Dirty beaks?

[pixibubbles]

Bluey - our 9 year old budgie keeps getting a really dirty, nasty beak - I can peel it off - it looks almost like regurgitated food or something

He's also a bit of a food dunker

He's otherwise pretty healthy - though has had wheezing issues in the past.

This has been going on for weeks, if not months. Any ideas or anyone see this before?

[boomer girl]

Hi Helen, wished I could help you but I cant. I know Tikki the conure gets dirty beak when he eats people food because he smashes his beak into the food like a little piggy. He loves his bathes so his beak gets cleaned it least twice a day when he finds bowls of water to bathe in.

[Pipers Mom]

Hi Helen, I never had a bird that dunked it's food. It's almost reminds me of my husband dunking an "old fashioned" doughnut in his coffee while we are on vacation. Anyways, I would think he would clean his beak in his water dish, silly bird. Kudo's on the great care. Not very often you hear about a 9 year old budgie. Bluey sure has a great parront.

[boomer girl]

Mango my sisters Amazon dunks almost all his food in his water before he eats it.