Budgie bullying a tiel?

[Gho5tToast]

Hi yall, im mostly on the tiel page as im new to keeping them. But i thought I'd come here to ask a question. It doesn't happen often like once or twice a week my budgie will chase my tiel or try to pull feathers off my teil. Its not like a constant, i think its gotten worse since the start of winter though so could this be hormonal? They eat together when out of their cages and have seperate cages. The agression(?) Only seems to be around the food dishes even though they have several food dishes, and will go from eating together to chasing. The budgie in question!

 

[Sparkles99]

He’s extremely handsome!

How about separate out of cage time? Should the cockatiel decide to retaliate one day, I don’t fancy his chances. You could also put a plexiglass roof of some sort on the tiel’s cage, so that the budgie can’t land on top.

 

[LozBin]

I have budgies, tiels and a kakariki in a mixed flock. The tiels are both female - one of them is not bullied by anyone, ever and the other is learning to stand up for herself. My view is, as long as there are no injuries and bloodshed involved, I'm reluctant to intervene, unless a prolonged bout of chasing & bullying is involved. And I do have to yell at Chocobo the kakariki from time to time (she now responds to me saying "Chocobo, calm down!" and she heads to her bedroom to mutter and complain there).

There are occasional squabbles but the one thing I made sure I did - the rooves of all cages are covered up, so that toes of birds on the roof are not vulnerable to the evil biting folk lurking in the cages.

 

[Gho5tToast]

I have budgies, tiels and a kakariki in a mixed flock. The tiels are both female - one of them is not bullied by anyone, ever and the other is learning to stand up for herself. My view is, as long as there are no injuries and bloodshed involved, I'm reluctant to intervene, unless a prolonged bout of chasing & bullying is involved. And I do have to yell at Chocobo the kakariki from time to time (she now responds to me saying "Chocobo, calm down!" and she heads to her bedroom to mutter and complain there).

There are occasional squabbles but the one thing I made sure I did - the rooves of all cages are covered up, so that toes of birds on the roof are not vulnerable to the evil biting folk lurking in the cages.

Thank you, i just got really worried becuase tonight was the first time any feathers were pulled, my budgie looked so confused when my tiel screamed and flew off and left him with beak fulla feathers (like 2 belly feathers)‍ but luckily there was no bloodshed. My budgie is also learning how to act with other birds so i think this will be learning

 

[LozBin]

Thank you, i just got really worried becuase tonight was the first time any feathers were pulled, my budgie looked so confused when my tiel screamed and flew off and left him with beak fulla feathers (like 2 belly feathers)‍ but luckily there was no bloodshed. My budgie is also learning how to act with other birds so i think this will be learning

I used to feel like I always had to step in but these days, unless someone looks to be in genuine distress or is likely to be injured, I allow the birds to work out how to get along with each other.
For the most part, they do that but as I say, I have to tell Chocobo to slow her roll from time to time.

The shrieking by some of my budgies when another budgie has hole of a wing-tip or tail feather is blood curdling but it's more a case of dramatic hysterics than a genuine fear of being axe-murdered.

 

[Gho5tToast]

He’s extremely handsome!

How about separate out of cage time? Should the cockatiel decide to retaliate one day, I don’t fancy his chances. You could also put a plexiglass roof of some sort on the tiel’s cage, so that the budgie can’t land on top.

They have seperate cages! And they are both covered when in there cages. My boys absolutely throw tantrums if they cant have there out time and they are out almost from wake up to bed time unless there is no on supervising them! They also really enjoy there alone time when out of thr cage! Im chronically ill so they also have gotten spoilt with attention when out of the cage

 

[Gho5tToast]

I used to feel like I always had to step in but these days, unless someone looks to be in genuine distress or is likely to be injured, I allow the birds to work out how to get along with each other.
For the most part, they do that but as I say, I have to tell Chocobo to slow her roll from time to time.

The shrieking by some of my budgies when another budgie has hole of a wing-tip or tail feather is blood curdling but it's more a case of dramatic hysterics than a genuine fear of being axe-murdered.

Oh my god- so the blood curdling scream is common? Thats what kept me so freakin worried i was like is he actually hurt?! But usually my tiel screams and comes and sulks but is never actually hurt more than a nibble or drooled on

 

[LozBin]

I'll tell you about drama.
I have two tiels, girls, Coco & Quincy. Quincy is confident and in charge, Coco is learning to be more assertive in defending herself.

Before going out, I will sit on the stairs in the lobby and put my shoes on. Quincy finds this irresistible and wants to sit on my shoe or play with the laces so down she comes. The second she lands on the carpet in the lobby, Coco, who is watching carefully, starts shrieking, a full-on alarm call. It happens so often that I know it's not coincidence.
The first couple of times I was concerned but now I know that Coco is simply being a drama queen

 

[Sparkles99]

I realized that they have separate cages. What I was suggesting is that they take turns being out of their cages, when one is out the other is shut in.