Dry conure beak

[aisia]

My conure Butters beak and cere are getting very dry lately. Any ideas on what I can do to help him out a bit? (this happened around this time last year too)
Could the fact that it is winter and the heat is on and it is dry be causing it?

 

[roxynoodle]

I'm sure our dry heating systems have a lot to do with it.

Try feeding her some red palm oil, or use canola oil in some food (you can add a drop to Nutriberries, cook her an egg in it, add a drop to spaghetti sauce).

 

[Mizzely]

Can you invest in a humidifier?

 

[aisia]

I have the cool air kind but afraid it will get to cold with it always on. House is old and sometimes even with heat it is chilly.

 

[JLcribber]

Run the humidifier anyway. They really need the moisture for the respiratory system. You can bring the moisture level up by placing jars/pans of water on the heat registers (and evaporate the water) or simply boil some water in a kettle or on the stove. The best solution is to get a warm air humidifier and run it pretty close to where the birds hangout.

 

[Stormcloud]

​Does the beak appear duller in appearance than normal?

 

[Parront]

I use the pans on the stove method, open doors to the bathroom during showers, and I keep a small crock pot simmering with cinnamon sticks or cloves 24x7. It really helps with low humidty in our home.

 

[waterfaller1]

Our groomers put a drop of mineral oil on the beaks.

 

[Brigidt36]

Daily misting can help too.

 

[aisia]

​Does the beak appear duller in appearance than normal?

Not really.


Ooo I will try the ideas. warm humitifiers are ok to use? didnt know that.

 

[roxynoodle]

Just keep the humidifier clean. Someone suggested adding 1cc of F10 as well to the water to help prevent any bacterial, mold or fungal growth between cleanings.

 

[Mrcrowley]

Mineral oil I heard they use that to

 

[Birdbabe]

Or a tiny bit of Vitamin E oil, thats what I use when theyre lookin dry.