I homed a 12 week old cockatiel a week ago. I scheduled a vet appointment to check Toby in for a health check. Turns out he is a little special. Firstly, he has a nasty pygostyle injury and reinjured himself today so it opened. He was given antibiotics 2 days ago which has to be done twice a day...

I have a rescue cockatiel who is about 3 years old. He's been with me for 7 months. For the first 2-2.5 years of his life he was in (I suspect a very small) cage with another cockatiel. Then the previous owner got a cat and his friend died. Then he was alone for about 6mos-1yr before he went...

Hi everyone, I just joined the forum and pretty much know nothing about posting as I've only ever read past threads - please bear with me :). Little backstory. I am a PhD student in animal behaviour (I work with small mammals so don't be fooled - I don't know nearly as much about birds!), and...

Hi all! I am currently residing in Japan with my cockatiel, Popcorn, but due to some unfortunate life circumstances I must move to the Philippines in January. Of course, I'd love to bring him along with me, but the thing is that I'm extremely nervous about transporting him. I've checked every...

Hello, So I want to get a diffuser or just something to make my room smell nice but I need one that is cockatiel friendly. my room is reasonably big so it would be on the opposite side away from his cage but I’m still concerned I read candles aren’t safe to use? If you can link me to safe...

Hello, I am a new cockatiel owner as most of you know. I want to make sure I’m feeding him the right amount. My routine: Morning - 1teaspoon seeds and 1 teaspoon pellets (he doesn’t really eat the pellets yet as he was raised on seeds) Early afternoon - one leaf of Bok choy (he’ll eat about a...

Hello all again :) I’ve decided I’ll stick around as you are all so lovely and helpful. I want to introduce my new cockatiel, his markings are gorgeous! His dad is a white face and his mum a brozefallow I think. I’m unsure of his gender yet as he is young, I’ll be taking him to the vet soon...

Hi all, This is my first time owning a bird, my cockatiel. I bought her from a run-down pet store - she actually stood out to me a couple months prior before I bought her. She is bright yellow with little red cheeks and she reminded me of Pikachu. I walked by this store and she caught my eye...

Hi, I want to know about Cockatiel, Lovebirds, Pineapple Conure, Jenday Conure yearly breeding clutches. How many times in a year these birds can breed in cage?? Thanks

Last night, my baby (8 month old tiel) flew from my should to the dining table and flew to the kitchen counter where the flytrap was laid. Imagine the horror from both of us, I immediately held him to avoid him sticking any other part (like his head) in an attempt to free himself. I didn't know...

My cockatiel Coco 5 months old has his wing dropping and is really sleepy. His wing was like this earlier today so we took him to a vet and they said it was due to an abnormal blood feather so they pulled it out and then he was looking good again. About 20 minutes ago though he was walking...

So I took my cockatiel to a certified avian vet. And he told me that my cockatiel has low-grade, mild allergies to his own dust/dander. He has these little episodes of sniffles. Besides an air purifier and humidifier, he prescribed Hydroxyzine to be placed in his water. Has anyone heard of...

Hi, I’m not sure if this is the correct place to ask about aviaries, but didnt see a dedicated place for aviaries, so I hope this is ok. I’m currently getting back Into the process of turning my shed into an aviary, I tried to start last year but didn’t end up finishing. After some thought I’ve...

Hi, I just recently got my tiel, Toto. I've had him/her (unknown gender, will just say he for now) for almost a month now; he's just hit 3 months old. I have a bunch of questions so I'll compile them here below instead of making multiple threads lol, maybe one of you can help me out with any...

Hello! My SO has read in some instagram account about zinc meshes and that some cockatiels got some zinc poisoning due to them, so she got worried that our little boy Frodo could have the same problem with our current cage. He's currently hospitalized due to some vomiting, crop inflammation...

Hey there! I'm new on the block, have been lurking and learning on the avenue throughout my research binging. My partner and I are in the process of preparing for our baby tiel, Merlin, coming home late October! He's about 6 weeks old now, and we're able to go hang out with him up to daily...

I figured I might as well make a new thread to share the success with Malibu !:tiel2: Super overjoyed as it's all been going so well the past weeks! She's now around 7 weeks and cutting the middle hand-feed process has been in the works this whole week. (cutting down 1cc every day.) She's...

Hello everyone, first of all, english is not my first language so sorry for any mistakes. We're living in Spain, so please bear that in mind when suggesting courses of action. Appreciated! Our little Frodo has been with us for a few weeks, he's almost 4 months old, we got him from an apparently...

hello guys, i need your help about my two cockatiels that seem to be obsessed with me or like me too much. i have a male who is 1 year and 6 months old, and a female who is 1 year and 3 months old circa. they both were in heat, she layed empty eggs because they didnt bond in any way since he's...

Hi! My cockatiel Marvin is a self mutilator. he’s been tested for multiple things, been to the vets 7 times, and they cannot figure out what’s causing this. He only mutilates one spot on his back, but he has days where it is really bad to the point that all he does is bite himself and squeal...