cockatiel behavior

I am getting a cockatiel in like 4 weeks. I have no idea where to get one except Petsmart. Is it ok to get a cockatiel from here. I have no idea if it will be hand raised and will scared of me. I live in Indiana, is there anyway I could adopt from somewhere else. I have looked at numerous...

So I got Plato this Wednesday and everything is going amazingly well. Since Socrates already came sick I never really experienced what was having a real cockatiel. Plato seems very healthy, he's very active and loved the toys I gave him right away. Within two days he was practically fully...

So I got Plato this Wednesday and everything is going amazingly well. Since Socrates already came sick I never really experienced what was having a real cockatiel. Plato seems very healthy, he's very active and loved the toys I gave him right away. Within two days he was practically fully...

This week I'm going to pick up a two month old pearl white faced Cockatiel, independent, an absolute cutie. I think it might be female but it's still too young for me to know and I'm probably not getting a DNA test anytime soon. Either way I'm going to name it Plato since my last bird was named...

hello again, i have a quick question. how long does it take for parakeets and cockatiels to mate, not together tho:lol: i have a pair of cockatiels in one cage with a wooden box attached to it and the same thing with the pair of parakeets in a separate cage, and recently i got a male and put...

okay so I have a cockatiel I believe is sick. She was shaking a bit violently and her back tail is sort of sticking out. She standing weird and a bit tired. I’m not sure if it’s bad, and I can’t go to the vet till Tomorrow. Please help. She was active today and was in her mating phase (sticking...

Hello. I am new here. My ‘tiel is approximately 4 - 5 months old and came home to me in January earlier this year. I also have an IRN who has been with me for almost 7 months. This is regarding my ‘tiel, Ahmed. He has been getting a lot of night frights lately and I’m worried if he’s gonna...

Hi there everyone! This is my first post on this site, so if I do anything wrong do tell me and I'll fix it! I have a 5 month old Cockatiel, likely a male, called Sam. He's been acting a little odd lately, in that he is moving one wing like it's uncomfortable and getting moody with me(not...

Hello! I've had four budgies for the past months, none of them is hand tamed but they all don't fear me anymore, which means head rubs and angry babies when I'm giving attention to someone else. They are great, and I love them immensely. Two days ago I had a trip to the petshop to buy some of...

Hello, I've had my female Cockatiel for about 6 months now. I bought a new one about a week ago. I bought a male Cockatiel who was younger than her. The male is lazy and he just sleeps most of the time. I've noticed he has diarrhea and thought it was normal because he was scared etc.(I thought...

So has you may or may not know, I have a 9 week cinnamon pearl pied Cockatiel named Socrates, who's in the process of weaning I give him formula when I come home and before going to sleep, always allowing the crop to empty. But lately he hasn't been eating when I come home. His crop doesn't...

I just got a Cockatiel a couple of days ago, and I am a new bird owner. My Cockatiel, Jello, spends most of her time on the bottom of the cage, and she/he doesn't really go on the perches. Jello likes the swing, but she/he only goes on it when we put him/her on it. She/He has also been having...

Hi there guys! Never been on a forum before so I hope I'm doing this right. I'm looking for some advice on how to train one of my birds, but it's sort of a unique situation. Up until two days ago, I had three cockatiels. Gunny, Nova, and Pretty Bird. Two days ago I had to put Gunny to sleep due...

Hello, I've had my female cockatiel for about 3 months now and 3 days ago I bought a Lovebird(My tiel is about 6 months and the Lovebird is around 3-4 months). I put them in seperate cages however I let my cockatiel look around his cage sometimes. I've been putting them together lately my tiels...

Hello, so I just recently (about 6 days ago) got my first bird which is a cockatiel, I’ve wanted one for so Long and now finally I got him as a early birthday present. I wanna make sure he is happy and stress free but I don’t have hands on experience with birds. Any tips on what to do and what...

Hey everyone! I've had my birds Ranger and Banana for a while now after getting them from a next door neighbor and I registered to this forum for some help. :) My Cockatiel Ranger is a male and he's extremely aggressive. We got him from our neighbor about a year or two ago and all he does is...

I have two wonderful male cockatiels who I have had for about 2-3 months. Whenever I try to train Stevie, he runs around and tries to fly to my chest/shoulder. He won't focus for a millisecond, and I have no idea what to do. Another question I have is rewarding with training. When watching a...

Hi everyone, I recently adopted a male cockatiel named Fedi from a neighbor who could not keep him anymore as she was moving. She mentioned he was given to her from another owner so I’m not sure how old he is. He may be around 10-15 years old. My family was is so delighted to have Fedi as we...

Hi my cockatiel Kiwi had a night fright last night he is ok and lost 2featherss but is fine now. Is there any way to help him not get night frights or decrease the chances of him getting a night fright? Thanks!:tieln::tiel::tiel3::tiel::coolparrot::tieln::tieln::tieln::tieln:

Hello, everyone! I'm not a bird owner (yet), but, after a lot of research, I feel like I'm getting somewhere. Quick info about me: I live alone in an apartment, which is unoccupied from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm. That being said, I've decided (advised by some of you guys), to get two birds instead...