cockatiel advice

Hello all, Our feathered friend, a 25 year old cockatiel, had been vomiting some dry seeds while eating lately. We went to an avian vet last week who initially prescribed 7 days of Ronivet-S (6% ronidazole) to mix in water after test results came back positive for trichamoniasis. It seems like...

Good morning all :) For context, my partner will be commencing a full time job shortly which means we both will be occupied 8 or more hours of the day. Both our jobs will be away from home. I have a 1 year old female cockatiel who (as we all can gather) is very attached and highly affectionate...

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...

Hello! Hopefully I'm putting this in the right place. I posted this on the cockatiel reddit for ideas because its baffling me but I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on what this behavior with his tongue he's doing in the clip might mean? I'm struggling to figure out if this is a quirk of...

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...

Hi there! I got my new cockatiel at the very beginning of this month. For reference he turned two months on January 5th so he's almost three months old. The rate at which he poops has gone down in the few weeks I've had him and a bit suddenly. He doesn't sport any signs of illness so I was...

So I've been trying to play with Mickey for the past few days now, but he's acting nervous like he's regressed. I think this is somewhat normal, but the difference with this is that I'm currently sitting in front of his cage with the door open, and there's a faint nasty smell coming from the...

So I'm sitting here in bed, Mickey's sitting in his cage as per usual. He's singing a lot more now, but I'm not able to tell if it's because he's feeling territorial or if he's happy. He doesn't move around much, and as a matter of fact tends to go between three places in the cage, to the front...

Hello everyone! It’s been many many years since I last posted and I’m in dire need of your advice. I’ve had my Hank since November of 2023. He is a rescued juvenile cockatiel (his exact age is unknown but roughly 2 years now). When I bought him home, he was a timid little dude, super friendly...

Hello, I’ve notice that my cockatiel yoshi will randomly flattens his back and leans forward and makes squeaky sounds..I don’t pet his back as I knew prior to adopting him that it would resemble mating in birds. I’ve looked up why he may do this and some results say that females do it when...

I have his cage next to my desk, he always sits like this and looks at me like this sometimes. His crest is raised I believe to the highest it will go, he's puffed up, and he'll either click or grind his beak at me. I'm fairly certain it's grinding, which I have read as being both good and bad...

The bird I adopted this past week, Mickey :tiel5: , has recently moved into his newer and bigger cage. Just a few minutes ago I was sitting next to him doing schoolwork and he was puffed up, which is typically a good thing from my understanding. Then he started moving around the cage and...

I have a few questions about raising cockatiel babies. First off, these are babies to first time parents. There are 3 little hatchling 1. 8 day old 1. 7 day old and the other a 5 day old. The 5 day old looks smaller than usual and I'm a little worried it'll be treated as a runt and not get a lot...

Mickey :tiel5: , my new little bird friend, has been here officially for one week! No problems to report unless it's some mistakes I or others have made handling him (me letting him out of his cage on day two YIKES, a relative trying to get him to dance blasting country music), he's very good...

I've got 2 male cockatiels both of which the vet has determined wouldn't be any older than 1 years old, they also don't have any illnesses or injuries and are perfectly healthy. I've had them for a little over 5 months which I'd think should've been enough time for them to get accustomed to...

I have a young cockatiel (about 7 months) and it is not a consistent thing, but sometimes his poop hangs onto his cloaca like a string. It isn't consistent like I said, and only happens every once in a while. It doesn't seem to affect him, it doesn't seem to bother him, and when I took him to...

Hi, I have a breeding age couple of cockatiels. I got them as a bonded couple from the previous owner. They preen each other and do everything together. I also have seen them mating a couple of times, but they never go in the nest box. The male just briefly looks at it and then looses interest...

Hi everyone! I have a quick question, my pair recently had some babies all four hatched (this is all of our first time) but unfortunately one unexpectedly died about 2 days ago at 7 days old (he was the third one). The first two are doing great they’re about 2 weeks old in between yesterday and...

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...

Hello all. Joined here in the hopes to better understand my Cockatiel, Charlie (Chuck). I've had budgies before and had great relationships with them. Carlie however, is proving a different kettle of fish altogether. So I'm here for help, guidance and direction. My first question is. Where is...