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  1. scremme

    Cricket’s Strange Behavior

    So a few weeks ago we noticed our cockatiel Cricket acting kind of strange. One night he was eating and tried regurgitating. Nothing came up. He then began to exhibit some very strange behavior. He would begin feverishly “preening” his chest, close to his crop area. But he wasn’t actually...
  2. honeykat13

    How to teach my cockatiel to not scream when I'm gone?

    So I have a new tiel (his name is Ollie) who is very attached to my husband and I. We've had him for about a month now. Due to the virus, my husband has had a hard time finding a new job, so he's been home most of the time. But a week ago he got a chance to work at a temporary job for a couple...
  3. honeykat13

    Pictures Beak Length

    For some reason I'm paranoid about my tiel's beak getting too long, so I try to keep an eye on it. When does it get too long and I should start getting concerned? This is his beak now. Does it look okay? Thanks!
  4. niamhk

    Conure being aggressive to cockatiels

    Ask Yoshi my GGC is quite aggressive at times to the cockatiels. Today he pulled a few of Kiya’s feathers out and at one point they were both on the net and Yoshi went to Kiya so she jumped off and then Yoshi bit hold of her tail feathers and I had to get over to help Kiya. luckily she was fine...
  5. J

    Urgent Cockatiel Twitching (Sad update post #6)

    Hello, this is my first time here so please bear with me... I have a cockatiel that I took in last year from a friend because she had to move (he is not my first bird). He's about 16 years old now and quite skittish. I noticed him falling from his perch a few times, so I contacted my friend...
  6. E

    Can you guys tell Lina age?

    This is Lina and I want to know around what age is she if she is a baby tiel or adult.
  7. niamhk

    how long does it take a bird to recognise you?

    So my hair has been purple for a while now and my hair before was a light brown. Today i bleached my hair since i’m dying it a new. colour on monday. the only bird that recognises me and is ok with me is my conure Emi. Koji and Kiya my cockatiels both won’t go near me which is not normal for...
  8. SaffronConure

    Foods similar to Harrison's?

    My two cockatiels' favorite food is Harrison's extra fine, they love it and there's no wasted food. Unfortunately, it's a little difficult to get my hands on right now so I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for foods with a similar texture? I've tried roudybush, they eat it but the...
  9. niamhk

    do deryan parakeets get on with other birds?

    So i have 2 cockatiels and one indian ringneck. i want to know if a deryan will be able to get on with them. They all will have separate cages of course but they will all play in the same room as all my birds live in my bedroom. I’ve had a quaker in the past who didn’t get on with other birds...
  10. D

    Cockatiel yawning?

    Hello feathery friends, I am just reaching out to get some opinions on my cockatiel Pandora. Today I saw her head bobbing and yawning but in a slightly different way. Normally she’ll do this in front of a mirror and kinda play with her reflection. Or she’s do it after she eats and share some...
  11. keirieski17

    Cat afraid of new bird

    Hi all! I brought home a cockatiel a few days ago and my cat, Atlas, has not stopped hiding. He didn’t do this with my budgie and I’m at a loss for how to help him. Any advice is appreciated!
  12. A

    Cockatiel help please

    Hi. I’m a new member and need some advice. A bit of a back story, I got 2 Cockatiels 2 years ago, a young female and an older male. The male has always been protective of the female and they’ve been inseparable. A couple of days ago the female passed away (she had underlying health issues) and...
  13. K

    no tail cockatiel for 11 years

    Hello! So I have been a proud owner of a cockateil for 11 years now. I got him from a breeder, and yes of course I picked the one cockateil that had no tail. I was told he was hatched like that, and 11 year old me felt really bad for the bird and did not think he would be chosen by anyone else...
  14. Its_Sam4

    Urgent Cockatiels poop has changed

    Hi, so lately my cockatiel’s poop has changed. She’s 11 years old and unfortunately lost her mate this past December. It looks like water with little to no poop visible. I’m not sure if this is related but when she puffs up and shakes her feathers, little white feather balls shake off too. She...
  15. jackson289

    Urgent My cockatiel isn’t putting on weight

    Our 2 1/2 year cockatiel, Cory, was recently taken to the vet due to excess urine in her droppings. She stayed 3 nights at the vet and today we went to pick her up. She was given a variety of injections and ran a few tests and the vet said that they couldn’t find anything. She was hand fed twice...
  16. C

    Cockatiel is starting to lose head feathers

    Hello everyone! I'm new here and just created an account because I can't seem to find an answer to a worry I have about one of my cockatiels. In January, I adopted my first birds, two albino cockatiel females - Pistache and Coco. They're both wonderful birds, Coco is loud an affectionate, and...
  17. A

    Parrot Fever

    I've had a cockatiel for 3 weeks or so and I've realized that its had some symptoms for parrot fever (psittacosis). Such as being constantly sleepy and pooping a greenish yellow looking poop (picture provided). Due to the current state of the world I'm in self containment due to coronavirus. If...
  18. OldDirtyTshirt

    Seed to Pellets, How to do it?

    Hello, I have a 6-month-old female cockatiel! I am trying to get her to eat pellets and hopefully switch her diet to a well-balanced one. I've tried to do more seed and slowly go into pellets but she just picks the seeds right out. I tried to crush up the pellets w/ water and kind of make...
  19. A

    My Albino Cockatiel Dosen't Look Right

    I just got an Albino cockatiel from a breeder and I bought him/her from the breeder just like this out of sadness for the creature. I Can't tell if its healthy because I'm new to this but I have a couple questions. Why does it have yellowish markings and why is it bald and will it grow the...
  20. scremme

    He or She?? (~_~;)

    Guys I have been stumped. Long story made long: I got my first cockatiel from a bird shop. They said he had been blood tested and that he was a boy. Yayy, so cute! We took him home and named him Jester. A little while later we decided to get him a friend. Having a good experience with the first...
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