I noticed my new budgie's beack has gotten very chipped and 'scaly ' looking and thers a section right under the right side of his cere (nose) which is especially very chippy.... and the upper parts where it meets his feathers on the forehead is slightly red.... im worried... what could it be?

wow keetlvr...i myself am not sure a picture though as always is the best way to try to evaluate anything as when someone describes something its not always accuarte enough to know. Is the bird bothered by it an do some rubbing of its beak on things??? Birds do rub their heads and beaks but does the bird seem to be doing this a lot.???...if its a new budgie bring it back to the store and they have or should have a sort of vet there...to maybe look at it...its worth a try ...thing is have someone see the bird and a picture would be good here as well...

with birds though you should know ...once a bird shows signs of ANYTHING being wrong ...because they hide being sick...then when you actually notice they have been sick or like that for awhile and time is not to be wasted getting something checked ...

He is itching and the. White thingy is now on his feet. He is eating fine though and active. Ive had him for a month now and it so happens that at this time my mom doesn't have money for a vrt...maybe ( can get at leasta free consultation somewhere... lets hope chiki will be alright:) thank You

Do you reccomend if I try bathing him to see if it comes off? It it ok if I use a tiny bit of natural dial soap on a cotton tip? If not ill just see if it comes off with water
thanks again

without pictures im not sure what the problem is...but NO do not wash with soap or even touch it till i can see a picture as i dont know what your specifically describing without seeing it....

you also need to start you AND your mother to put aside money for a AVIAN vet as ALL pets need vet treatment...and ITS NOT CHEAPER because its a bird...with birds however, there isnt necessarily yearly visits to a vet but WHEN IF not MAYBE.. you need to go it will be expensive...so get prepared NOW..making this a cheap pet does not mean it should not be able to be treated when the time comes...and let a bird suffer...YOU and MOM need to realize this...and talking with mom NOW about it would be a good idea...however, this is YOUR pet so YOU need to save EVERY extra dime you get to help...and show mom that you are also willing to accept responsibilty for owning a pet an keeping it healthy and pain free...for birthdays and Christmas ask for money for a vet fund and OPEN YOUR OWN BANK ACCOUNT with the help of your mother for this...that way NEITHER of you are tempted to spend the money for other things...ask you mom if she will double every $1 you save...you save $1 she puts in $2 you save $5 she puts in $10 to the bank account...see if she will do that with you.

pass up going to macdonalds and tell mom you want to save that money and BANK IT instead... or going to movies etc ..do extra chores around house or for neighbors to save your own money for the bird and vet expenses ...there is lots of ways you can do this ..it means some sacrificing of things you would normally do but i can tell you a vet visit if things are not caught in time can run about $500 ...so even thou that sounds like a lot and it is even for adults to come up with IT IS NECESSARY...it will take you quite some time to do this but it all adds up...dont spend money on lots of toys for the bird either a few is all they need...and there are lots of toys you can make or find with house items where you dont need to spend money at all on toys...every single dollar saved means a chance at life when your bird will get sick. I am a adult and it took me TWO years to save that with saving even money on bottle returns...and change from other spending...and BANK that ..it will add up in time.

i also dont know what you mean by the white thingy is now on his feet....what your telling here is all at this time a huge mystery still without pictures PLEASE try to get some of beak an feet and post here....thanks ...then we can know better whats going on...the beak thing just above the beak is called a cere and if your bird is a female this maybe where she is maturing and the cere changes BUT without pictures we dont know.

vets also do not give free consultation ..they will tell you the same as i have ...without seeing...the problem they can not diagnose a situation...and wont try.

sorry i cant help you more at this time...except to explain how you can show responsibility for vet funds too and how to save so you wont BLAME your MOM for not taking the bird to a vet...

May I send you thepicture through email? I'm on a moble. Phone. Its diffigult to upload pictures On this sit
e... I hope you do not mind... thanks. For your help

www.photobucket.com

its a free site to create a membership...then u can upload pics to there...after doing that...its really simple to post here...

you open the picture you uploaded and you will see CODES listed...just copy the IMG CODE and then paste here and your picture will show....

Thank you, I hope you can see them. The ones on his feet seem like sores of a yellowish color, not sure if that is the same as what is on his cere...

DONT USE ANYTHING SANDPAPER or abrasive right now for perches and NEVER use ANY sandpaper sounds like BUMBLE FOOT...needs a avian vet to give medication for this....

be sure everything is VERY clean and disenfected...perch sizes are not the same use different size perches in thickness ...this sounds like beginning of bumble foot an if left untreated will RAPIDLY become severe with open sores and crippling the bird ...google ... what is bumblefoot in budgies .... to read more....its also a vit. defeciency...your bird isnt getting enough VIT A which can also be a issue with whats going on with the beak...read this thread from beginning to end please

http://www.wineintro.com/forum/ubbthread..._bir#Post419620

these perches are excellent too...and you can buy wooden dowels at any walmart hardware dept of different thicknesses an cut to size

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Aspen-Pet-Booda-...=item19d527d95f