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baby cockatiel

  1. T

    Baby cockatiel age?

    Can someone please tell me how old this cockatiel baby is? My mom found it under the cage and we don’t know how old it is or how often to feed it.
  2. Lev

    Does adoption of a 2mo in a house with two 4yr adults mix?

    So I've been serving the boys (JoJo and Neil) for years now and they're full adults. Recently I stumbled upon this 2mo cockatiel who apparently has a disability in a leg. I've been feeling plenty for the baby and since my Neil was also adopted, I'm not foreign to the adoption process. Could make...
  3. brookflorn

    Pictures Baby Cockatiel Bald Spot

    This is my baby cockatiel, he’s about 8 weeks old and he has a bald spot on his crop that’s concerning to me, and i think it looks a bit irritated but im not sure. I’m new to birds and can’t help but feel anxious about every little thing :( i plan on taking him to the vet in a few days, but i'm...
  4. hexenbeast

    Advice on whether a cockatiel breeders clipping practices are safe?

    Hey, I just wanted advice because the internet tends to be filled with lots of contradictory information. I've been in touch with a cockatiel breeders for 4 weeks and had chosen a baby from her clutch and I have been recieving updates and watching him grow all this time. He's 6 weeks now and I...
  5. A

    Baby cockatiel won’t stop crying

    My baby cockatiel won’t stop crying, even after I gave him food. But it’s only when I’m in the room. It’s been for the past two days, idk if it’s because I haven’t been able to give him attention for those 2 days, cuz now I’m able too and he stopped crying after a minute of having him in my...
  6. YogiBird

    New baby Cockatiel

    i just got a new baby cockatiel from a shady breeder so bought the poor thing to a convention in a tiny cage. i know it wasn't really right of me to go and purchase her but i felt so bad seeing her in a tiny cage with nothing but harmful seed to help her. the poor things' left foot is already...
  7. Y

    Is my baby cockatiel okay?

    Hi, I’m a new cockatiel dad and I just wanted to check if this little guy/girl is okay. It’s chest looks a little swollen, is that fine? Also, it did just eat. I might just be paranoid too but who knows, and also how can you tell if a baby bird is shivering? When I hold it it vibrates a little...
  8. S

    Begging

    My 6 week old hand fed cockatiel almost doesn’t stop begging. I feed her 10ml of formula at 11am, 4pm, & 11pm. She also gets spray millet & zupreem seed/pellet mix throughout the day. Am I doing something wrong? The begging makes me think she needs to be fed more formula but I’ve heard that more...
  9. DustyFluff

    How much is enough?

    How much seed & pellet is enough for a 4 month old cockatiel? I was giving my baby tiel 4 measuring tablespoons of a mixture of seed, pellets & dried veggies/fruit. 2 tbsp in cage bowl & 2 tbsp out of cage bowl, of that he is really only eating the seeds. I’ve been feeling like I’m not offering...
  10. S

    Babes cockatiel

    Hello, I’m new here (English is not my first language) and also my first time taking care of a bird. I put a box “home” to my grownups cockatiels and they had two babies for the first time. At 5th day they stopped getting inside the box and let the babies alone for a whole day and a whole night...
  11. G

    Help Weaning

    I’m a new bird mom with a 6 week old cockatiel and weaning is a huge challenge for me. Our avian vet said to feed formula 3x a day for a week, then 2x for a week, then 1x. I was feeding her about 5x Since moving to 3x a day she is crying quite a bit and will not touch any chop I make her, and...
  12. Troy72898

    Urgent Aspiration/choking baby cockatiel

    I’m not sure but I think my baby tiel was aspirating. I couldn’t make it to the vet in time before he passed. He was 15 days old and still in the nest box with the parents. Im worried the parents are too young (2 years and 3 years old). Should I pull the rest of the clutch and start hand...
  13. Choco

    Urgent Baby cockatiel

    Hello guys I got a 3 week old baby cockatiel yesterday and I’m hand feeding him but he refuses to eat What should I do ? is he just not hungry ? He is kinda sleepy too idk what to do
  14. H

    Video Panting Cockatiel chicks.

    Video of panting so my pairdecided to become parents. They laid eggs in my cupboard and now I am having 3 chicks, 2 weeks old and 10 days old. But I am seeing that they are panting continuously. My father cockatiel is not well so he is kept in a different cage so only mother cockatiel is feeding...
  15. P

    Baby cockatiel poop

    Hello. My baby cockatiel is about 8/9 weeks. She’s weaning right now. We have her Kaytee bird formula and she’s being fed her formula twice a day: 7am and 7pm. She’s also eating millet, crushed pellets, fresh veggies, and given fresh fruit but every other day. She’s been acting normal, I’ve...
  16. MaggieBee

    How should I set up my (4-5 weeks old) cockatiels enclosure?

    Hi there! I'm in talks with a breeder to take home a 4 or 5 weeks old cockatiel (depends on the choice of bird when I visit come Wednesday) and while I've had a cage set up for a while, I've been planning for an adult bird. My pickiness with breeders and preference for a specific colour...
  17. W

    Please help me identify baby cockatiel color and how to tell its gender when older

    Hello, everyone! I am getting my first cockatiel tonorrow. He/she is 8 weeks old and I was told that it was a grey pearl so I was wondering what it may look like when its adult features come in and how to tell its gender when it is a year old. I tried googling it but i keep finding images of the...
  18. G

    Cockatiel chick bald spot

    Hello yall This is Mojito my handsome baby boy (I'm guessing bc he's very vocal with chirping even though he's young) that i was given as an emotional support after the death of my father I just wanted to ask if the bald spot on his head is normal? I just found it weird seeing that his wing...
  19. S

    911 Urgent baby bird not pooing

    I have a baby cockatiel about a week ish old and all the sudden he can no longer poop on his own he can digest everything just fine but it gets to just behind his butthole and I have to assist him by massaging his butt I can see him trying but nothing happens he seems to have low energy he will...
  20. L

    Sudden death in 2 month old cockatiel

    Hello, I'm new here. I just got my baby about a week ago... he was great ans friendly, loved cuddles and to chit chat. Was on a pellet and dried veggie diet burd food supplied by the specialty store... he has been spunky and all over wonderful. His bed time when he falls asleep is 7. I put him...
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