Bird Type: Cockatiel

Cockatiel

I have a hand reared cockatiel. She is now fully weaned and on seeds only. She came from a very good breeder. We brought her home and she is so shy and timid. She will take food from the hand (sunflower seeds) and understands step up….. but bringing her out of her cage onto her […]

No show of interest in breeding

Hi Lafeber team, 1 have a pair of adults cockateil. The pair have been laid eggs before and have hatched all the eggs to healthy and cute babies. But somehow, I found that the pair showing no interest in mating, recently. The cock never make any of mating call. But the pair are in good […]

Mating cockatiels laid eggs, don’t want chicks!

My female cockatiel laid two eggs, first time, I believe they’re fertilized as my newer cockatiel has been mating with her. I really don’t have baby birds, but she’s sitting on the top of the cage incubating her eggs. She’s on a metal tray and she leaves them at night and only sits on them […]

Birds dieing

I have lost 3 cockateils in the last 2 weeks they are in avery

Breeding

I brought 1pair of cockatiel as 2months old I keeping them for 15months and they started to lay eggs it’s was their first clutch it laid only 3 eggs and female bird sat on the eggs for only 10days after that female bird is not sat for past 2days

My baby cackatiel is vomitting

Hi,,my cockatiel is 2 months age…he is weak for many days. . He is losing his weight… He looks weak sometimes. Sometimes he becomes so calm and doesn’t want to eat anything…his poops colour changes frequently…he poops green from last night…he vomit 1 hour ago..cannot eat anything…what should i do?

Health

What should you do if the styptic powder does go down into his mouth? How long can you restrain a bird to apply hemostatic powder? What signs do you look for that it needs a break so to speak? Are there any Vitamin D3 supplements for birds? If there’s not much sunlight for a bird […]

Cockatiels are Double clutching

I have a pair of breeding cockatiels Their babies are three weeks old. However, the parents are breeding again. (Not good, I know). Should I pull the babies and start feeding them so they can begin sitting on the new eggs?

Cockatiel breeding

I have 2 mums (Mum & Daughter) in the same breeding box that have laid eggs and are looking after their chicks…. problem is the one chick that the daughter had is being pecked by either the mum or dad or possibly the other 2 chicks from the Mum….  I have a spare breeding box […]

incubating of eggs

My cockatiel is not sitting on her eggs for the past 2 days and I’m worried. i checked on her eggs during this time n they are in good condition are not damaged. and i felt as if the pair wants to mate again. what should i do

laying of eggs

its been 1 yr since i got 2 pair of cockatiels out of which 1 female has laid 2 eggs. what i want to ask is that is it ok of she has laid only 2 eggs and that she hardly comes out and why doesn’t she do anything when i go to check if […]

Cockteil is taking off his own feathers

I just got a cockatiel as a gift from my friend. He is not old.,must be around 2-4 months. He is cleaning his own feathers by his beak and in this process he takes off his feathers.

My 7 week old cockatiel still wants to be handfed 4 times a day

He was already on 3 hand feedings at 5 weeks, but it seems he has regressed. He now cries for formula 4 times a day, every 3 hours. I give him about 8ml of thick-ish formula each feeding. I’m sure he is capable of eating moistened pellets I have seen him. Also he can open […]

Can I get my cockatiel out of the cage in the night?

Can I get my cockatiel out of the cage in the night for an hour? I back to home from work in the evening and except weekend can’t manage to play with my lutino cockatiel in the day time. Will it disturb his sleeping cycle?

eye colors

I have an older cockatiel and he has brown eyes. Is there something unusual about this coloration? He can see very well.

2 male cockatiels fighting over a nesting box

Hi I have three cockatiels (2 male and 1 female) One male (the father) and the female started having eggs and I got them a nesting box however the other male keeps trying to go inside the box or near the box and the male (the father) is very aggressive towards the other male. He […]

Cockatiel

Hello.. I bought a pair of cocktails before a week. They are 2-2.5 months old.. they can eat seeds and can drink water by themselves only. My question is, whenever i am trying them to get out of their cage they will come and sit on my finger but not longer time. They jump and […]

Albino or just white faced?

Hello! I have a pair of white face gray parents that just had three babies. Two are gray with white wing tips as usual but the other one is going to be all white with red eyes! Is it albino or just considered white face also? Thanks in advance!

How do I take care of baby cockatiels without parents?

I’m going to buy baby cockatiel in two days. They are about a month old. I’ll buy them from a breeder. Any advice on how to take care of them. I have got their nest box and cage ready. Any advice on how to take care of them?

Molting for only a day?

My one and half years old male cockatiel molted heavy(30+ feathers) for a day. And I saw may be 4 or 5 feathers the next day. What I saw most of them on the FIRST day were Covert feathers (medium small size), two Crest, one Tail feather and very Tiny feathers(1-2cm long). He is doing […]

Male cockatiel not mating with female

Hey, I recently purchased two cockatiels. I’m very sure that they are a pair. Female sits in food and water bowls, crouched and making faint noises. Male used to make a lot of noises and bang his head. But now when he wants to mate, she comes to him, but he only chews her foot. […]

Cockatiel Companion

My mom has had her cockatiel for over 10 years. For safety reasons she has kept her in the cage. My mom feels she needs a companion because she keeps laying eggs by herself. She has always stayed in the cage but is always interacting with my mom. Should my mother get her a companion?

Cockatiel

I have a cockatiel named Ciel, and he has really been comfortable with me after years of owning him. He backs away from me but will still step up. He likes my mother a lot and gets really happy when he hears her voice. How do I fix a relationship with my bird if I […]

Feather plucking

Can unknown what can I do my cockatiel is plucking he’s feathers and I bought a spray and it didn’t work what can I do

Male cocaktiel does not know how to breed

Hi, I have a pair of cockatiels, male and female, both 2+ years old. I am trying to breed them, but the male just stands on her back and sits there. I don’t think they know how to breed. I already tried showing him videos of breeding cockatiels but he still does not get it.

How to teach my male Cockatiel to breed

Hi, my cockatiels have been trying to breed but my male doesn’t seem so know how. My female has already laid several clutches of infertile eggs on her cage floor, and I am worried for her health . I read somewhere that if a pair cockatiel keeps on laying infertile eggs, you could try giving […]

Why my Cockatiel Not laying eggs?

I had bought a male cockateil from one of my friends. Which is now aged 1.5 years. Later on i bought a Female for him which aged 10 months. I paired them and they started mating after 10/12 days. And It’s been a month they are regularly mating now and spends a lot of time […]

Cockatiel laying eggs

My cockatiel lays4 or 5 eggs every few months and they never hatch. I have a Male cockatiel with her and thought ive noticed them mating but when I candle the eggs I see no signs of baby chicks even after 4 weeks of them sitting on them. How do I soo mt female from […]

Breeding cockatiels

I have 4 cockatiel breeding pairs in a big avairy all sitting on eggs but notice today one male from breeding pairs having sex with another female from different breeding pair what’s going on there thx

Cockatiel chick 3 weeks old

My hand feeding cockatiel chick since today morning he is not eating food normally he is begging for food and making screaming noise as well but now no and I opened his mouth and fed him if no food he will die ya. Please give a prompt reply Thanks

Cockateil tail feathers

While holding my male cockateil he lost all his feathers I am worried how much will it take to get back

Cockatiel breeding

I have a pair of cockatiel and they are 11 months old I saw them mating for one month ago and until now the cockatiel female didn’t lay eggs what is the problem of what i am doing Note: 1- I am putting the cage at the window because they are afraid when they are […]

Balanced diet

Hello, I have a baby cockatiel that is almost 3 months old. He was handfed. Currently he’s on food that s mixed with seeds and pellets. He only eats the seeds and leaves the pellets. I’ve offer different veggies but he will not indulge. What is the best way to get him to eat a […]

Bird Behavior/ Sounds

Why does my female cockatiel makes too loud noises in the morning or when I’m doing some work?

Aggressive cockatiel suddenly nice

Hi! So I got my cockatiel when we was about six or ten years old and he’s been a little bit of a biter and wasn’t really a touchy bird but now all of the sudden he’s really calm and actually letting people pet him and he’s just acting off. I don’t know what’s wrong […]

Diet

How much handfeed formula should I give to my 1.5 months cockatiels baby and at what interval

Loss of feathers in cockatail

Hu to treat heavy feathers loss in cockatail i.e it is becoming bald at home as in our city we don’t have any avion vets.

Cockatiels

Hi my name is Breanna and my mom has two cockatiels one of them is peep she is a sweet heart and the other one is storm. Storm is being a jerk to peep every time peep goes to get some food and storm is in the bottom he attacks peep and runs her off […]

Avi-Cakes & Nutri-Caked

Please explain to me what is the difference between the Avi-Cakes & the Nutri-Cakes? Does one have more in it then the other? Do they have the same taste?

Male cockatiel matting problem.

Male cockatiel is thinking human hand as his mate, it doesn’t pair with the female. How to change his habbit? Both male and female are hand raised. I bought this male a week ago, when taking with him in my hand. It give the sign of matting and started to rub on my hand. Please […]

4 month old lutino cockatiel

Does not have enough feather under his wings and every noticable bold spot in his head. Is that normal for his age ?

Providing nest box for cockatiels

Hiii…. I have placed a nest box in my cockatiel cage. But my cockatiels are very scared to go near it. I think I have placed it for more than 2-3 months.. Please help in fix this problem..

My cockatiel is screaming

My cockatiel is always screaming and chirping at the same time, but every time I go near him, he stops and raises one foot, and is all fluffed up, however, he is scared of me. If I get too close he takes a few steps back. Nothing is wrong with his food/water or cage. He […]

Male cocktail does not mate

I have a pair of cocktail. Male does not mate in spite of mating sounds. It seems that it is going to mate but not. Female come close to it and made a position to b mated but i havent see it .plz guide

Entire Tail Fell off

Today we too had to put to sleep our beloved (we think approximately 28-30 year old) cocakatiel Reuben. Our other one we think is approaching 28-29 yrs of age. Reuben was fat, nice and dark and bright coloured and feisty up until a couple of months ago when he started really picking at his tail […]

My cockatiel is always scared of me

I have a make cockatiel and its been about 2 months since I have gotton him. When I got him, I left him alone in his cage for a few weeks, afterwards, I sit beside the cage sometimes, but he always walks away from me. I tried giving him some time, but it was no […]

Cockatiels want to breed

My boy and girl cockatiel are always hormonal now. For months they shred the newspaper in their house or hide under it. I move their cage around, rotate their toys, cover them up early, and they do have a LOT of time out of their cage to play. They get so worked up ; what […]

Aggressive

I have a female cockatiel that has laid eggs. She has become aggressive to the male. I had to take him out of the cage. What should I do?? Try to put him back in the cage or keep them apart

Bedtime

My cockatiel who has pretty much up to this point been compliant with bedtime routine. However, the last 6 weeks he has become IMPOSSIBLE!!!! He flies off, screeches, bites and is a real monster when it comes to bedtime. Now anytime we go to try to get him he flies off thinking we are putting […]

A chick has died

Hello again! I followed what you said and let the parents feed the chicks. 3 of then are pretty big and are about 12 days old. I had a baby chick hatch four days ago. I was worried that it wouldn’t be feed properly so I moved the bigger ones away from the nest and […]

Coping with one foot

My tame cockatiel lost one foot due to injury this morning. He’s had the foot amputated and I’m bring him home now. How can I help him adapt? He was outside in an aviary, but I now plan to bring him indoors in a cage.

Why my male cocketile not mating?

My female cocketile wants to mate but my male doesn’t want to do it. Both are one and half years old and my female always shows intereste but male one is not interested. I put a nest box where female lay non fertilize eggs. Of course they didn’t mate. But they have a good bond. […]

My cockatiel flies away

I got one cockatiel about less than 2 weeks ago. She is randomply screaming, I checked if she was fine and I also checked her food, water, cage, etc.. Everything was fine. I thought that maybe she wanted attention, but everytime I went near her, she gets agitated and flies away from me, in her […]

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