Cross beak not eating like normal after beak trim.

[GlicksChicks]

She’s chowing down this morning!!!

That's so good to hear!!

So my question is…because she has to have her beak trimmed…do I just do it at night right before bed so she has time to rest overnight and should be ready to eat again the next morning?

That would probably be good just in case this happens again!

 

[The Coop Crew]

That's so good to hear!!

That would probably be good just in case this happens again!

I was so happy that she immediately starting eating! I really don’t want to have to trim her beak but if I don’t she won’t be able to eat at all…

 

[GlicksChicks]

I was so happy that she immediately starting eating! I really don’t want to have to trim her beak but if I don’t she won’t be able to eat at all…

It would be nice if there was something where they scratch their beaks on something that trims their beaks down, like they have for dog claws.

 

[The Coop Crew]

It would be nice if there was something where they scratch their beaks on something that trims their beaks down, like they have for dog claws.

That would be brilliant!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Glad she's eating today.

I know some folks do have to trim the crossbeak so the bird can eat. Maybe you can trim more frequently so you don't have to trim so much at a time or even try lightly filing and shaping the beak every week or so just to keep it in shape so you don't have to trim.

 

[The Coop Crew]

Glad she's eating today.

I know some folks do have to trim the crossbeak so the bird can eat. Maybe you can trim more frequently so you don't have to trim so much at a time or even try lightly filing and shaping the beak every week or so just to keep it in shape so you don't have to trim.

Great idea! Thank you

 

[GlicksChicks]

Great idea! Thank you

Trimming it more often should also prevent the quick from moving closer to the end of the beak. It will also get her more used to it.

 

[The Coop Crew]

Trimming it more often should also prevent the quick from moving closer to the end of the beak. It will also get her more used to it.

I guess the color of the beak isn’t an indicator of where the quick starts? I didn’t clip the dark part of her beak so I’m not sure exactly where the quick starts

 

[rosemarythyme]

I guess the color of the beak isn’t an indicator of where the quick starts? I didn’t clip the dark part of her beak so I’m not sure exactly where the quick starts

If the beak is light enough to see through (or partially see through, at least at the tip), you don't want to trim through or near the triangle of opaque that takes up most of in the center from a top down view.

 

[tlcmurphy]

It would be nice if there was something where they scratch their beaks on something that trims their beaks down, like they have for dog claws.

Mine use the pavers around their coop for just that. They are not crossbeak however.