Hi, I have a question about a mourning cockatiel that I have,his cage buddy died just yesterday... My question is this, my dad owns a couple of other cockatiel's but his are outside the house in a big cage and were never raised inside the house.So now that my male cockatiel is alone and in mourning I was thinking of maybe introducing him to one of the others one on one for possible companionship.I was also thinking of maybe moving him outside and putting him in the same cage with the others also.But one of my big gripes is that he's used to being in here with us in the house in his cage and not outside for very long.So my fear is that he may not take to it well being outside with the others.So any suggestions on how I can go about this dilemma,any comments would help thanks...

Hes about 5 weeks old and wont stop chirping constantly. Whenever he hears someone is in the room he chirps about every 10 seconds over and over. I still have to hand feed him and I was told only twice a day. He is starting to eat seeds but he wont eat from the food container only from my hand or from the ground. He even chirps when his crop is full so its not always because hes hungry. its not a happy chirping. even when i give him attention he just keeps being loud.

Hi, I just got a male and female pair of cockatiels. They are normal grey's. I was kind of thinking about Olive and Popeye. Any name suggestions? Thank you.

Hi I was just cleaning the cockatiel cage and I saw some orange/ yellowish small bug on the side of the cage. It ha about 6-8 legs and antennae. I only got a moments glimps at it before it fell if the side if the cage. AThere are two tiels and they are about 3 months old. I don't know what the bug is. Im 14 and any help would be great.

I bought a breeding pair of cockatiels yesterday and want to know the estimated time it will take them to breed. Also how can I get them to notice the nest box? There's treats above it and the male sits on the treats and the female sits ontop of the box and eats fallen peices of treat. What's a good way to get them to go inside the nest box?

Long story short, they told me my cockatiel was a male and I bought "him" a male friend so there wouldn't be babies turns out he was a she. I really don't want them to have babies but shes already getting in her "Im going to have eggs attitude" so I put her nesting box in there and now shes sitting in there. She's had this phase before but I didn't have my nesting box. When I got it I put it in her cage and she didn't accept it and stopped laying on her eggs. Well the eggs from last time are still in the box and shes in there. I thought maybe if I kept them she'll think those are her current ones and stop laying them? Well other then that, I'm worried she will get eggbound. Shes mostly on an all seed diet except when I'l eating shell fly to me and eat what I am eating(of course I only let was is ok for her to eat) I give her lettuce and she doesn't eat it. I have a flavored cuttle bone in her cage but shes not eating it. What can I do to prevent it? I had other cockatiels that were egg bound and I really don't want it to happen again please excuse some of my grammar mistakes. I wrote this really fast. I know a lot about cockatiels.

Just tell me the listed: -cleaning -trick teaching -friendliness -something that is good about them that makes the other not so good.

It's just so cute & funny. Attention cat lovers---the Half Time Kitten Show is about to start. And Bird fans, there's a cockatiel named Meet who they show in front of a smart phone "tweeting" about the event. Too cute. Animal Planet---watch.

My furnace in my house is broken and its 56 F.......my cockatiel is shaking so I put him near a heating pad but it dosen't do anything.....I dont know what to do I don't want him to catch a cold.......And I dont know how long it will be before it starts working again.......Can my tiel catch a cold from it...... Ps.....I don't have any lamps that i could use for my tiel.....I tied the heating pad to the cage and put a blanket... he is sitting right next to the pad.....any other suggestions?

My Dad said I can get a bird. What one? I have 1-2hrs for hands on play and about half an hour for care(feeding and stuff). My budget is kind of low. The bird will have to be hardy because they will live in the shed. I might try out finches to see if i can actually care for birds. I could breed them or budgies. Which is easier to do? I could tame the cockatiel as a buddy. What are the prices for the stated birds. Thanks in advance

Hello, I'm thinking to buy lego blocks for my cockatiels and make toys out of it, probably something that they can climb on and play around with or probably a house so they can explore it a bit. I was wondering if lego blocks are safe for cockatiels since it is plastic? Dogus

Well sounds crazy , but my indian ringneck mated with my cockatiel and my Cockatiel Had eggs :o its cute how the indian ringnecks checks up on him every 5 mins (: what type of bird will the out come be ?c:

It's all bloody... It's coming from her anus, it's very red and swollen. What do I do??

My cage has a nestbox with nesting material and are male and female.When will they breeds?

My cockatiels are mature and i dont know when they will mate?

Also when I open her cage door she is flying straight out rather than her usual 2-3 minute delay, and then proceeding to scratch at her feathers. Something seems wrong, can anyone help shed some light on her unusual behaviour. N.B. She is also just under 6 yrs old

My cockatiel follows me around everywhere and I accidently stood on her!!! Not my full weight and she seemed fine until the next day. She wont put any pressure on her leg at all. It's not tucked up, she just leans on her other led and the sore one just hangs. She wont grip my finger with it either. It has been 3 days now and no improvement. HELP!!!!

i have a cockatiel that absolutely refuses to eat anything soft like bread or apples or any fruit for that matter. so anyway what i am doing now is feeding him a mix of lafebers nutriberries, some millet, and zupreem natural pellets. any help?

I am getting a cockatiel and which are better like cuddle with you and doesn't bite but talks more? If I do get a female and it has eggs is it illegal? And which are more aggressive?

I am going to get a Cockatiel and I also want to get a Parakeet. If I put them in the same cage will they get along or not? I don't have any money for a second cage if I get a big cage could I get a cage divider? (is there is such thing as a "cage divider"? and where could I get it? Petsmart or Petco?)

Ok so the other day i brought 2 dorf hamsters same litter then yesturday i got 3 more a diff litter. Then today i got two more another litter and i put them all in the same Tank. Its like 5 feet long its huge. They are all getting along fine but they fighting over who gets to run on the wheels i got 3 in the cage!!!! And i let my cockatiel with (clipped) wings hang out with the hammies and they all play its awesome how is this even possible?

okay so about 20 min ago a small little bird smacked into my window i gently picked it up and got it to stand on my hand, i gave it a drop of water to drink and it seems ok for the time being but he seems to be drowsy!!!! i put him in a second cage i have ( i have two cockatiels) i put a shirt in the cage so he's more comfy. i need help! i cant handle its death!!! PLEASE!! It seems more alert and is flying , I'm going to let it calm down and center itself ,rest a bit and then let it fly away

I have a little pineapple conure and he loves eating chewed food from my mouth (like peanuts and cashews) lol But I buy these big bags of bird food that have all kinds of stuff. It has different seeds mostly, but it also has these huge pellet-like things. They're different colors and shapes, but I notice he doesn't really eat those. The bag says it's for conures and cockatiels. So I'm wondering if I can chew these pellets for him? My biggest concern is that he isn't getting all the minerals and nutrients he needs. I've been told that pellets are the best things for birds to eat.

Hi, i just got a male pied cockatiel yesterday. My husband got him from a lady who couldn't keep him anymore. I started looking at him when i got home and when he raised his wings i noticed he has missing feathers. When he takes a bath i noticed he has feathers missing from the back of his neck that seems to be a straight line. He is also missing some from his legs and a tiny bit by his nares also. Before he took a bath he seemed to be preening a little hard. when he is dry you can't see the missing feathers unless you look under his wings. He's a pretty cockatiel. Today he isn't preening his self nearly as much. What would cause him to loose his feathers like this?

I have two Cockatiels, I've had them for about 5 years now. When I first got them I tried giving them fruits and veggies because I know it's suppose to be part of their daily diet. However they would only eat broccoli. They won't touch anything else. I asked the vet what to do and she said since they won't eat it to give them a vitamin supplement, which I've been doing ever since. But I'll be eating more vegetables and I don't want none of it to go to waste so I want to try and to get my birds eating some too. What should I do??

1. I once placed her on the floor, she didn't like it so it threw a tantrum. 2. She can be nice and cuddly one minute but then the next she can bite. 3. She often dances when she sees me. 4. Once she's on my shoulder, she never gets off due to her stubbornness. 5. Jumps on my shoulder when I enter the aviary. 6. She really likes cuddles. 7. She gets along with my cockatiel. 8. She's scared of my pigeons. 9. Once when I was fixing my car, I had her on my shoulder, she climbed off my shoulder then started to try and get inside the engine. 10. She doesn't like girls giving her attention (she only likes men with mustaches giving her attention). 11. She has a habit of throwing her food/water containers out of the cage. 12. Would bite or play up if it didn't get the attention it wanted.

Hi! I really want a chinchilla, I already have a cage because ive had 4 pet rats and a budgie, a cockatiel and i have a really evil mayas senegal at the moment along with a seven month old collie, so anyway I have a cage. So how much is the actual chinchilla going to cost? Also if you know anyhting else about keeping chinchillas that would be great. Thanks for the 2 answers so far... but I live in England so if you write it in dollars it isnt that much help. Thanks anyway!

Which is the best for kids 8-9? I have heard that the conure is nippy so I dont know

I'm just guessing if its OK if I only have 1 conure bird/cockatiel?my mom can't decide if what bird should I buy and she also mentioned that I can only have 1 bird....most people say that a bird can die without pair...so plsssss. .help me if a 1 conure bird/cockatiel..can survive..thanks!!!! By the way..I'm getting male conure bird/cockatiel..the conure bird is green cheek conure bird....

I've got several questions about raising a one month old cockatiel who isn't tamed. I bought him two nights ago and I've been handling him as much as possible (the seller told me to so it can have an attachment) since I got home with him. He is settling into his cage reasonably well drinking and eating. I've only just started reading to him and sitting near his cage when he's in there to accept my presence, but he's still really stressed. When I reach in to pick him up and take him out he still squeels and bites (which I'm ignoring both) until he settles down with me holding him and softly speaking to him with the tv on. He's been sitting with me for about four hours today, and is about to have his wings clipped. Am I doing everything alright? Anyone have any tips? How can I make him bond with me and treat me as a guardian? Thanks to all the answers in advance.

Hello, do budgie parakeet have more dander then lovebirds. I was wondering if they have dander like a cockatiel. Everytime I see them in pet stores they seem to look like they shed little feather. Can someone with budgie parakeet please tell me about their experience. thanks

Right now I have my cockatiel on erthromycin for a respiratory infection. The medicine mixes into her water. The problem is that she won't drink it without me dripping some in her mouth with an eyedropper (which I have to hold her down to do, and as you can imagine she struggles every time). Normally I have a water-soluble vitamin in her water, and she doesn't have a problem with her water when the vitamin suppliment is in it. I would like to know if it's safe to mix the vitamin in the water with the medicine, because I think she might start drinking it on her own again if the vitamin is there.

Im thinking of getting a pet bird. But I dont know what kind cockatiel or conure? Girl or boy? People have said Cockatiels are friendlier and others say Conures are. And whats friendlier girl or boy? Which one is easier to tame? Which one likes to be handeld more? Which needs more attention? Which bites more? Which bites harder? Which is more intelligent? Its so hard to choose. Which is easier to teach tricks to? Which can do more tricks? Please answer as soon as possible and give as much information as possibale. Thank so much for your help.

I purchased a one month old cockatiel two nights ago and I've been incredibly unlucky with him. As soon as my brother was placing seed in his cage he escaped, and was attacked by our dachshund/sausage dog, but nothing serious but a few feathers were missing and we've kept a close eye on the dog since, but the bird was still loose flying around our house and flew into windows at least 3 times and ended up with a bloody beak, any chance he could of taken brain damage or permanent trauma? After we got hold of him and he has eaten and drunk for the first time last night, but will only being hand fed by me. He still bites and squeels when being taken out of his cage this morning, but when he's settled on my lap he seems to be fine except for him closing the left eye but keeping the right eye open when being stroked. I'm afraid if he isn't damaged/traumatized he won't attach to me now after I've been the only one grabbing him out of his cage and when he escapes finding him and putting him back in his cage, am I worrying over nothing or is there a possibility that he could be brain damaged or traumatized. P.S I'm handling him as much as possible in hope he will attach to me.

I have a cockatiel who's about 5 months old and I love him to death. A few days ago his left eye got puffy and red, I found out what was wrong with him but I couldn't go to the vet or get the treatment, so he had to heal on his own. It looks better now, but today when I got home from school, Louie (the bird) was lifting his right wing out a little bit, as well as lifting his right foot up. I instantly got scared and put him on the ground to see if it actually was injured. Sure enough, he was limping. I'm really scared and don't know what's happening. Could someone please help me!?! I'd be devastated if I lost him!!

I purchased a one month old cockatiel two nights ago and I've been incredibly unlucky with him. As soon as my brother was placing seed in his cage he escaped, and was attacked by our dachshund/sausage dog, but nothing serious but a few feathers were missing and we've kept a close eye on the dog since, but the bird was still loose flying around our house and flew into windows at least 3 times and ended up with a bloody beak, any chance he could of taken brain damage or permanent trauma? After we got hold of him and he has eaten and drunk for the first time last night, but will only being hand fed by me. He still bites and squeels when being taken out of his cage this morning, but when he's settled on my lap he seems to be fine except for him closing the left eye but keeping the right eye open when being stroked. I'm afraid if he isn't damaged/traumatized he won't attach to me now after I've been the only one grabbing him out of his cage and when he escapes finding him and putting him back in his cage, am I worrying over nothing or is there a possibility that he could be brain damaged or traumatized. P.S I'm handling him as much as possible in hope he will attach to me.

I've had my cockatiel for a few months now. I got him from a friend of my Mom's. When I got him, his feathers looked dirty to me. They haven't changed since then. His chest feathers don't look like any pictures that I've seen. Got any tips or ideas?

I think he is to old but I just wanted to no and also what are really easy birds to teach to talk I'm 13 and I wanted to get one. THANKS(: By the way I live in Queensland Australia just to let you know. And how do you train on?

I'm thinking of getting into birds and I'm wondering what type to get. One of my neighbours breeds finches, canaries and cockatiels so I could get them off him. I go to school until four and I have sports on atleast three times a week. They will have to be hardy because I live in Ireland and the birds will be in my shed. A pair of canaries? I could breed them but they wouldnt be curly. A hand reared cockatiel? Fun cute smart but would need more attention. A pair of lovebirds? Can they be tame in twos. Please answer!! Thanks

i have baby cockatiels just hatched and i am wondering of how i can mark them to know which one hatched first and on what day? ive herd of leg bands but i cant find any in stores and i dont shop online. please help me!! tell me how to mark my baby cockatiels to keep track of their birthday and theire age. so when they are ready to go to new homes i need to know which one hatched first and how old it is!!!! please help me!!!!!!!!

Does their temperament suit it? I am hand-raising a male cockatiel and would very much like to know before I go ahead and cut his wing feathers.

I'm 14 and really looking into a Bird. I'm around the house almost everyday, all day (I'm asking about a bird not school so keep it zipped) and I'm really looking into getting a Cockatiel. I've done loads of research. and I think I could handle it. but is all the maintance worth what you get? Like do they just sit around and do absolutely nothing but perch on you/things and watch. Or do they have personalities? and what kind of things can you teach a Cockatiel? People say they're loud, But my teacher had a Cockatiel, and I never heard that thing 1 time. it didn't make a sound. and thats even in the presence of being around kids who are touching it constantly and stressing it out. I don't care if it talks, as I'm looking for a small companion, Not a entertainment toy. So here are some things I'm wondering Can you interact with it and play with it? I have a playground thing with a basket ball and weights for a bird How high maintance are they? and does all that work pay off for what you got? How loud are they at home? and is keeping it in your room a good idea? I may seem like a unoptimistic soled up person, But really I'm not in a good mood today just sick, So I'm not a negative nasty person.

She is just laying in the bottom of her cage. I checked her out but no broken legs or wings she usually fights when i pick her up and now she not all she does is bite. She has problems laying eggs sometimes

The have a nestbox and a cuttle bone.The female is always hanging around the nestbox.Is this a sign of mating?

I've looked EVERYWHERE on the internet for tricks that cockatiels will actually be able To do with ease. Is there any cockatiel owners who know some easy tricks to share with me?

I have two cockateils. One is for sure female, but I"m not sure about the other one. The female just laid 3 eggs over the span of 5 days. But now it's attacking the "male" one every hour or so. What should I do?

I've had 2 birds in my life. They were both budgies and I miss them a lot. My heart was broken when I found out they were dead. Anyways, my mom says I don't need or deserve a pet because it's, "a waste of time." I saw a cockatiel at pet's barn and she was so nice to me and i really wanted her but of course my mom says no. What can i do? Oh and by the way she didn't really agree on my last 2 birds

I'm going to be adopting a parrot and I'm only familiar with cockatiels (don't have one, my parents did when I was growing up) and I've been looking into a few different species. I have a question about eclectus parrots. I don't care if my bird is an excellent talker, what concerns me more is that I'll have a companion that will bond with me and love being on my shoulder, being held, being played with, talked to, etc. Anyone have any opinions or experiences as to which would be a better companion for me, male or female eclectus? I hear that the females can have behavoral issues when they reach sexual maturity, does anyone know if this is a huge problem or is it something that a little training and sensitivity would be able to fix? Thanks!