Is it possible it was just him playing w/ some wood or a hard bead? I don't know if Budgies play like a Zon. Maybe that's a dumb question. Is his after break beak soft? I know this was an issue when he 1st was sick, I'm not sure if it's an issue still (after all the meds). Also, I wonder if more or extra calcium would harden or help this too. I let someone like
@Hankmacaw answer this one. Mary has way more nutritional to bird advice in these sorts of situations. If she doesn't know then she'll probably know who to ask. Sorry I'm not more help, just more questions.
He doesn't chew on wood, never has. He prefers to twirl things in his beak (like crinkle shred) and give kissies to toys. No, his beak isn't soft, it's that fleshy bit inside that we've been managing.
Chirp is getting swiss chard and kale for the extra calcium + vit. a, plus some carrots. The vet suggested giving veggies high in Calcium and Vitamin A, so that's what I've been doing, in addition to all the meds and supplements.
He gets it all mixed in his mash every day: cinnamon, yunnan baiyao, milk thistle, flax oil, carrots, kale, swiss chard, a tiny bit of quinoa, a senior nutriberry, and his pellets. And milk thistle in the water.
Plus his medications: Itraconazole (antifungal) once a day, celebrex (pain med) every other day, clavamox (antibiotic) every 12 hours, and silver sulfadiazine cream on his beak along the edge.