New bird owner :)

[AvianObsessed]

I really hope so too! Thank you guys SO much for your help! Also, what is your tiels favorite fruits/veggies?

 

[Tiel Feathers]

As far as fruit goes, my tiels will only occasionally eat apples. They like veggies better. They like things like broccoli, green beans, leafy greens like lettuce, kale, cilantro and parsley, and sprouts. Many tiels also like peppers, carrots and sweet potatoes, but mine aren't too crazy for them.

 

[AvianObsessed]

Thanks! I find it interesting that only yours will eat apples. It looks like it's answering questions and phone calls for me all day, the other lady wants him as well to add in her aviary so I'm filling out questions about me and a quiz about tiels... super nervous..

 

[Tiel Feathers]

 

[AvianObsessed]

Finished the quiz, still more questions.. but it'll be worth it!

 

[Diesel13]

Welcome and good luck! I hope you get chosen for the tiel. He sounds like a sweetie

I find it odd the other woman interested wants to put him in an aviary when he can't fly due to his injury...?

 

[AvianObsessed]

I do too, but apparently she has had injured birds in there in the past..? I hope that fact puts him in my favor.

 

[RandyMiller]

I think some budgies can be just as loveable as tiels. Just depends on the bird. Here is my Maui. He's super lovable and loves head scritches and attention. View attachment 253457

Your bird is beautiful

 

[RandyMiller]

Ah. Well, I do have a good assortment of birds (except for rare ones) in my area, so I could also look into other birds.

What about keeping a Canary?

Now

 

[AvianObsessed]

Hi there. Slight update. The one lady is recovering from a medical emergency so the adoption of CJ (cockatiel) is postponed.
RandyMiller, I've heard canaries are more of a hands off bird? I'd prefer something I could handle.

 

[AvianObsessed]

Ahhh.. now the lady is leaning towards keeping him.

I don't know what to do...

 

[Tiel Feathers]

Oh no, I hope it works out!

 

[madison nicole]

Ahhh.. now the lady is leaning towards keeping him.

I don't know what to do...

Well honey, the only thing I can say is if she does keep him, it wasn't meant to be. I promise there are plenty of birds out there waiting to be found by you. Maybe if you gave us the area you live in we could help you find something that may be worth checking out? If not I totally understand that as I'm a minor and I find giving my area out debatable but I trust these folks like my family.

 

[Cynthia & Percy]

welcome

 

[AvianObsessed]

I'm in the Portland area. She's leaning towards keeping him.. sigh.

 

[AvianObsessed]

Do you guys have opinions on raising babies? There's someone who wants 20$ for a adorable peach faced lovebird, but would need hand fed.

 

[finchly]

Do you have time? How many feedings per day is he on?

The reason people sell th em cheap is cause it gets so tiring to handfeed. But if you have time, and the breeder will help you get started -- it's a good way to go. Supposedly they'll bond more with you if you are the 'feeder.' I don't really know if it's that or just the early handling that helps you bond with them.

 

[finchly]

I will say my first lovie was a peach face, he was so beautiful. The woman didn't want me to take him till he weaned, the man said he'll be fine. Brought him home and he wouldn't eat, he sat sadly on the bottom of the cage and was dead the next morning.

I've hand fed numerous others with success. That one just seemed to grieve himself to death.

 

[AvianObsessed]

I'm not sure, the link just got sent into me by a friend, I'll look into it. I do have time, way too much time haha.

That is awful.. my cousin raised hers from an egg (it was an awful situation, the people had no clue about anything when it came to birds and they thought that the egg wasn't fertile but she was at there house and gave it a chance.) He was the cutest thing, obsessed with Breyer horses (loved to sit on them!). He passed last year at the age of 14.

 

[Alien J]

I rescued my TD when he/she was just 21 days old. TD will be four months old on September 1. Of course, at just 21 days old, I had to hand feed him till weaning. It's a lot of work! And, once you do some research and find out all the things that can go wrong while handfeeding a baby bird with a crop (and those without a crop for that matter), if you're like me, you'll be scared to death all the time (slight exaggeration)! I still expect something to go wrong with TD on a daily basis due to his/her rough start.

That said, I wouldn't change any of it for the world! To hear that sweet little voice start whistling the Andy Griffith theme song every morning, and asking me play "Peek-a-boo", or asking me, "What 'cha doin'?" or any of the other phrases and tunes he/she already knows (gee, I sound like a proud mama, but why not? I mean, I do have the world's smartest cockatiel, right? ... it's a sure bet that each of my days starts with a smile! That's a pretty awesome gift that TD gives me every day.

TD is my first cockatiel. Pretty much my first "pet" bird. I have raised a Band Tailed Pigeon (a fledgling about to be eaten by feral cats last summer... I soft released him back into the wild months later).

I can say that I never knew how truly intelligent cockatiels are. Nor how much "work" their proper care requires...but it's worth it!

I've been following this thread since the beginning. It seems a lot of cockatiels choose apples as their favorite fruit. I've read of several who really don't care for fruit but love veggies. TD is this way as well.

Can't wait for you and your bird to find each other. I think you are going to be a great parront! Aren't the people here on the Avenue the best? Don't know if I'd have had such success with TD without them!