Rebeccasevere
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Hello everyone!
I just adopted my severe macaw kinski, who is about 15, and she seems to have a rapidly deteriorating beak that just flakes and splits when she is destroying things. She also has a protruding, bulging preen gland, bigger than I've personally ever seen on a bird but potentially normal. Could the preen gland be blocked and causing the beak to wear because of the lack of oil?
Previously in my life I had an illegers for ten years and don't recall her having such a big preen gland and definitely not such a brittle beak. But I've been out of avian circles and care for a long time and might be paranoid!
She has her first well check with me this sat and I'll get vet input, but I'd value the collective wisdom of the group of you have a moment to look at the pictures attached.
Thanks in advance!
I just adopted my severe macaw kinski, who is about 15, and she seems to have a rapidly deteriorating beak that just flakes and splits when she is destroying things. She also has a protruding, bulging preen gland, bigger than I've personally ever seen on a bird but potentially normal. Could the preen gland be blocked and causing the beak to wear because of the lack of oil?
Previously in my life I had an illegers for ten years and don't recall her having such a big preen gland and definitely not such a brittle beak. But I've been out of avian circles and care for a long time and might be paranoid!
She has her first well check with me this sat and I'll get vet input, but I'd value the collective wisdom of the group of you have a moment to look at the pictures attached.
Thanks in advance!