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Bird Nail Trimming21 Nov

Proper restraint: towel holding bird body and lower jaw.

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image005Overlong sharp nails – good to use tongue depressor to grab instead of your finger
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Hold each nail individually and cut with nail trimmer. Cut all nails before going back to see if any are bleeding.
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Apply styptic powder to bleeding nails. Nail with powder and bleeding stopped.
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All nails properly trimmed, length is longer than you think as birds use their claws to perch.

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