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Got in a fledgling Morning Dove...looks like Canker, and, was caught by a Dog.
Anyway...their Beak is very soft and Rubbery...doing Pill-Time, I noticed their Beak was bending to where it almost did not spring back...eeeeeesh...most unsettling!
I have heard of soft or rubbery Beaks...does anyone recall what the dietary deficiency or other issue is which underlie it? And or, how to remedy?
Youngster was seriously dehydrated...Wings good, Legs good, Eyes and Head good...no tears or wounds I can find, but pretty beat up and lots of Feathers missing...and, after a few hours now of rehydration ( and Dove-size portions of Pills for the Canker and Mauling issues) we are getting some poops...so...thats good...I'm guessing they had eaten alright day before yesterday anyway...so not starved.
Anyway...any thoughts?
Phil
Lv
Anyway...their Beak is very soft and Rubbery...doing Pill-Time, I noticed their Beak was bending to where it almost did not spring back...eeeeeesh...most unsettling!
I have heard of soft or rubbery Beaks...does anyone recall what the dietary deficiency or other issue is which underlie it? And or, how to remedy?
Youngster was seriously dehydrated...Wings good, Legs good, Eyes and Head good...no tears or wounds I can find, but pretty beat up and lots of Feathers missing...and, after a few hours now of rehydration ( and Dove-size portions of Pills for the Canker and Mauling issues) we are getting some poops...so...thats good...I'm guessing they had eaten alright day before yesterday anyway...so not starved.
Anyway...any thoughts?
Phil
Lv