cockatiel

Woke up this morning to see my boy had vomited overnight. As of me posting this, I am currently waiting to contact the avian vet an hour away; conveniently their office closes from noon to 2pm for a staff meeting so I have to wait :( This is the first time he's ever vomited and I did notice...

Hi all, I've recently decided I want to get myself a little feathered friend though I'm struggling to decide if I would like to get a Cockatiel or a Green Cheek Conure. Having gone to a couple places over the weekend unfortunately the places I went didn't have any Tiels about but they had some...

Hello everyone, and thanks in advance for taking the time to read! So, today morning I noticed that my 9yo budgie hadl ost quite some feathers in the vent area, and later in the afternoon I saw him go there himself and 4 more feathers fell from the intense "cleaning" he was doing. Also important...

Before I start this, I will say that any replies to this made after this coming Tuesday, February 4th will not be relevant anymore, as I have decided with a heavy heart that Mickey will be going to a different owner. I've lost my income recently and thus I will no longer be able to afford to...

hey guys. My new cockatiel of 4 days moves somewhat weirdly, idk if its happy or something is wrong atp. I will send 2 links to google drive because i cant upload the videos. 1. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YBbkk8E2PPpi5CMUHurdVT4_btnE03f7/view?usp=drive_link 2...

Hi everyone. I’m first time owner of a parrot. I have a cockatiel for about 2 months now. I took him from a pet shop and they told me he/she was born sometime in 2024. We are bonding well. He will eat from my hand and likes giving kisses or lets me do head scratches with my nose still afraid of...

Hi everyone, I would please like to know if fresh rosemary is safe for my cockatiel to eat? I have a natural rosemary bush in the garden and I thought maybe it would be a good idea to give him some fresh herbs. Thank you to everyone who answers I highly appreciate it.

Hello! I have an almost 5 years old female AG Congo, she is very sweet and social, she lives with a 1 year old female tiel and a 5 years old Show Budgie. They have this big bird room for themselves attached to an outdoor aviary (all of them fly). They are free all day together and at night each...

I just got home and Mickey was eating his poo! He's been doing this all day even after I've cleaned out his cage TWICE! He's been eating it for the past few hours, is there any reason why he's doing this even after I've given his cage a good clean?

So Mickey's starting to take to the idea of having his cage door open with him on the perch that's on it. I'm more than enthusiastic about this, except for one thing; there's a mirror right next to his cage. His cage is partially covered by a towel to keep him from seeing it, but I need to know...

Hello! Me again. LOL I adopted Boo, a six-year-old female cockatiel Sunday. She's settled in well. The last night, I noticed her doing some what I thought was amazingly cute behavior - chatting, almost sounding like she was trying to form words. She was kinda lowering her head down. I'm like "oh...

Hello all! I just lost my cockatiel Mateo a few weeks ago. He was 20 and a half. We think he passed due to kidney failure, but didn't put the pieces together until after he was gone. I had taken him to the vet on a Wednesday after about a day or so of symptoms, and he passed about five hours...

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...

Is there anything I'm able to do with Mickey while he's adjusting to his new home environment? Do I just do what I did when initially bringing him home, or should I just leave him in his cage with the blinds half up and down for a few days, slowly adjusting them until he's comfortable with them...

Recently I've moved in with my grandmother and aunt who live together. I've settled into the room where my aunt keeps plants, which is great (if you discount not having any space for my stuff) because it may be a little more enriching for Mickey. My issue with them, however, arises from three...

So I'm currently unable to stay in my house. Mickey is fine and is fed and watered daily, but I am unable to be in the same house as him for the time being (this could change in the future but it isn't likely). I'd like to move him into the same house as me, but there's a wood stove that serves...

HELP! So my cockatiel is 8 months old, he’s gotten a recent vet checkup and everything was okay they said , his blood looks good and appearance . His droppings are regular, he’s eating , pretending , flying okay and balancing normally. But I’ve recently noticed black spot on his feather as well...

I've recently bought some plastic perches for my tiel'. Turn's out the perches had small stickers with their price on them. My tiel' of course had to chew them and now he has a bit stuck dangerously near one of his notrils. I would of course just gently pluck it off, but the problem is that he...

Me and Mickey were making great progress about half a month ago before I took him to the vet. I was able to stick my hand in his cage to change his food and clean his perches, I could stand and walk around the room without him running away at the first sight of movement, and he would chatter...

So last week I took Mickey to the vet, and one of the things that the Doctor said to do was to get him out of the cage, forcefully if I have to, and set him in a corner of my room with me so he can get used to me. Does this kind of thing work and will it ruin the bond I have with Mickey? He does...