Re: Worrying about new UnCape

Posted by Craig (Thors Dad) [Boardmaster] on Monday, August 28, 2006 at 4:03PM :

In Reply to: Worrying about new UnCape posted by Jean Petree from pool-68-239-12-99.bos.east.verizon.net (68.239.12.99) on Sunday, August 27, 2006 at 6:21AM :

Hi Jean,

Don't worry. Peeling beaks are normal. Beaks grow like fingernails and the outerlayers peal off to be replaced by new layers underneath.

Near the tip, the beak is quite hard and sometimes breaks off in little hard chucks while up near the nose it is fairly soft and comes off in little soft flakes.

Thor loves to have his beak scratched. I peel off all the loose bits for him. Beware that it the beak can be quite sensitive up near the nose, go lightly there.

Craig

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