Hello Mike.
14 Jan 96 21:31, Mike Roberts wrote to All:
 MR> Hello...
 MR>     I have decided to ask you this as I have been receiving pressure
 MR> from my father when he visits, that my 3 year old Grey, needs his beak
 MR> trimmed. I would probably say, yes, mcgee may need a beack trim, You
 MR> can see that the tip is growing pointier and there is a little line on
 MR> the beak which looks like the beak is in a more rapid growth state,
 MR> but how do you know when he needs a trim or is there such a thing?
 MR> Mcgee is my first Parrot, and I am not familiar with that sort of
 MR> thing. Doesnt it cut back naturally as he plays and chews his toys. I
 MR> dunno, but advice would be helpful.
Yes, there is such a thing as a beak trim.  I'm not exactly when it is 
eeded,
but I tend to trim Angel's (1 1/2yr old Blue Fronted Amazon) when it gets too
sharp. (I find this out not from a bite, but from the fact she holds onto a
finger while I scratch her head)
It is the same thing as a nail trimming.
Michael
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