Why is my parrots beak flaking?
Why is my parrots beak flaking? Beaks Are Made of Keratin Just like a fingernail, a bird's beak will continue to grow throughout their lives and need to be worn down. This keratin sometimes becomes flaky which is a normal part of the molting of the outer layers of keratin; this molting allows new keratin to develop as the old keratin is worn off. What does a bird's beak tell you about its diet? Birds are very diverse in their habits, spear-shaped beaks are used for fishing, short stout beaks are used for cracking seeds, and the curved beaks of...