I’ve had a sulphur-crested cockatoo with an overgrown beak visiting my place on and off for several years. Its feathers always look good. A while ago someone
told me that they had set a trap and caught it and taken to the RSPCA, who trimmed its beak and released it again. The beak grew back.
From: Philip Veerman [
Sent: Saturday, 9 March 2019 3:17 PM
To: 'Lindell'; 'Canberra Birds'
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Yellow-tailed Black cockatoo Kelly's Swamp
Looks very much like beak & feather disease. But the feathers look good……..
From: Lindell
Sent: Saturday, 9 March, 2019 3:14 PM
To: Canberra Birds
Subject: [canberrabirds] Yellow-tailed Black cockatoo Kelly's Swamp
One of 6 flying over and squawking loudly. Is there something wrong with this one's beak?