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  1. hexenbeast

    Advice on tiel pair who seem to have stopped bonding

    Hey sorry if this is a bit long winded! So I have a rescue tiel Mouse who I got back in November, she didn't come from the best situation and was stuck into a cage with two boys and was harassed constantly and also grabbed alot by her previous owner so was fearful of people. I spent lots of one...
  2. babyyAura

    Auraa

    My baby aura is 7 weeks old albino cockateil and [a bitt potty trained not completely] she's the sweetest and the most hardheaded baby I have had her for about 2 weeks now shes about to start the weaning process[idk how to start] she's really smart but doesn't know how to take a seed from my...
  3. hexenbeast

    Cockatiel who doesn't like baths but desperately needs a clean

    Okay this is probably the dumbest question lmao I the super smart bird parent I am gave my flock strawberries as a treat. Forgetting one of my lovely babies is all WHITE. It was like a horror show. his white beak? Red His little mowhawk? Also red Feets? Red His entire little face? RED Any of...
  4. S

    To friend or not to friend

    Hi, I have a cockatiel, I'm pretty sure he's about 10 years old, based on his band. He was abandoned by a family in my neighborhood and he's been with me for 6 years. He is social and loves people in general. He's the most bonded to me for sure, but he does sometimes really take to random new...
  5. hexenbeast

    New bird was kept with males but has turned out to be female, should I be concerned about egg laying?

    Hello! So I had a cockatiel today as a rehome as the other birds in the cage were "picking" on him. I was looking for a companion for my laid back boy so I decided to take him in. So we got home and he's settling in to his new cage (separate cage to current boy) and he has turned out to be a...
  6. Kerry.S

    Questions about chop variety ! :)

    Hi again! I’m curious about what schedule everyone feeds their birds on. I have 2 cockatiels and because I work at a farm stand they get fresh veggies daily, but i’m big on preventing waste as well. What i’ve been doing is buying a list of veggies for the week, and giving them the same thing...
  7. Sohaila

    Help Is my bird sick or is he sleepy

    My bird had been acting strange lately he would be fine in the morning playing singing and preening himself but when the sun goes down he gets too sleepy to the point he won’t woke up at all even if i give him his favourite food he wouldn’t ear or drink he wasn’t like this at all he was...
  8. M

    Rescued cockatiel behavior

    I recently adopted a rescued cockatiel. They said they estimate her to be 2 years old. The rescue also said she has already laid eggs verifying she’s a she. Anyways, she does a very noticeable head bob-the type when a cockatiel is looking around its surroundings also it as if it’s looking for a...
  9. Kerry.S

    Need advice, birds won’t bathe

    Hi! I have two cockatiels and need some advice on feather health. They’re molting and preening each other just fine, but since i’ve have them i’ve struggled to get them to bathe! I’ve tried putting out bowls of water of different depths (shallow, deeper, etc), as well as misting them (they HATED...
  10. M

    Cockatie

    Hi everyone! I hope you can help, We’ve had a cockatiel for roughly 5 years with no problems, roughly 2 years ago we bought 2 conures again no problems. however this last year the cockatiel has laid multiple clutches of eggs obviously all infertile. We don’t know what to do with her, is it...
  11. V

    Sick

    Hello my bird Kiwi has AGY and was given Amphotercin B she’s about to be on it for 5 days now! But she still regurgitates her food and eats it back up. She sits all day and sleeps. However she is drinking SOOO much water and eating a lot. She occasionally plays but goes back to sleeping. I’m...
  12. C

    advice: rehoming my cockatiel

    Hi everyone, im making this post for advice. I'm was thinking about possibly rehoming my 6 year old female cockatiel :( (which is absolutely devastating for me to even think about). For some context, I got her when I was in high school after my brother got a cockatiel (who unfortunately died)...
  13. S

    Cockatiel suggestions

    Hi, I got a cockatiel for 4-5 days now, he is not tame really afraid of hands and some other stuff (Millet stick) First two days when I would change/clean his food bowl, he'd get really scared and flop around his cage while I was trying to get his food and water, even though I'd softly talk and...
  14. C

    Cockatiel dark poop

    I have a six year old cockatiel and all day today she has had black-looking droppings that are dark brown if looked at closer. She is acting completely normal (eating and drinking etc) so i'm not sure if I should be worried. I did take her to see my mom 4 days ago who has a conure and a yellow...
  15. C

    How worried should I be able PBFD?

    Hello first post here but hoping I can get some help. Recently we had a baby rainbow lorikeet at our front lawn who couldn't fly and showed signs of having beak and feather disease (short tail and short wings) although at the time I didn't know how contagious it was. I scooped the baby up and...
  16. P

    New 2 y/o female tiel suddenly aggressive after a month.

    Hello! I currently own two cockatiels. Bébé was my first, who just turned four. She came from a shizzty bird store but at least seemed to be parent raised and grew up with other tiels. She has always been very timid but in time became a very sweet and curious tiel. However because of her...
  17. M

    Hello. Owner of Lorikeet, Cockatiel and Budgie.

    Hello. My name is Sarah. I own 3 birds, Rainbow Lorikeet named Lozza, Cockatiel called Benji and Budgie named Tweety. Lozza is a very cheeky happy girl. Benji is a self loving cheeky boy. Tweety is a shy little cranky looking dude but a cutie. I don't know their ages really but Lozza is a...
  18. L

    Cockatiel doing weird stance

    Sometimes my baby cockatiel will stand and spread his wings around and I don’t understand why. It looks different than his other stretches for his wings. Is he upset
  19. L

    Cockatiel keeps crying

    My cockatiel is 8 weeks old I just got him and he constantly baby cries I started hand feeding him again baby formula and he still eats his adult food he was on when I got him and give him fresh food and water everyday but he still baby cries he’s out of cage almost of the time he’s been wanting...
  20. M

    Urgent Elderly cockatiel having seizures

    Quick overview so I can post something faster. I’ll add a detailed description after this. Elderly female cockatiel, assumed 24, rescue of about four years. Suddenly having seizures.what can I do?
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