MACAW Ring

[Wolfdancer]

Ok I dont know if this is ok or not but you may never see this again. Yes the Key ring is all the way through his beak. I got up this morning and there he was with this ring in his beak. Jeff if this is not ok then just take it off. And I would say sorry. Thanks Rod

 

[Skye]

Soooooo..... he's got the ring on his beak. Am I missing something?

 

[BullDurham]

Key word is " is all the way through his beak " that must hurt!

 

[Hayseedboy]

Well maybe it could be considered a piercing? Some folks pay lots o money for something like that.

lr

 

[Skye]

Aaaah, I was thinking beak-through-ring and not ring-through-beak.

I thought there was a natural area at the back of the lower beak where it's not attached to the neck. Yes on the left and right, not in the center. I worked at a pet store and thought I had seen that, but can't remember for sure. How about a better pic?

 

[Jarheaded]

Better watch out or you will find him one morning all tattooed, hung-over, and looking at the chick next to him asking if they did anything.

 

[Rudy Vey]

so if you walk him/her, you just put the leash on the ring and don't need a collar:biggrin::biggrin:

 

[bitshird]

Would this be the avian equivalent of a lip ring, or a Prince Albert

 

[DocStram]

I don't get it. Are you saying that the ring is embedded in his beak? If so, are you planning on taking him to a vet????

 

[Daniel]

It's hard to tell from the photo just how far back in the beak it pierced. But parrots (and Macaws) have beaks that wear down and never stop growing. sort of like our fingernails.
it may drip while trying to drink for a while though. I'm surprised it has not been able to bite through the ring itself. I know a cockatoo can bite through wire much thicker than that. I had a breeding pair of Macaws once and you get no second chance to stay away from those beaks. My birds where not tame at all.

 

[DocStram]

Soooo have you taken her to a vet????