#beak trim

[ziggystarling]

Since I won't be home until August, my mom had to take Ziggy in for a nail and beak trim from the vet for the first time. I've always just done it myself, and I've done my best to train him to tolerate it and not be afraid of the pet nail dremel I use to file his beak down. Well guess what!!!

He was SUCH a good boy and he was SO BRAVE and calm I'm so proud of him.

Post-cope. Much better. And don't worry he got lots of wormies as a reward.

#so proud of my boy #he was calm and let the vet trim his extra long french fry #birds #pet bird #starling #european starling #sturnus vulgaris #ziggy #nail trim #beak trim #coping #vet visit

[fleshdyke]

hi everyone the aviary has until november 2024 to raise enough money to find a new location or else all the birds will be rehomed

for those of you who don’t know the aviary has been operating out of an old house for years. the house is officially falling apart and is no longer safe to house the birds. the city has completely given up on us. the deadline to find a new place is november 2024, and if we don’t raise enough money to find somewhere else, the aviary will be forced to dissolve and all of the birds will have to find new homes.

it’s not easy to find homes for 20 large parrots, many of which aren’t sociable and have health issues. there is a pair of bonded macaws that cannot be separated and can be aggressive, loud, and destructive - there are not many places for them to go. it is not going to be easy to find somewhere else to go (especially with the current real estate market in canada) but anything and everything helps. please consider donating if you can :)

https://www.hamiltonaviary.com/donate

#rambles #birds #birdblr #birblr #parrots #parrotblr #canada #hamilton ontario #ontario #aviary reveal btw #i know billy’s beak is really long in that pic but that’s an older pic and no longer looks like that :) there aren’t any volunteers that #he’s comfortable with taking him out and he has a heart condition so beak trims are difficult to do on him #100 #1k

[homeofhousechickens]

She is so happy I brought her out to cuddle.

#Beeper #beeplings #she needs beak trim

[acupofconure]

Feelin' cute. Might SCREM REAL LOUD later. Idk.

#birblr #birb #parrot #bird #caique #chloe #got that beak trim!

[gear-station-clerk]

Giving Angel a quick brushing before work and I remembered that Petey needs his beak and claws trimmed this week. Time to buy new sanding tips for my rotary tool.

#you'd think it would be easy to do this on a pidove. but no. it is never easy #his beak has been misaligned ever since i took him in so it needs regular trims or else he can't eat #don't worry he will get plenty of treats afterward #pokemon rp #irl pokemon #pokemon irl #rotomblr #unreality

[50chickens]

Exploring the great indoors.

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A large white and black rooster faces away from the camera, in a living room setting just left of a wooden futon. A wooden media stand is seen behind him. The bird head comes just up to the wooden arm of the futon.

#pet chicken #big zam #light brahma #brahma rooster #he’s a big anxious boy #he needed his beak trimmed a smidge which is why he was inside

[lesbianstufful]

torterra

#sorry i know her beak needs to be trimmed. bad father

[shalmonsdraws]

ok quick question;; how essential is shading to the appeal of these doin a little head-tilt at the flat version since i think it looks kind of ok, but i don't trust my instincts, lol but if ppl still like them without shades, it’ll save a lot of time & increase the blob output  :v thanks in advance for any feedback!  <3

#i'm thinking about doing these for artfight #so if i can trim the workflow down i can fit in more for that~ #would probably still do very minimal touches like shading for the undersides of tails and beak highlights

[cruelprincae]

I was going to grab my laptop and do replies but the green dinosaur of evil decided to sit right on the edge of my bed ( right on top from where my laptop is ) and threaten to take a nasty poo if I open it. So now I am holding her seeds while she does her pedicure.

#( 𝐈 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐈 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐝 ┊ out of character ) #( i was discussing w mum whether or not i should take her to the vet on September to trim her nails and beak #( because she is having difficulty eating and walking and well she said “imma do it myself” #( she really hates the vet and idk why she always gives her the best of treats #( i think it is because she put her on a diet lMFAO

[allosaurusrock]

Cutest little Thistle in the world!

#her beak has been trimmed since then #chickenblr #serama #birblr #chickens #thistle tag #silkie chickens

[sapphic-schizo]

gave my tort a bath and a shell condition today. i had to buy a dremel to trim her beak because none of the stupid useless vets around here can do it. they're all cow and chicken vets. and dogs of course dog owners never have to worry about not being catered to lol.

#i'm nervous about trimming her beak myself #specifically i'll have to have someone hold her head but be gentle enough not to choke her #maybe i'll hold her myself and have my mom use the dremel #that's also worrying tho #i need two of me because everyone in my family is so clumsy and anxious lol

[southernsnowdogs]

Striga, in all of her 1 wing glory.

#bird #macaw #blue winged macaw #Illigers macaw #Striga #parrot #she needs a beak trim

[fleshdyke]

here's the video of how parrots eat spaghetti for everyone who was curious last time

#he got some extra pasta today bc he was being really good during a training session #usually we dont give them this much pasta but he earned it today #please ignore me and my coworker's voices lol #his cage looks a lot smaller than it is here. its pretty big lol #and there is stuff in it i promise. theres just not a whole lot of stuff in the way bc he loves to fly around his cage #also can you see the wall in the bg that he just chews on all day every day. we like never have to trim his beak bc of that 💀 #usually he'll have a wooden shelf or something like that in there to chew on instead of the wall but he just tore his last one to shreds and #his next one is still being made. and yk sometimes you simply cannot stop them #rambles #birds #parrots #cockatoo #birdblr #birblr #parrotblr

[homeofhousechickens]

Sneef snorf

#Blue #Greenie #yeah they need a beak trim like always lol

[ziggystarling]

Hello! I enjoy learning about starling behavior and care through your blog, and wanted to know if you have to trim/file your pet starlings' bills or if they self-manage? In some photos their bills seem longer than those I've seen on wild starlings, and I was just wondering if they can run into overgrowth issues in captivity like many other birds.

Because in captivity they're not constantly probing dirt for food like they would in the wild, overgrowth issues can happen if it isn't either self managed or trimmed and speed of growth can depend on the bird.

Exactly how much management they need depends on if they self groom or not. Ziggy tends to not do it while Bowie will. They both have pumice perches they can groom their nails and beak on, plus their food dishes are made of terra cotta which can help, but Ziggy doesn't really self groom on these. Bowie grooms her beak on her perch more and thus doesn't need coping (beak trimming) as often.

This is the reason their beaks look longer in some photos but not others. Ziggy's beak needs coping approximately once a month and Bowie needs it less than that. Some folks go to the vet and have it done, but I find this unnecessary for my birds as I'm experienced in beak and nail trimming. I use a pet nail dremel to file down the beak to normal proportions. If you have a good relationship with your bird and they trust you then it's a lot easier to handle them for trimming. Ziggy trusts me and is used to regular grooming so he mostly sits still while I'm doing it.

#birds #pet bird #birb #birblr #starling #european starling #sturnus vulgaris #bowie #ziggy #grooming #coping #beak trimming #i wrote this while half asleep hopefully it makes sense

[totally-original-artist]

Went to a bird park!! Exhausted, had to walk a lot....

#E #The birds were amazing! #Many of the peacocks looked like they had trimmed tsils tho :( #And quite a few birds looked neglected #Looked a lot more depressing from when I last went... #Oh yea halfway thru I heard a kid scream hut it turned out to be a wild cockatoo #It had like a yellow crest thingie. Really cute >_< #Also got to see a bunch of egrets chase after a stork that had a papaya in its beak #SPEAKING OF STORKS #THISE THINGS ARE HUGE #they make this clicking sound with their beak and you can HEAR them fly it's awesome