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beaks - 10/17/2009 7:28:23 PM

betsyboop

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hi there me again a question on african greys beaks please my grey is sparky and he has a character very determined and strong so my avian vet tells me when he is in for a wing clip,nails,and beak,well got his beak trimmed about 3mths ago and it was a waist of time taking him we did not see his beak until we got home and it looked not right she did not take enough of it at all,the problem is he top bill it is fine not a problem but the under beak that is a big probs there his under bill keeps growning and it is now slightly twisted to one side can anybody recommed something to stop is growing so fast it is un real at times been this year to vet 4 times already and he is about 70 miles away from home it is a long journey there and back he will not chew toys or trees he will not play with anything we have tried and wasted a lot of money on him but alas it is no good,can anyone help please we would be very grateful

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RE: beaks - 10/18/2009 9:42:40 AM

gary

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This is a real problem and every parrot that has it will be slightly different.
My best suggestion is a general one and may or may not work in your situation.
Give your grey clean small to medium sized twigs and sticks to chew on. Also different types of large nuts, shell on are good also. The trick is to get the parrot chewing on lots of things. In nature, they keep their bill in shape by chewing on everything to get their food.

(in reply to betsyboop)

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