Bird Type: Cockatiel

Losing feathers

I am a new bird owner and know that they molt but is it normal for a cockatiel to lose wing feathers

Cockatiel is being weird

Hi! My cockatiel lived with me for 3 years. He never really bonded with me but he does come onto my hands. All he wants is his mirror. I got a girl for him 2 months ago and he seems to not like her at all. He just wants to spend the whole day with […]

18 years Cockatiel

Can my 18 years old Cockatiel still breed? it would be the first time. Thank you

Cockatiel sleeping alot

Hello I have a cockatiel that has stopped whistling leans over a little and sleeps don’t know how old it is

Leg Problem

Hi, I had installed a nest box with coconut fiber bedding, for my cockatiel pair. The male had gone in at night, I hadn’t noticed until the next morning. But when he was coming out his leg was stuck in the fiber. I had to cut the fiber to get him free. And I threw […]

Abnormal Poop

Hi, my cockatiel pair are incubating their eggs, the male just got out of the nest and was acting weird. When I checked him out he took a giant poop. I don’t know if he didn’t want to do business inside the box, and waited until he got out or what. But it really worried […]

Weaning a cockatiel

We got our cockatiel a week ago and was told he was weaned on pellets, but was still giving 1 evening feed to help bonding to new owners. At first he wouldn’t eat by himself at all, he is now eating by himself but am having to give him thick formula, with soft foods morning […]

Cockatiels

Hi my mom has three cockatiels one female and two males the only female is Emily our two males are duke emilys brother and storm we want Emily to mate with storm but duke wants her all to home self and we are having trouble with duke he keeps chewing on my moms eye glasses […]

why did my parrot suddenly start singing after the other one died?

i had two cockatiels; my male cockatiel has recently died due to sickness (although i cant be sure, he just looked very sick one night and we couldnt take him to the vet because it was very late, but he was constantly sleeping with his head up and drinking alot. the other one probably knew […]

Constant chirping

My male Cockatiel has recently started a constant twittering. The only time he stops is if i put him to bed or his favorite shows are on. (he loves M.A.S.H theme music) Its not loud but seems more like he would be talking to young. He is not a hand raised bird. He has talked […]

Cockatiel companions

I had 5 cockatiel boys. None are related. Two are bonded for a long time. The two newer ones bonded very much. Unfortunately, Pepper who had been a feather picker passed away of renal failure. Now Mo wants to bond with one of the birds who is already bonded to someone. He has a rough […]

How to make cockteil sit back on her eggs?

My cockteil gave 4 eggs, because her box was placed up high, one of the baby fell and eventually died. Because I didn’t wanted other babies to die as well, I removed her box and kept down, my cockteil moved and with eggs I kept box down but now she isn’t sitting back on those […]

I have no idea why my cockatiel is screaming

I have a 3 month old cockatiel. I’m having a lot of problems with her that I have no idea how to help. Above all, she does this scream/growl sort of sound when: she sees food/treats; I’m nearby and/or she’s climbing onto my shoulder; she’s uncomfortable/wants me to leave; and she’s tired and wants to […]

About cockatiel

My Question is that what is the reaction of female cockatiel when the male is whislating.

My Other Cockatiel goes in the nest

My Other Cockatiel goes in the nest and Hits the chicks! I dont know what to do i have 2 cockatiels that are mating and the other cockatiel has no wife PLS HELP

Cockatiel flys away

I’ve had my cockatiel pippen for almost a year, I got him from a rescue , his previous owners didn’t hurt him or anything but they would leave him in his cage all day so he didn’t get a lot of attention, he is an older bird I’m not sure how old exactly,but he is […]

Dislocated leg

My cockatiel has dislocated leg (hip) since yesterday ,there is no vet in my hometown, i have to travel to another city (which it takes time) …so i want to know how should i treat her ?and what food should i give her ? (Until i take her to a vet ) ps:she lost her […]

Aggressive Male

Male cockatiel is being very aggressive with female now that I put the nesting box in. He bites her and throws her down

Mated breeding pair mating before I’M ready!

Hi, I recently received a “proven mated pair” of cockatiels. It’s only been about 10 days but they seem happy and healthy and VERY loving toward each other. The problem is is that I’ve noticed them preening each other and making low cooing sounds and munching their cuttlebone a lot lately, and my son found […]

Weaning a cockatiel

My cockatiel is still wanting to eat formulas I have soaked seed and egg and biscuit and normal seed in his cage but he still wants to be fed, pretty sure hes eating a little bit of seed

Annual Vet check

Hi We are wondering about annual vet checkups? Having kept titles for 40 plus years this is something we haven’t done before although are thinking about this, what would you envisage should or would be checked at these visits?

Cockatiel behavior

one year old female cockatiel, healthy, recently she will display mating stance to me. she has bonded to me, but just started this behavior. I rarely touch her (she doesn’t like me scratching her head), but we are always together. is there anything else besides ignoring the behavior that I should be doing? she eats […]

Behavior from cockatiels female and male

I have two cockatiels one female one male. we adopted them are both in the same cage are bonded with each other, but I noticed that the male is attacking the female now so we separated them now the male only chirps

Behavior

why are my male birds now biting and dive bombing after being nice they dive bomb when you walk past when they are out of cage. the younger one was nice let me pet and always stepped up then we adopted and 8 year old male and once they were put together they have begun […]

Eating fruit and veggies

My cockatiel is nearly 5 months old but he does not want to eat fruit or veggies. Sometimes he will nibble on broccoli.

My cocktail had laid one egg

The female and male stay in the nesting box they only come out to eat . How many eggs will they have? What do I do and not do ?

Egg laying

My female cockatiel laid 2 eggs about 10 days ago .not sitting on them. The male sits on them 5 to 10 min. Once in awhile . Should I take them from her and start over? She is about to lay one her poop is getting really big again.

Aggressive Male

Male cockatiel is being very aggressive with female now that I put the nesting box in. He bites her and throws her down

Caging mixed species together

wanting to add my canaries (2) parakeets (2) and cockatiels (2) together into a big cage …anything I should be worried about. Right now they are in separate cages but do see each other.

Feather loss

Hi! My cockatiel always suffered from feather mites and its been pretty bad as there is no vet near our home and i tried a lot of ways to get rid of them such as apple cider vinegar for 2 weeks i tried for it didnt work, garlic and i also bought a “stop mites” […]

Van life with Cockatiel

We are interested in pursuing a nomadic life style in the near future, with Frisko our Cockatiel. Our main concern is with our Propane stove and heater, due to the fumes it emits. We don’t have any concerns regarding his living condition do to immense training with a harness to new environments, as well as […]

A situation

Hello Brenda, Again my Cockatiel pair had 3 eggs, 1 from 3 got hatched on Christmas eve, I have another single female Cockatiel, she is super tame and curious, but she really annoys the little chick and the parents by going inside the nest. When i take the little chick outside from the nest, she […]

Female cocktail incubation

When the female leave eggs and exit nest for eating drinking and stretching, the male does not incubate eggs is it normal ?I mean their temperature will fall and they will die if they are fertilized?

Cockatiel doesn’t have his full feathers

Hello my cockatiel is 5 months old I want to know if he should look almost like a full grown cockatiel yet because he still have quite a few bald spots with feathers growing in and I am concerned that this is due to him plucking out his feathers. But I am not certain

Cockatiel Egg Laying

My Cockatiel unexpectedly laid an egg at the bottom of the cage. I haven’t gotten her a nesting box yet but once I do, how would I make her go in the nesting box? Should I move the egg she laid?

cockatiel couple staying in the nest but there’s no mating

i had a male cockatiel for almost a year, it should be a year and a half year old when i brought him a female, after a while i noticed that the birds were bonding good they stopped fighting and running from each other, so i set up a nest box, now after nearly six […]

Closed it’s left eye lid

Hi Lafeber, My cockateil chick aged 3 weeks ++ and I still hand rearing it. Recently (past 3 days), I found that most of the time, the chick closed it’s left eye lid and leave the right one open. The chick looks healthy and consume the hand feed formula well. It had opened it’s left […]

Cockatiels

Hi How often can they breed in a year as I have 2 at 2yrs old and the female seems a bit like not interested

Nutriberries as a main part of cockatiel diet

Hi, I’m getting my first cockatiel in a few weeks and was wondering if your Cockatiel Nutriberries are more of a special treat to be had occasionally or as a main part of my cockatiel’s diet instead of regular pellets? I was planning on using your Cockatiel Pellets but if Nutriberries can be used instead […]

cokatiel bird

my cockatiel bird laid 3 eggs from 20 nov and until now didnt hatch cockatiel was warming the eggs at day and at night but last days she is warming eggs only at day and stay out the nest at night , the eggs is not empty my question is, if the egg is warmed […]

Cockatiel preen gland

I have a white faced cockatiel that is 15 years old and the vet has mentioned to me numerous times that his tail base where the oil gland is located is very dry. They told me to give my bird some red palm oil. I am having trouble on how to give it to him. […]

New parent cocktiles

Thank you for this page. There are 5 eggs ready to hatch. Omg what do I do? How do I keep them warm.

Lutino cockatiel having lots of bald spots

My lutino cockatiel of 7 months has alot of baldness behind his neck and under his wings and a bald spot in his head , I’m worried he might be plucking his feathers

Hand reared bird

Hi Lafeber team, 1) When should I start to hand feeding a baby bird(like Lovebirds/Cockateils/budgies babies)? I mean at what age. 2) What happen, if I just started to hand feed a baby bird at age of, say like, 1 and 1/2 months, which has fully grown feathers, yet still fed by mother bird and […]

3 month cockatiel not pooping?

My cockatiel had his poo stuck to his feathers near his vent for last three days . I cleaned the poo from time to time but it was happening again and again. Today he didn’t poop at all. Like not even once. His behavior is normal no changes. Sleep is also normal. Any idea why […]

Cockatiel

My cockatiel is month old and its parents stopped feeding it so I separated it and gave some millet to it and it started eating it. So is it actually eating it or just breaking the seeds I can’t actually tell?

My Cockatiel is chasing my new Cockatiel

I adopted a new cockatiel (Ronnie) today who is already completely tame and used to humans but has never been introduced to any other birds, except from a macaw which hated him, I brought my bird home and wanted to introduce him to my cockatiel (Rio) so I placed their cages next to eachother, when […]

pairing cockateils

Hi i have recently acquired a rescue cockateil. It is all white with dark eyes. I have no idea if it is a male or female or how old it is and we have not had any luck finding its owner. It is quite happy for me to talk to it and does not freak […]

laying eggs

We have a large cage with a female cockatiel in and a younger Male budgie and recently my cockatiel has been laying eggs. We went to our pet shop and found that there is no way they are real eggs and they say we should remove then carefully, we have been doing that to the […]

Cockatiel male fights with female

I have a cockatiel pair form more then 1 year. Recently they lay 4 eggs of their first breeding clutch. From last week they were sitting on eggs for hatching on rotation basis like male in day and female in night. But from today male cockatiel is coming out of nest box sudden again and […]

Cockatiel cage shifting

My cockatiel pair have laid eggs and now they are sitting on eggs in rotation. I want to shift them with their nesting box in a bigger cage as previously there cage size is small. So can i shift thier cage while egg hatching period?

Nutriberry and pellet diet

I plan on converting my two cockatiels from seeds to pellets by going from loose seed > nutriberries > pellets. Once they’re fully converted, what percentage of their food should be pellets and nutriberries, as well as any fresh foods? And as an aside on the new lineup of the tropical pellets, is there any […]

Cockateil vomiting

Hi Lafeber team, My baby cockatiel ( 1 month++ ), after had been hand reared thru a syringe, it’ll vomit little portion of foods out. And I found that, at all the time, I need to feed it with a little force. Mean to say, it refuse to eat willingly. And it’s pooh were watery. […]

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