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Cockatiel beak rapidly growing

by Dave
(Lovell, WY, USA)

We have 4 Cockatiel 3 females and 1 male we have had them all for about 3 to 7 years my one females beak wont stop growing in the past couple of months we have trimed it and trimed it and within a week or so it grows out to where it almost touches her neck what is going on with her none of the other birds beaks grow like this

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Dec 14, 2011

growing beak
by: I. Fisher

my cockatiel is almost 20yrs old and over the last 12 months his beak keeps growing, we trim it about every 4 to 5 weeks but don't know why this is happening

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May 09, 2011

Cockatiel beak too long
by: The Avian Vet

This could be a nutritional problem, if your birds are on seed diets. It could also be caused by liver disease. You need to be feeding pellets like Harrison's, and your birds need to see an avian veterinarian.

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May 09, 2011

Rapid beak growth
by: Tracie

Dr B will answer this eventually, but it is likely fatty liver disease. Are you feeding your birds a healthy pellet diet, like Harrison's and only 20% healthy treats? Seed diets and feeding food from your table will cause serious health issues.

I had this issue with my first parrot, because I didn't even know about healthy pellets. I only knew about seeds and cheap colored, sugary pellets sold at pet stores. Then a pet store employee suggested I add a medicine and "health booster" to the water and my bird died from being over medicated and too much vitamins. :-(

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