cockatiel

Hello all! Just recently adopted a cockatiel (about 3-4 months old). He's had his wings clipped before we got him but they're slowly starting to grow back so he can fly pretty far and likes to test his skills by flying to random areas whenever he wants to (but he sometimes fails to grasp onto...

Hello. I have a four year old (assumed) male cockatiel named Percy, who I got in May of 2020, while I was working from home. He is absolutely obsessed with me. In August of 2020, received a very serious injury to his beak (don't use carabiners on your toys everyone...) and I think that...

Hello! My cockatiel Tea just got home from the vet. She was egg bound and had the egg removed. I’m worried about her because her follow up papers say to look out for any straining, and she has been straining every 3-5 minutes since she’s been home, and occasionally making small chirps or squeaks...

Hello! I have a cockatiel named Tea that is showing signs of laying eggs. She turns 7 in about a month and she’s showing some behaviors that i’m worried about. First thing that concerns me is her poop, they’re a normal/slightly brighter green color but the actual poop is very small but...

Hello people, hope you have a good day, i just arrived home and i realized there is a lack spot on Pika’s feather! His behaviour looks okay he sings plays eats normal. Does anyone have any clue what could happened to him? I will post a photo below. Thanks

Hello everyone, this is my first time posting here. I was wondering if anyone would know what is my cockatiel doing onto my neck. It seems like he (not sure) likes to push his head and body and preen afterwards. He also does not make any noise most of the time but maybe subtle chirps from time...

My cockatiel has diarrhea. He is constantly plucking his feathers. Can anyone give advice? I live in Turkey and there are extremely few veterinarians who care for birds here. These veterinarians are also far away, unfortunately I don't have a car. That's why I can't take him to the vet.

Two days ago my bird broke her wing and chipped the tip of her beak off. I took her to the vet, the wing got wrapped and they prescribed her meloxicam for the pain and a cream to prevent infection in her broken beak. Physically, she should be fine. The issues are I can barely get her to eat and...

I was studying in the kitchen when my cockatiel must have thrown up on the other side of the kitchen island. My mom and I were talking and didn't see it happen. It took a second for me to realize the sticky mess, partly clear with a little bit of pinkish orangish stuff in it with what I realized...

Hello! I’m usually very careful I don’t cook with my tiels around, this time I got a call and got distracted and my girl Chakri had a left over of onion on top of her beak, I fricked out of course as I know it’s toxic, took the rest off her but I’m sure she had a munch, it’s been now more than...

This was kind of a breakthrough with Poppy, earlier this week I was able to scratch her head and this video was a few days after that!! She's less scared of hands now but I think part of that earlier came from the fact that I was putting my hands /in/ her cage. When shes out hands are OK.

Hi everyone, My pet cockatiel Dommi has gotten into the habit lately of chewing cables at my desk or even lately flying down onto the floor of my living room and chewing cables near my TV cabinet. I can solve some cables by tying them up high but some need to be on the desk such as my laptop...

Hey everyone ! First of all I don't really know if this message goes here and if it doesn't im so sorry :') Yesterday I got my first rescue bird, a pretty cockatiel named Bonnie ! I know he went through quite some stuff to say the least. The thing is he is VERY aggressive, which is normal. He...

Hi, It’s been a busy few weeks so I haven’t been able to post anything. BUT, today I have some really exciting news! Pearly my cockatiel, who has had some trauma and has major trust issues, has finally decided to trust me enough to step up onto a branch for me today! It has taken me 9 months...

This is my first post here and wanting to retrain an old cockatiel. Got her from my grandmother. From my knowledge she is about 26 years old and used to be hand trained but while she is on her cage door or inside she will try to warn and bite if you get too close. But the times ive gotten her...

This is a thread mainly for pictures of Rico! Side eye Smiling for the sick hooman (I’m fine now) I popped a can open, aaaand he flew over to steal some. He doesn’t know how to take from the can, so he sat there waiting for me to grab a chip so he could snatch it.

The outside is fine, but it looks like dry blood but not a lot. Just specks of it, there's no feathers there. She's recently been dropping feathers that look like pin feathers, there's a gel like texture of light pink at the end of the pin feathers she's dropped. She'll randomly start like...

(If you play L4D this will be even funnier, but it makes sense if you don’t play it!) It happens EVERY TIME he hears me pop open a Pringles can! Regardless of what flavor. He will hang around and stare at me, waiting… he is always there, watching me, waiting for his opportunity to pounce!

So, I have a budgie (cricket) and I got her in May. I think she’s a she, but now I’m starting to think she might be a he? Anyway… I believe she is mimicking my cockatiel, Rico. And this just started today. She makes a quiet, version of Rico’s fear/angry-at-the-human screech. At least, it sounds...

My old fart of a cockatiel, who i've had since he was 2 months old :) . As of June 17, 2023, he's 22 years old!

Yos

P E E T S

So yeah, title. Rico is REALLY interested in my hair and has been ever since I let him play with my bangs. He lands on my head to play with my hair, and will sometimes hang out on my shoulder and preen the peach fuzz on my face. He even plays with my ear and licks it which is really weird to me...

Hi, so I discovered a pellet brand called Pretty Bird. I can get all sizes but I cannot get the species specific for cockatiels because it is not sold on Amazon and will not ship outside of the continental USA because Alaska :/ Anyway, I believe that it’s a brand that I could feed to Rico and...

Hi all, I would really like some answers to these questions. I am VERY concerned. I decided to buy cockatiels off of Craigslist. And the images that were shown and the descriptions of the birds made it seem like the person was taking care of them correctly. It seemed like he had very good...

hello! three days ago we got a baby cockatiel (less than a month old) our concerns are that the baby has difficulty breathing and the symptoms are : tail bobbing, heavy breathing, there is something like a balloon increasing and decreasing which is located on his right side of the neck when he...

Hi! I have some peppermint tea (the only ingredient is peppermint and it is caffeine free) and I would LOVE to give some to my birb but I am getting VERY mixed results on google and unrelated results too. I want my birb to be able to taste the minty, delicious, yummy taste of mint tea but I’m...

Hello there folks! Iam looking to get a first pair of parrots ever soon, and I have done lots, and I mean LOTS of research for how to take good care of them and make them happy and safe. But parrots generaly recommended for new owners are Budgies, Tiels, and GCCs. And while the other two are...

A&E Cage Company Black 600A Economy Dome Top Cage So to start off, I got this cage for under half the retail price from a 3rd party seller on Amazon. This cage price is originally 230$ and I got mine at 99$ USD. So I will not mention pricing. Lets begin! Size The size is alright. It is the...

LOOK! I HAVE SEEN HIM DO THIS BUT NEVER SO WELL AND I HAVE NEVER GOTTEN A PHOTO OF IT!

This is Rico’s spring/summer cage! This cage is sadly not fit for outdoor use (the top can be picked off by a raven or a magpie even and it could topple over if a dog or cat leaned against it so it will not be used outside) so I will be using his flight cage for his sunning time! It is like...

The Astronymphicus! These are space cockatiels! They don’t have legs, they have 4 wings, six eyes, and they eat asteroids for some reason.

Hey there. I'm new here--I've lurked for years, but I've got a conure, a cockatiel, a lovebird, a medical degree, and a neurological disease where emotional distress causes me physical pain. I know your birds matter to you, and I know for many of you, you wouldn't want anything to separate you...

I have a female cockatiel and a male cockatiel. The female is around 11 years old and I have had her for 10. She has been on an only seed diet since we've gotten her. Yesterday I took her on my finger and she stranded looking around randomly with a blank expression. The best was I can describe...

I'm in between houses, and will be traveling internationally during the interim. Are there any good parrot boarding places in FL? Or perhaps someone who would like to take care of 3 cockatiels for about 2 months? Or If anyone has any ideas I'd be happy to hear them. I am a bit disappointed at...

I'd love to see all of your cage setups! tomorrow I am rearranging my poopy bird's cage and would love to use some setups for inspiration! afterwards, I will post a pic of his cage and you guys can rate it out of 10 or give some tips! thank you all in advance!