Both my tiels make a kind of grinding noise with their beaks,looks like they are trying to talk,anyone know what they are doing? lt's not when they are eating,so l don't think it's a chewing thing!
2006-11-10 08:44:17 · 13 answers · asked by Jacqui 2 in Pets ➔ Birds
It is a normal thing they do when they are content. Means you are doing a good job with them :)
2006-11-10 08:51:54 · answer #1 · answered by Shalvia 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You should already have a book on this birds care and diet. Buying the right bird seed etc. Cuttle bones should also be placed inside the cage for calcium and beak care.
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=15&cat=1829&articleid=2752
CUTTLE BONE
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An important source of calcium and other necessary minerals for all caged birds.
Aids your bird in sharpening its beak.
Simply attach the cuttle bone close to a perch inside the cage where your bird can play with it and chew on it. He'll do the rest
http://www.pet-discount-supply.com/birds/cuttle_bones-lm90401.htm
2006-11-10 09:02:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grinding their beaks is a sign of contentment. They're happy, content, and relaxed. it is nothing to worry about.
2006-11-10 08:59:20 · answer #3 · answered by karmor_22 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They are grinding there beaks. this helps in keeping there beak in shape. this is like clipping us are nails [this help in eating]
2006-11-12 18:23:25 · answer #4 · answered by tootsie6786 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means their both content/happy.
I had 2 cockateils and they did it all the time, mostly when they where settling down 2 go sleep.
Nothing to worry about.
2006-11-10 10:08:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Their just playing with their beaks. Like a human would play with their tongue ring Etc.
2006-11-10 08:55:10 · answer #6 · answered by Jessi 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mine used to do that. Have they got a cuttlefish to file their beaks on? Imagine it being like your toenails when they get too long!
2006-11-10 08:55:02 · answer #7 · answered by Druantia 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i had a cockatiel for many years and it is when they a digesting their food, they store the food in what you call a crop when eating and digested it slow and thats the sound you can hear. this happens quite a while after they have eaten they seed.
2006-11-10 09:16:41 · answer #8 · answered by Sarah B 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my friends Derbyan Parakeet does the same thing. It is usually whenever anyone walks by at nighttime. Sometimes it can be different things depending on the bird.
2006-11-10 08:53:56 · answer #9 · answered by teshara winky 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mine does the same thing. I asked the vet and she said that it was a specific communication. I noticed that he does it only in the presence of his best friend, a female parakeet.
2006-11-10 08:54:03 · answer #10 · answered by kellenraid 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋