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Burt tried really hard to break a big quick link catch this morning and chipped a small bit of the tip of his beak off again but a little worse than last time he did it. The last time he did it only a really tiny bit was chipped off (could hardly notice it) but this morning it was enough to make him vigorously shake his head for a while- he has no signs of it being painful now (chewing on wood and nut shells and eating fine) but I think it might have hurt some when he first broke it off given how long he kept shaking his head and the fact that he came straight to me and turned into a big baby for a little minute.
How common is it for them to chip their beak tip while trying to break something?
Can I use a plain old metal nail file to smooth the sharp bits of it if he has not sorted that out by tomorrow? The smoothing is more for my comfort than his- the darn thing is now sharp but does not seem to bother him.
How common is it for them to chip their beak tip while trying to break something?
Can I use a plain old metal nail file to smooth the sharp bits of it if he has not sorted that out by tomorrow? The smoothing is more for my comfort than his- the darn thing is now sharp but does not seem to bother him.