Beak deformities (scissor/protruding) in parrots
Other names: Crooked beak، Scissor beak
Symptoms
- Deviation of the upper or lower beak to the side (scissor)
- The upper beak inside the lower (mandibular prognathism), especially in cockatoos
How it spreads
Not contagious.
Diagnosis
Examination.
Treatment
Early: pull the beak up and out for a few minutes several times daily or apply counter-pressure 2–3 times daily; later, prostheses or surgery.
Prevention
Adjust the incubator temperature, place the syringe alternately from both sides during feeding.
Treatment and doses are decided by an avian vet after an exam; Zajel does not publish doses.
Other diseases
- Crop stasis/sour crop
- Crop burn
- Aspiration pneumonia
- Stunting (failure to thrive)
- Splayed legs
- Constricted toe syndrome
- Chick dehydration