Squintybeak

[Guest geordiejen]

this pigeon is scrwling in lice but can its beak be fixed?sorry the pics dont seem to be uploading right now.

[fletch]

not sure what your trying to say,

maybe a picture would help, pictures probley need the sizes changed

[Guest bigda]

this pigeon is scrwling in lice but can its beak be fixed?sorry the pics dont seem to be uploading right now.

 

 

no, i will be deformed better put it in the bin mate

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

WEELIE BIN.////

[Guest IB]

If there is something wrong with the beak , it may help explain why the bird is so lousy, I think regular preening would stop that happening. Can't be that squinty that it stops this bird eating, proof of that is its still alive. Is it just a hook at the end of the upper beak?

 

A pic would help.

[Guest geordiejen]

here is the bird with the squinty beak

[nogin]

NAIL CLIPPERS

[Guest geordiejen]

already done that mate.took it back as far as it will go it started bleeding.

[JohnQuinn]

already done that mate.took it back as far as it will go it started bleeding.

 

I'm wondering what you hope to do with this bird??

[novo10]

best place the bin mate

[Guest IB]

Think that's a defect called crossed-bill. Not known what causes it, but as I said in my earlier post it will stop the bird preening itself properly, but unless someone is hand-feeding it, it doesn't seem to stop it eating. Really up to yourself what you do with it.

 

A bill deformity will often affect the behaviour of a bird. Birds whose bills become gradually deformed have time to adapt to their disability whereas those who suffer a sudden fracture may find it more difficult. Feeding can be a problem and many birds with elongated or broken bills will use the sides of their bill instead of the tip. Birds with a slight deformity will be able to feed almost normally and so avoid excessive growth of their bill: those which have to change their feeding methods are more likely to suffer abnormal growth. The daily activity of feather maintenance may be impaired, the unpreened plumage harbouring an excessive number of feather lice. Other parasites may also be present in large numbers, affecting the health of an individual.

[Guest geordiejen]

THIS BIRD WAS CRAWLING WITH LICE.