cockatiel

My parents have recently adopted a Female cockatiel from a bird farm not too far from our home. When she first arrived she was just fine and she adapted so well to us. She is an absolute sweetheart that loves to groom all of us and be around us. The only thing is that she doesn't like to be...

Okay, so I have a 9-month-old cockatiel named Hachi and I've noticed that lately he's been sleeping on the floor of the cage. I see him in the middle of the cage with his head under his wing and one leg up (like he always sleeps)and, honestly, I get scared 'cause since he turned around a month...

I get my bird today! As some of you may know I have been preparing for a cockatiel baby for some time now. It was a close decision between a ‘tiel and a conure, but considering some of the noise conures are capable of, my family decided on a cute white face baby. :grey: After my classes I get...

So I've recently taken in a 30-year-old cockatiel, his name is Sammy. I've had him for roughly a week, but I've already noticed some things... First I should note, he isn't a social bird, he wasn't socialized with when I got him. The only reason his owner couldn't keep him anymore is that she...

Hi all! My last post I had some questions about my soon to be cockatiel baby. However, the owner and I have talked, and they offered to rehome him to me now. I’d like to have him soon because on the 20th I have three weeks off of my schooling and do not have to do anything school related. (I...

Hello, I come here for guidance and advice. I am getting a cockatiel in less than two weeks. I’ve done research everyday and have prepared everything from the cage to the food to bird-proofing my house. I have just a few questions regarding the tiel I am buying, but first some information...

Hi, so i just got my first cockatiel (yay) i was so happy, but when it was night, he decided to sleep at the bottom cage, is this normal? my friend (whom owns a cockatiel too) says its normal for them.

Hi, so iv had my cockatiel since just before she was weaned and I had to spoon feed her, iv taught her to step up when she was little and we have a great bond but I never knew you were meant to teach her how to forage or show her how to use toys ect I just honestly thought she just wasn’t...

Hello. I bought a new cockatiel from the local pet store (The parrot is completely untamed and scared of everything) and I am new to keeping a parrot as a pet, so I have a few questions regarding their behavior if anyone could answer them! :) • The cockatiel has not made one chirp since I...

According to the information the breeder told me when I got my cockatiel, he should now be 4 months old but it appears he has just today started his first molt. Google says they don't have them til 6-12 months so just wondered if anyone elses has molted early or if the breeder wasn't being 100%...

Hello! I have had my cockatiel for ten months now, and he's about a year old. He loves head scratches and he'll get on my palm but I've just never been able to get him to even try perching on my finger. Any thoughts?

I got a cockatiel from a breeder a few weeks ago, put him (actually a her) in his own cage and he quickly got used to his new home and is very happy here, but I noticed he doesn’t really sit on perches but rather he perches onto of his food or water dishes or toys and sits on the bottom of his...

Hi, I'm Hannah and here are my birds - Puff (blue with yellow head), Peewee (white), Pixel (blue), Pippy (cockatiel) and Pikachu (kakariki). My birds are my whole world, they are extremely spoilt. They are only put in cages for bed, even Pixel who as you see had her wings clipped as a baby has...

Hi, I joined this forum today. I had 3 birds 1. Teil 1 alexnder and 1 plum head, they were completely fine yesterday and were playful, I don't know what happened but they suddenly started collapsing without any secretion from their beak aur nose or anywhere else. They just collapsed and stopped...

Hi, So i've been looking into getting a third bird. i'm a student with a single room appartment. I currently have 2 budgies living in here, they're both 2 years old. I have space for 1 more bird and was thinking about adding a cockatiel. it will just be 1 cockatiel, 2 would be too busy and just...

Hello! I registered here hoping to seeking help socialize with bird owners. As a wanna-be bird owner I'm think about getting a cockatiel! I do have some concerns due to my house and a family member. As a new adult I live with my parents and my mother has MS, I'm worried about getting the bird...

Hi, I have a three year old peach faced lovebird since a chick. He's tame and has always been very closely bonded to me, however I've been wondering for some time, would it be possible to introduce him to a companion of his own species? would another lovebird be best/ easiest for him to bond to...

Hello everyone, For a while now I've been considering getting a pair of cockatiels. I've always wanted a bird and from the research I've done, a cockatiel would be a good match for me. But, I've never had a bird before, so I'm worried there's something I'm not taking into account. So, I'm hoping...

So about a week ago I got my very first cockatiel and basically my very first bird thats my own. My only previous experience is the 2 little budgies my boyfriends little sister owns. Anyways, we got what we believe is a her, from a local bird shop that hand feeds and raises them. My guess is...

Sorry for the super long post in advance. Max meeting Honey has been...interesting. Quarantine ended early because I was cleaning and I accidentally left the door open and Max flew in (he has free reign of the house). 10 mins in, I walk in to see Max on top of Honey’s cage, looking over. He...

Edit: I am considering uploading update photos, including the Budgerigar. Would you guys mayhaps appreciate the photo updates more? Hello everyone! I apologize for the lack of activity. I'm a very anxious individual, so I tend to be stand-offish about a lot of responses and such. HOWEVER I am...

So im planning on building a couple of cages for my birds. One is an aviary for our budgies, the other is a cage for a cockatiel we would like to get. Recently i found 2 available as a bonded pair, and while we where planning for one, we'd hate to break them up, but want to make sure the cage is...

Hello guys. I noticed yesterday that one of Honey’s nostrils (the left one) look different than the other. It looks a tiny bit swollen, perhaps? My family keeps telling me that it looks fine and I’m just being anxious. Am I being paranoid or is something going on with him? My previous vet is...

My sister was given a tame, flighted male 'tiel two days ago. He contact calls throughout the day, presumably to his former flock mates? She says he's barely eating the food he came with and he doesn't touch anything new. I gave her some toys just his size, but he seems afraid of them. She was...

My new ‘tiel, Honey, came home to me three days ago. He’s approx 3 - 4 months old. Since his toys haven’t arrived yet, I put in some DIY toys using paper, cardboard and straws to keep him entertained. However, he seems to be chewing and eating the paper. Max, my IRN, has never done this. (He...

Hey everyone! I have a five-month-old male cockatiel, Bowie. We've been doing pretty well so far. When I put my palm in his cage he rushes to get on it, and he likes climbing on me or just sitting on my hand with one of his feet in the air. However, while he has no problem with my palm pressing...

Hello everyone. I've just bought a young gray cockatiel 9 wks old not hand reared last week. I've looked online on how best to hand tame him but there's to many videos etc which show you how to get them to step up and I'm no where near that yet lol. I've been sitting close to his (I hope ) cage...

So before people tell me that it's dangerous, I know that you shouldn't paint your nails around birds. I know that NOW...didn't think about it while I was painting them. Anyway, my Cockatiel is 7 months old and decided that while he was hanging out on my shoulder he was going to jump down and...

Hello everyone! I recently joined this forum as I seek what I feel is urgent- I need help figuring something out. My school has a Veterinary Pathway. We have a Vet Lab, which is dedicated to multiple incredibly healthy animals- except, not all of them are healthy. We have a pair of cockatiels...

Hi! I've had Hohenheim for about a month now. He lets me hold him but he runs right for my shoulder or the top of my couch where his favorite stuffed animal is at. He's not very playful and he doesn't move around a lot in the day...he's also very grumpy for most of the day and sometimes bites my...

Heya everybody! Wanted to updated you guys that hohenheim is just fine :) thankfully. He's been very happy, whistling to me if I try to leave the room, inching toward me to his cage and eats millet from my hand now! I was wondering if I could have a few tips for taming him? I'm slowing trying to...

Hey guys! I adopted hohenheim 2 days ago and everything was going so wonderful! He's been chirping at me and my hubby and I played music for him and he started dancing. I think I'm getting a bit too attached, yesterday I fell asleep next to his cage in a chair instead of next to my hubby haha...

Hello, my name is Erica and I got my first bird last month, a female pearl cockatiel named Atlas. After years of research I finally found me a cockatiel to call my own. My pet shop changed owners and in the new location I found her with her mate. Originally, the pet shop wasn’t selling her...

Do you think he will like it??? I don't have a calcium block or cuttlebone just yet but I will be buying it once I adopt him! I'm thinking about naming him hohenheim! Such a noble name hahaha.

Hi! This is a cockatiel at the pet shop that was rescued and he is a total sweetheart. I'll be adopting him by the end of the ! I'm sure he's just trying to be friendly...but I'm also not sure. What do you think he's doing? Pic attached❤ :yellow1:

I am the proud owner of two beautiful birds, a male Cockatiel named Onni (after the Japanese mythology creature) and a male baby Umbrella Cockatoo Mamés Dango (yes I like the Japanese theme thing). Onni is about 2 years old, he keeps to himself, doesn’t act at all like other cockatiels I know...

I would love to hear some advice as I will be adopting a cockatiel by the end of June most probably! Anything at all helps! :D :yellow1: :yellow1: :yellow1:

Hi everyone, NOTE: If you vote in the poll, please explain your vote! (Message or comment is fine) So for about a year now, I've been stricken with a love for parrots. It started with Cockatiels, and has, more recently, spread to Conures, Caiques and Indian Ringnecks. But before I get to the...

I'm thinking about adopting a blind cockatiel- it had been surrendered with 4 others a few months ago, and is the only one that been there for the longest time. One problem. I cant find anywhere that gives tips to owning a blind bird. If anyone can give me suggestions, facts, tips, etc that...