How do i keep my cockatiel enriched

[ananas]

Hello!
About a year ago I received a cockatiel from a person who got one as a gift and wasn't ready to take care of her, and I am worried that I am not enriching her enough
She is a very lovely and chatty bird and absolutely loves getting pet. I am worried that she feels lonely or bored as I do not have any other birds to keep her company, and I do not have space to build her a big bird playground like the ones I see online.
I have cleaned out a corner of my room and installed one of those long perches that you can shape however you like and I made her a platform below it where I put a foraging box and I constantly create her some new toys to destroy. I don't keep her in her cage a lot and most of the time she free roams the house under supervision. She flies around the house daily and we try to spend as much time with her as possible
I tried to get her a harness so she could fly around in my garden but she despised it, so we just put her cage on the balcony sometimes under supervision when there isn't wind so she can get sunlight.
I am doing my best to save up for a flight cage and another bird to keep her company, but meanwhile what else can I do to keep her enriched? I feel like this is isn't enough
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

 

[LozBin]

Hello!
About a year ago I received a cockatiel from a person who got one as a gift and wasn't ready to take care of her, and I am worried that I am not enriching her enough
She is a very lovely and chatty bird and absolutely loves getting pet. I am worried that she feels lonely or bored as I do not have any other birds to keep her company, and I do not have space to build her a big bird playground like the ones I see online.
I have cleaned out a corner of my room and installed one of those long perches that you can shape however you like and I made her a platform below it where I put a foraging box and I constantly create her some new toys to destroy. I don't keep her in her cage a lot and most of the time she free roams the house under supervision. She flies around the house daily and we try to spend as much time with her as possible
I tried to get her a harness so she could fly around in my garden but she despised it, so we just put her cage on the balcony sometimes under supervision when there isn't wind so she can get sunlight.
I am doing my best to save up for a flight cage and another bird to keep her company, but meanwhile what else can I do to keep her enriched? I feel like this is isn't enough
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Sounds to me that you are doing a great job of looking after her.

I have a female tiel, Quincy, who is entirely indifferent to birds. She considers herself a human being and so she wants to spend her time with me although after months and months of friction, she now tolerates my other female tiel, Coco, pretty well.

Enrichment happens when Quincy (and Coco) discover something that interests her. It's usually stuff that, although bird-safe, I'd rather she didn't get too involved in it. So paperwork, egg boxes, my computer keyboard, my shoes, my lunch... all these things and more get attention when the mood takes her.

As long as there are several places around the room she can perch, there are toys and things she's allowed to chew and such, she will make her own entertainment if she feels like it. I believe she gets attention from you when you are around so I wouldn't be too worried for her.

That said, people have marvellous ideas for keeping their birbs happy and busy and hopefully some of those will find their way into the thread. I always need ideas myself

 

[ananas]

Thank you!! I'll see if I can add some more perches around the house. I'm just worried she gets lonely when I'm not home. And my bird also adores my computer keyboard lol. I'll give her my old one to destroy.

I love how much character your birds have they're super adorable

Sounds to me that you are doing a great job of looking after her.

I have a female tiel, Quincy, who is entirely indifferent to birds. She considers herself a human being and so she wants to spend her time with me although after months and months of friction, she now tolerates my other female tiel, Coco, pretty well.

Enrichment happens when Quincy (and Coco) discover something that interests her. It's usually stuff that, although bird-safe, I'd rather she didn't get too involved in it. So paperwork, egg boxes, my computer keyboard, my shoes, my lunch... all these things and more get attention when the mood takes her.

As long as there are several places around the room she can perch, there are toys and things she's allowed to chew and such, she will make her own entertainment if she feels like it. I believe she gets attention from you when you are around so I wouldn't be too worried for her.

That said, people have marvellous ideas for keeping their birbs happy and busy and hopefully some of those will find their way into the thread. I always need ideas myself