Proud Cockatiel Momma

[Granny]

My new babies. I’ve had them for about a month. They were given to me and I’m glad I said yes! The previous owner housed them in a Guinea Pig cage!! I immediately bought them a real cage and lots of good food, fresh water, and of course toys lol. Any information, tips and tricks for their care would be greatly appreciated

 

[Emma&pico]

 

[sunnysmom]

They're beautiful!

 

[Aestatis]

Oh, poor babies They are sure lucky to have you!

Sounds like you have the basics covered already. Any specific questions? Are they friendly towards you or very shy/fearful?

It looks like the cinnamon has some feathers missing around his/her neck, but hopefully it fills in now that they are in a less stressful situation. Just try to keep an eye out to see if it is self inflicted or if it is from the other bird.

 

[Granny]

Thank you for your kind words. The feather loss, is in the same spot on both birds. I think it’s from stress but don’t know how they were fed and fear they may have dietary issues. They love broccoli, green grapes and wheat grass I grow for the cats lol. What is a cinnamon? I don’t know what breeds they are

 

[Aestatis]

Thank you for your kind words. The feather loss, is in the same spot on both birds. I think it’s from stress but don’t know how they were fed and fear they may have dietary issues. They love broccoli, green grapes and wheat grass I grow for the cats lol. What is a cinnamon? I don’t know what breeds they are

Oh, sorry for the confusion! Cockatiels have a lot of color and pattern variations. Cinnamon is when parts on the bird that are normally dark gray are a lighter shade and often look to have a brown undertone. Some birds have less gray than normal in a random pattern. Those birds are called "pied", which is the pattern the bird on the right has! A bird can have a combination of multiple pattern or color genes.

It's awesome you got them on some fresh foods ( I assume in addition to seeds/pellets?). You might want to be careful with grapes. They aren't directly toxic, but many people worry about the possibility of fungal spores on the grapes.