cockatiel care site

[birdman78]

Found this awhile back. Thought who have cockatiels would like to look at it. Lots of info.

Cockatiel Cottage, Cockatiels, basic care and general information on the cockatiel, cockatiel information, cockatiels basic care, diet, nutrition, pellet diets, health, illness, behavior, taming, behavior problems, biting, sickness, symptoms of a sic

 

[Gen120]

Re: Info site

Thank you, I will make it a sticky!

 

[Thugluvgrl187]

Thanks

 

[Daisy's Mom]

Great website! Thanks!

 

[penguin]

I love cockatiel cottage, I use them for picking out houseplants that my tiels then condemn to a slow, lingering death.

 

[Odin]

I don't know who owns that Cockatiel Cottage site, but I have read it over and over in the last 6 months prior to getting Odin! It is a plethora of information. KUDOS

 

[Novembergypsy]

I've been plowing through this site ever since making plans to add 'tiels to our lives. I am grateful for a lot of the informaton. It's frequently very helpful. I love the articles on taming and diet--though I wish I could find something that talked about *when* to feed, as in should some foods be offered at all times? Should fresh foods be offered as daily meals? How then would you stop them filling up on the freely offered seeds and pellets if you offer them between "meals"? If you don't freely offer, how much and when do you give the seeds/pellets? I haven't yet found the answers to this.

However, I find it odd that sometimes the site will contradict things I know to be true of cockatiels. For example, the article titled "Life with Cockatiels" claims that they don't talk. This, of course, simply isn't true of many male cockatiels and makes me wonder what other information throughout the site is incorrect.

 

[sunnysmom]

I've been plowing through this site ever since making plans to add 'tiels to our lives. I am grateful for a lot of the informaton. It's frequently very helpful. I love the articles on taming and diet--though I wish I could find something that talked about *when* to feed, as in should some foods be offered at all times? Should fresh foods be offered as daily meals? How then would you stop them filling up on the freely offered seeds and pellets if you offer them between "meals"? If you don't freely offer, how much and when do you give the seeds/pellets? I haven't yet found the answers to this.

However, I find it odd that sometimes the site will contradict things I know to be true of cockatiels. For example, the article titled "Life with Cockatiels" claims that they don't talk. This, of course, simply isn't true of many male cockatiels and makes me wonder what other information throughout the site is incorrect.

Cockatiel cottage has some great basic info. I've been told but am not positive, that it's no longer updated though.

As for food, my understanding is that tiels should have access to food 24/7. They have high metabolism rates so need to be able to munch as needed, and unlike dogs, etc. they usually do not over eat. My tiel has access to seeds all day. I give him pellets and fresh food also in the morning and then also fresh food for dinner. I do think fresh food should be offered daily. There's no exact consensus unfortunately on "best" diet for tiels but I shoot for about 50% seeds, 15% pellets and the rest vegetables and grains.

 

[Novembergypsy]

Cockatiel cottage has some great basic info. I've been told but am not positive, that it's no longer updated though.

As for food, my understanding is that tiels should have access to food 24/7. They have high metabolism rates so need to be able to munch as needed, and unlike dogs, etc. they usually do not over eat. My tiel has access to seeds all day. I give him pellets and fresh food also in the morning and then also fresh food for dinner. I do think fresh food should be offered daily. There's no exact consensus unfortunately on "best" diet for tiels but I shoot for about 50% seeds, 15% pellets and the rest vegetables and grains.

Thank you! I appreicate that. Your meal plan sounds about right to me. I've done my homework, and it sounds like, at the end of the day, you just do the best you can with their food. I am getting them Friday and I am ridiculously excited lol

 

[PatsyD]

Hi every1, I give my 2 only 1 teaspoon of seeds, a small bowl of rice (about 1 teaspoon) and the biggest portion of greens, spinach mostly, they love, love fennel and dill, cucumber, papaya, strawberries. Then a treat of Millet or a small piece of bread.

 

[blewin]

Buddy gets a seed/pellet/dried veggie blend all day, which she just grazes. She basically eats on her own schedule. When we eat, I try to get her to try fresh stuff, but she's never interested. The vet says that she's physically very healthy (except for the stroke), so we don't stress much as long as she's eating okay.

 

[PatsyD]

Hi Blewin, I try and give them different veggies and fruit, Olive will not even try, but Nino is good, he will try anything LOL

 

[^Squawk_Pop^]

This is extremely helpful, thank you!!

 

[hellen]

thanks for that cockatiel cottage is fab

 

[Texas Tiel fan]

Incase anyone in interested, The absolute BEST book on the market I have found is called "The complete book of cockatiels" by Diane Grindoll. I have a good number of tiel books but I think this one stands out.