Hi, My 2 month old cockatiel only seems to eat the tiny seeds out of his nutritional mix. He leaves everything else untouched and then screeches constantly to get more seed. Should I give him more, wait until he starts eating the rest of the seed mix or change food entirely? I also feed him […]
Hello. A couple of questions: I have a 13 week old lovebird that still cannot fly. She has been examined by my vet and is healthy but developing her feathers slower than average. She has some malformed feathers that are not pin feathers. Would it be helpful to pull the odd feathers? Other question is […]
Hi, My Cockatiel is age 29 and last couple of days, tail bobbing, poor appetite, silent and sleeping a lot sometimes on the bottom of the cage. He has fell off his perch a few times too. I think he’s dying as he is so old. What do you think.?
My cockatiel is 14 years old. Became very friendly recently when we started petting her and letting her come out of cage. Four weeks ago we noticed when we petted her she makes cooing sounds and enjoys the petting at the same time lifts her tail as if she is being stimulated. Then all of […]
Hiya I’ve had my cockatiel for just about a year now he’s just over a year old. He eats the seed mix I get from the shop that I got him from but over the last week his poop has wee hard balls in them I’m starting to worry he’s not well the only thing […]
I have a cockatiel that screams A LOT. He started this when his cage mate passed away. I have been trying different things but nothing seems to work. What do you suggest? I do get temporary relief from the screaming when I let another bird in his cage. They do end up fighting though:(
Hi Brenda Thank for answering my question. I had no idea that was the steps to take to introduce a new bird. I saw them this morning sharing a piece of popcorn with out pecking at one another. I forgot to ask. The cage during the day stands outside and as the sun goes done […]
Hello. I have two cocktails. We where told the one is male and the other female about two weeks ago we found out both are male. We took the one male and exchanged him for a female ( he got a new loving home) now my question is how long does it take for them […]
We recently have 2 cockatiels, who mated and layed 4 eggs. The female sits on them most of the day and sometimes the male does too. They separate the eggs daily, into groups of 2 (I’m assuming to share the nesting and incubation time) They then both come out in the evening and are away […]
Hi I recently got a pair of cockatiel. They had their first clutch but their first owner sold them to a second owner while nesting. With this, their eggs did not hatch. I was thinking they got disturbed then abandoned their eggs. After a month, the second owner sold it to me making me the […]
we adopted a male cockatiel. he is approximately 13 yrs. old. he has recently started eating the dry poop from the bottom of the cage. what are we missing in his diet? thanks for your help
I have 2 cockatiels , the younger one (18mths) chirps immediately after my older cockatiel (2 1/2 yrs old) chirps. Like he has to have the last word. Its driving me crazy .. & I cant imagine how it is affecting my older bird . Can you please advise? Cheers !
Hello, I took my bird in to get her nails clipped, and when we got home, her behavior changed completely. She now refuses to go in her cage and gets very upset when she does. She isn’t relaxed at all in her cage which is very unlike her. On top of this she sometimes will […]
Hello my name is John. My male is 4 and he is molting, fairly bad. He is fluffing a lot sometimes staying fluffed and wants me to hold him all the time. Still eating and drinking like always. I now recall he done this the very first time but not this much that is why […]
I have an 11-month old cockatiel called Marley who I got on Gumtree from assumed neglectful/ignorant owners. When I arrived the cage was outside which makes me worry they were outside all the time with other birds such as butcher birds as they are common in our area of Australia. Very nervous bird but after […]
Thank you the most webinar with Dr Lamb. I asked about my 2 year female cockatiel who has been separated from her juvenile male due to self destructive behaviour (weight loss, self plucking). Aside from rehoming, are there any medical procedures that could help bridge the time until my 8 mth old male will be […]
Can you discuss light effects on cockatiels? Possible to adjust to minimize hormonal stress? Cover cage at night? Are there any treatments that my 2 year old female cockatiel can get so she can live with my male cockatiel and lovebirds?
Does human chewed food ( chicken broccoli and pasta, represent a danger to a cockatiel (it seems to make mine more interested.
My single albino cockatiel has laid 3 sets of eggs since Jan., How do I stop her laying another set of eggs? Are hemp seeds helpful for hormonal cockatiel behavior?
I have two rescued male Cockatiels who became bonded. One bird is extremely aggressive and will attack me even if I am not close to their cage. Is there anything I can do to ameliorate the situation?
I have 5 cockatiel boys who were fine in one cage but now I had to separate them. 2 pairs are bonded and the 5th is singing to one of the boys in the pairs and shredding paper. The boys are trying to mount each other which ends in an argument. Should I stop it […]
Hi, My family and I may be moving to a new house. The main floor of the house and the staircase leading to downstairs needs new carpeting, but not the finished walkout basement where my bedroom and beloved 20 year old roommate named Atticus (cockatiel) will be. Is new carpet toxic to birds and should […]
My male cockatiel died after we put the cage outside for a couple of days while we were fumigating our home. A cat, presumingly might’ve put their paw through the cage and attacked him. He died and I was heartbroken. My female was fine. She started laying eggs 10 days later. She laid 7 and […]
Hi, I just added a nest box for the pair 4 days ago but until now, none of them went into the nest box. is that normal or should put them in myself for the first time? if yes, which one, the male of female? Thanks in advanced
I have a male cockatiel and he seems to be mateing with this seed bowl and sqwacks as well as sits in his bowl all the time and makes noises is this normal?
Hi,this is Tom from India..I have a pair of lutino cockatiels for about a year and a half now.The hen had started laying eggs about a month ago and she had layed 11 eggs now,and seriously I didn’t know when they actually bred. Several months ago before egg laying the male one suddenly started to […]
I have a bonded pair of cockatiels. Recently adopted another male. They have had play dates in & outside cage. It was ok for the most part. Bonded Male is agressive to other male, and chases female around & sometimes agressive towards her. They had barely started living together in same cage(1week). Seems now chasing […]
I had an egg-bound Cockatiel and now she won’t lay on her last 3 eggs. The male has been wonderful for now but I don’t see him lasting another 7+ days alone. Not to mention feeding them. I do know how to hand feed babies but not so young. I still would like to try […]
Hi, my 20 year old male cockatiel, named Atticus, has arthritic feet which causes him to perch inside his food dish most nights even though his perches are all vet wrapped to make them cushy. I was wondering if getting him a Cotton Rope – Bird Breeding Nest Bed with Coconut Fiber from Amazon would […]
Hi! Generally speaking, how long does a cockatiel live? My grey male cockatiel just turned 26 in February. He’s very active and has a ravenous appetite. Also any cure for seed moths?
We have had him since 1993. His molt has been ongoing for two weeks. His preening is consistent. Only change is he will squawk or screech for no apparent reason. His feather condition has moved from normal to raggedy back to normal now looking a little ragged. We fine mist spray him with warm water […]
Hi I am Jayson I have a pair cockatiel birds I have installed a bit big size breeding box for them but they never enter in the breeding box and do not mate could you tell me why and what we should keep in the breeding box to enter
Female cockatiel will not sit on eggs for long and male cockatiel tries to make her stay My mom has a male and female at some point she had 2 females and one male in same cage. after 6-8 months one of the females died and we were left with only 1 female and 2 […]
Hi there, We’ve got a 1 year old Male cockatiel who seems to intake far too much water. Whenever he poops its just like flooding his cage. is there a way to stop this behavior?
How can we clean our 7/8 month old cockatiels cage out when she’s lying eggs that are infertile? Another question is how can we let her have sleep when we are staying up late?
I adopted a lost Cockatiel a month ago. I’m certain it is a Male (from what I’ve read). Someone taught him “pretty bird” and has been very friendly and when I put my finger in his cage would come for a lengthy head scratch. Question: All of a sudden, he wants nothing to do with […]
I’m alittle stuck my cockatiel was hand raised by me and prefers me over anyone else, we’ve recently had a baby n I’m afraid with how the bird gets his been left in his cage more see he used to get most of the day out of his cage was really only ever in it […]
My female 36 month old cockatiel is laying eggs. She laid three a month ago. I had put three faux eggs in with hers. She stopped laying. Then, I broke one. She started the process all over again. She has laid another three. She will not sit on her eggs. She lays them everywhere, but […]
my cockatiel pair bonding is good. male cockatiel age 3.5 year & female age 3 year old . when female cockatiel ready for mating/sex then all time male cockatiel mating/sex with cage perch. so female cockatiel laid infertile eggs how to recover this problem . please help
I have a cockatiel and am moving from L.A. to N.C. in late June. It seems the airlines have an “embargo” on birds in the cabin and several states may impose a 14-day quarantine upon entry. Any ideas about how I can safely get my cockatiel to N.C.? Thanks very much.
Hi, I’m currently stuck at home due to COVID-19 but I and my dad have been thinking of buying a bird for a while and of course, we can’t buy one Right now but hopefully, if this pandemic ends we would like to buy a bird. We’ve had many parakeets from pet stores but the […]
My cockatiel is 8 years old, I don’t have very much time to interact with her, should I get her a companion cockatiel? She has never been around any other birds, so I am not sure what to do. Thank you
14 week old female cockatiel seems a little itchy but also seems to be molting. Loosing some feathers but new ones seem to be growing in. Is this normal. No mites seen or evidence of them not present.
I had one pet cockatiel and a week ago rescued 2 cockatiels when their owner passed away.. Will the 3 get along eventually? The two are 5 & 6, mine is 4 and quickly put the 2 in their place. The newcomers have their cage but can come out when desired. Mine is in his […]
I have a lutino cookatiel which I know a Male and a albino cookatiel which I know a female, they bonding and kissing and go inside a nesting box but I’ve notice that a female want to go un top of a Male when they want to mate.
Hi my name is Breanna my mom has a pearl cockatiel and recently got a parakeet but the parakeet keeps biting the cockatiel we have a separate cage that the parakeet came in and we are sure that the cocktail is a female and the parakeet is a male she had the cockatiel way before […]
Hi im trying to breed cockatiels and i need to know what should I do to make it happen faster and make them more healthier
My cockatiel thinks I’m his girlfriend. He wants to be with me 24/7. I can’t even leave the room without him continuously calling. He also wants to sit on my head all of the time. Is this a play for dominance? What should I do for him to be less needy?
I have two cockateils i am sure of their gender as the female lays eggs and the male does his thing unfortunately the birds arent i terested in mating the female would make the mating call and the male would just ignore. The male would sometimes try and have sexual inter course with a chair […]
I have a pair of cocktail. Both are fully mature pair and before that time female also laid her eggs but all were remained infertile. In my case problem is that after two or three times mating cocktail female starting altogether a strange to mate her male pair and she come on the floor of […]
Hello, first of i want to apologize for my english, it is not my first language. I am gonna have a cockatiel in a few weeks and i read mutch about how the cage should look like. Natural wood was highly recommended in a cage so i went outside and i found some good looking […]
How many nutriberries balls should I feed my cockatiel a day? I just started feeding it to him and he devours it so fast and asks for more. I feel like I am overfeeding him please help! Thank you!
Hello, my cockatiels are on eggs for the past 5 days. The male is fighting with the hen for some reason. He doesn’t let her incubate during the day & comes out of the nesting box to fight with her. Why is he doing that?
I have male and female cocktail they give egg but not in the box they lay egg outside the box and they break them what should I do?
my cocktail is nota laying egg
Hi I have a pair of cockatiels. The male sings constantly and is very happy and showy. He and the female have gotten closer and finally tried to mate for the first time yesterday and than again today. From that time the male hardly sings. He spends alot of time with his eyes closed even […]
I have two cockatials, has had eggs for a couple of years, but never have babies. Male is 4 female is 3. I feel bad they have the eggs and nothing comes about it. Both lay on the eggs when they have a clutch, the male likes to most of the time. Why aren’t they […]
I have communal aviaries and cages. How should I present food for 3 different bird varieties – canary, finch and parakeet?
My creamwhite cockatiel laying unfertile egg 3rd time. Male sitting on top of female for mate but not mate properly whats the issue.
cHello Brenda, I had a Pair of Cockatiels since last 7 months. They are Old enough to breed more then One year older. They tried mating lots of time but they did’nt alable to make their Breed. many peoples asked me to change the male cockatiel and try breeding again. So I have changed my […]
