has a beak abnormality.

Edited September 7, 200519 yr by budgeover

ah okay, (Laughing out loud)! i thought i had missed something!

 

i found the old thread, i wonder how they are doing...

i guess we will never know.

we won't i bet.

 

Im sure monsoon will get the best treatment for that budgie -

i hope it doesn't affect his life too much either.

Thanks for all your concern guys, yes hes been to my vet and he said as hath did with abit of TLC in first year or so he'll he fine.

 

He can hull seeds, preen his feathers and climb the bars of the cage and BITE!!! and beat up his older brothers and sisters

 

Hes booked in to go back in a three weeks time of another check up and my vet also with a condition like this likes an emailed picture every two weeks that way he can compare his beak from one fortnight to the next for any changes.

 

Claire

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wow poor little one, and the vet you have sounds great with the keeping of pics over the weeks to check back over the weeks.

 

Does this future booking mean you can keep him? I hope so he is so cute and keeping him is the only way you will ever be sure he is getting the right treatment for life.

 

Karenfernvale - you breed with birds with a known beak trouble!! I myself wouldn't.

Edited September 9, 200519 yr by nerwen

Does this future booking mean you can keep him?  I hope so he is so cute and keeping him is the only way you will ever be sure he is getting the right treatment for life.

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My nan has decided she wants a couple of budgies, and fell in love with this little fellow, i said to her that i'd sort out his vet fees until the beak is fixed tho as my bird insurance covers it, hence why i don't even have to think twice about taking my bird to the vets, if anythings wrong they go!!

 

Claire

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Hi everyone,

Sorry if Im hijacking this thread - but wanted to share this little budgies beak story-

I was colony breeding, and whilst this little one was still waiting for feathers, a rogue hen

invaded the nest and bit him across the beak and cere. I might never have know why he came up this way if I hadnt been doing daily nest checks.

 

The full extent of the damage didnt become fully apparent untill long after the event - and as you will see in the photo below, half the poor dears cere is missing. Please dont look if you are squeamish. Ta!

 

We of course kept very close tabs on him all his little life - and as he was able to feed and groom himself I didnt have to have him put down (Thank goodness!) I will continue to watch him carefully as I am sure he will be more prone to upper respiratory troubles. I wont allow him to breed ONLY because Im not sure of his ability to feed a hen - but in all other respects this little guy is just fine, and the sweetest personality of the lot!

 

I just wanted to stress that some beak problems are due to injury - not genes - which I feel is an important distinction to make. Thanks for listening!

 

Cheers,

Lavender

 

Andrew (short for Andrew Lloyd Webber...didnt have the heart to name this little guy "Phantom" of the opera!)

I also seem to remember something about the chicks having some what mallable beaks when very young, so a deformity could happen then and not necessarily be related to genetics.... couldn't it?