cockatiels

Hi everyone. idek if this will be seen by a lot but im currently dog sitting and bird sitting and so my friend gave me a bag of her birds pellets in a plastic ziplock bag. I stupidly left the bag of pellets on the dinning table chair instead of the dinning table itself and somehow some way this...

i got my 2 cockatiels from a breeder when they were 2 years old, they have been with me for around a year. they were fed on a seed mix only diet, and the breeder told me to continue feeding them a seed diet. i did a lot of research and have come to find that seed-only diets are horrible. i just...

Hello I found this forum today and could REALLY use some help.. I have 2 male cockatiels, they're brothers and have been in my care for around 3 years now but suddenly I've been having some problems.. Seemingly out the blue they've begun fighting a lot more than usual! No blood has been drawn...

As of this morning, Cicero started making these weird ''snotty/clicking'' and ''hiccup'' sounds. I have no clue as to what they are or if she's in any danger. I'm worried that maybe she's sick or has something caught in her throat. However, her poop is normal and she doesn't really have the...

Hey everyone! I'm bringing home a cockatiel in the the next few months and the breeder is DNA-sexing the babies. How do cockatiels differ in personality and hormones in terms of gender? I know all birds have different personalities but I'd love to know what the common themes are when it comes...

What can I Hand-Feed my Baby Cockatiels? Hello guys, :rainbow1: Please I need to know what can I Hand-Feed my Baby Cockatiels, Can I prepare a formula at home (a natural one) using grains, beans ...etc instead of the hand-feeding Commercial Formulas like Nutribird A18-A19-A21, Exact, Kiki...

This dot on his cere actually looks something like a cut, the picture quality isn't good, sorry- and that white line around his cere and beak looks like skin? like you know if you have a cut on your finger and there's like white curled up/dead skin there? It's also ON his beak. That. He/she is...

Hi everyone! I just got a cockatiel around a week ago. When we got him/her (she/he is now 7 weeks old and fully weaned) she was on a seed-only diet. We are trying to convert him/her to a pellet diet (Tropican lifetime formula mixed with ZuPreem FruitBlend pellets) Do you have any tips? :grey...

Hey guys. I am new here. I have a pair of cockatiels that I house outdoors. I cover their cage at night, anyways, They had a clutch of eggs a few months ago. One baby hatched but they let it die like a day or two later. Then about a month later I believe they had a second clutch of eggs and...

Hi. Last year I was given a cockatiel by my grandparents, the bird was hand reared from birth and use to be a very friendly bird. The last owners of the bird, however, did not know how to properly take care of a friendly bird and would often grab it harshly to pick it up, which must have made...

Hi everyone, I am new here in this forum and also new in birds in general. A couple of months ago, a bird just flew inside my room. I don't have any knowledge about birds/parrots at that particular time but I decided to keep the bird while I am finding the owner. The parrot is a Meyer's Parrot...

Hi, I have a Male cockatiel called Coco, he's around 2 years old now. He's normally a lovely chap, always following me around, watching what I'm doing whatever room I'm in and the occasional scritches. He loves to play peekaboo and shout Pretty Pretty Coco at the top of his lungs. He's a little...

Resuced birds need home -- Dayton, Ohio I have 2 green cheek Coures and 2 Cockatiels in Dayton, Ohio. I rescued them from someone I know because they were not taking care of their properly. There were 3 Conures, One had a broken leg when I got him so I took him to the vet and after...

Hello all! My current situation is as follows: I currently have two cockatiels: An 8 montH old pearl female and a 3 month old male. I had originally bought the female (Lola) and bonded with her rather quickly. She has her mood swings and hisses at me sometimes, but at the end of the day, its...

Hello, around 2 weeks ago we purchased two cockatiels. Both are said to be around 1.5 years old. The previous owner detailed specifically that they need to be bought together since they been like that from the beginning she has had them. She also noted that they don't want to be touched yet they...

Hello everyone, ive really been getting into this site and seeing what people have been posting, even people blogging daily on there little chicks. So, Kiwi is now 10 weeks old! Already growing so fast! My little Ki-Ki is better daily with me, still not to keen coming up to me straight...

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Newbie here! :yellow1: I need some help with what I guess could be called "re-taming" my bird. For context and history, there's a few paragraphs here. Sorry for that! I've got a male cockatiel named George who is about 4 years old now. He came to us hand-raised from a breeder and was our first...

Hi, I am getting a cockatiel in a couple of months and was wondering what an appropriate size cage would be? My three budgies are in a 1m in height, 50cm in width and 75cm in length, would a tiel fit? Thanks Kate :greenyellow::blue2::yellow2:

After much research and LOTS of contemplating, I'm finally ready to get a cockatiel! I've gone to my local bird shop (Omar's Exotic Birds in Brea) and totally fell in love with them. Any tips? :grey: :white1: