cracked beak

[your_only_nightmare]

hi there, weve had our budgie for two and a half weeks now, when we got him he had a small crack in his beak, now its got more whiter and visible. he is eating fine and it doesnt seem like it causing him any pain, could this be causing him a problem? and should we get it checked out? or is it nothing to worry about, will it heal by itself?

[Budgiekin]

Welcome to the forum and thanks for posting that great question!

Does your little budgie's beak look cracked, or is it just peeling? In peeling, the top layers of the beak sort of take on a flakey appearance whereas a crack would actually look kind of like a crack would in concrete. Did I make that distinction clear? :S

Budgies have blood vessels in their beaks, so if it is in fact cracked, you would want to get it checked out by an avian veteriarian. It's better to treat a cracked beak early than to wait until it potentially causes a beak deformity.

Would you be able to post a picture of your little sweetie?

[your_only_nightmare]

can you tell me how to post a pic? this is the same as the snake forum i use and i still cant figure it out


the beak has white edges to it, i can get a very good pic of it because of the shine, it isnt very noticeable!!

[Budgiekin]

Here are some instructions that I posted in another thread:

http://www.talkbudgies.com/showthread.php?p=2024#post2024

If you have any trouble, please let me know! :p

[your_only_nightmare]

ok thanks, i shall try and get some pictures up now then. iv got some good ones of him but not of his beak, when we first got him it looked like a crack but now i looks like its peeling around the edge, if i get a pic of it i will show you.

[Budgiekin]

Sounds great! I'd love to see pictures of your budgie anyway, even it if doesn't really show the beak crack that well. However, if you are able to get one with the crack, I would love to see it too and perhaps be able to offer you some advice about whether or not you should be concerned. :p

[Amy]

Sounds like an interesting case!

I don't know what to say though, I'm glad you do Budgiekin!

I hope he's alright.

[your_only_nightmare]

here you go, cnt see the crack tho but you might be able to see the white around his beak

[Amy]

Could it be mites at all, Budgiekin?

[Budgiekin]

It doesn't look like mites as far as I can tell; that would resemble a honeycomb-shaped crusty material on your budgie's beak and that's not what it sounds like or looks like.

The whitish colour around the periphery of his beak looks like a normal beak from what I can tell from the photo.

Keep in mind that beaks tend not to be completely smooth all the time and much like our skin peels and regenerates (even though we don't always see that happening), a budgie's beak is sort of like skin in that it is also regenerating itself over time too.

As far as the "crack" goes, I would certainly keep an eye on it and if you notice it deepening or getting larger/longer, then I would bring your little munchkin to an avian vet to get it looked at. Also, if your budgie doesn't eat as much as he normally does, that might be a sign that his beak is causing him difficulties.

He sure is a real sweetie! Very cute indeed! I love his plastic budgie buddy friend.

[your_only_nightmare]

well he hasnt stopped eating since we got him, he is a very greedy bird, and yes, we got him that budgie firiend becuase we have one budgie for now untill we train him, then well buy him a non plastic, proper friend

[Amy]

Oh well it was only a guess!

[your_only_nightmare]

a guess is better than nothing!!! i will keep an eye on him tho. hes a lovely little boy and has a very weird personalty, i can tell you that, but thank you both for your help, i will keep you updated, if anything goes wrong with him

[your_only_nightmare]

oh, and ur budgie has the same name as mine, billy!!! i think its a common name for budgies tho!!

least its eiser to name budgies that it is my snakes, at least i know the sex of the budgie!!

[Amy]

I hope he's alright and good luck with him!

[Amy]

Ha ha fancy that, what a coincidence! No need for spellchecker!

[Budgiekin]

Sounds like a plan your_only_nightmare. You sound like a very caring budgie owner!! He's such a cutie (I know I have said it before!), but I just can't help saying it again. He's adorable! :D

[Budgie_Birthday]

I know you spelled it completely right! :p

[Amy]

Good!:)

[your_only_nightmare]

so are your especially skyla, she looks like the budgie me and my dad originally wanted , all white with little bits of blue

[Budgiekin]

Yeah, I really love her colouring. My hubby chose her for me. At the time, we didn't know she was a "she" either so her name was originally Skye since that seemed to be a unisex name.

Budgies come in all kinds of fascinating colours, don't they?

[Amy]

Yes they do!

[Budgie_Birthday]

Oh definitly! Mine are green and blue. I will send pics when I get some. :p

[Amy]

Mine are Albino and Multi-coloured.

[~*Brittany*~]

Your budgies are all so beautiful!
We all know that mine is green :)

[Budgie_Birthday]

Oh cool ~*Britanny*~! My budgie Pickle looks almost exactly like Bobby! :)

[Amy]

Sweet stuff but we're OFF TOPIC! We are really going to have to stop doing this or we'll be kicked out!

[Budgiekin]

Good Amy! I'm so proud of you for recognizing the off-topicness going on here. :p Keep it up! :)

[Amy]

Thank-you!