u/Dynamite47

My one zeeb that I’ve had for 5 years just started making these crunching sounds with his beak, almost like how a budgie does when they’re content. It almost seems like his beak is bothering him in some way. It’s not matching up with his breathing so it can’t be something like air sac mites. He keeps adjusting his jaw and wiping it on perches. The other finch in the cage with him isn’t doing the same. I did notice that his beak looks a bit flakey. Maybe he’s got a flakey piece he’s trying to get off? I’m getting a bit concerned because he’s doing it pretty consistently. He wasn’t doing this earlier today.