neosporin ointment safe for cockatiels?
My cockatiel hurt his wing and some blood feathers came out. Whenever he cleans himself, he screams and it’s obvious that it hurts him. Can I add neosporin ointment?
Cockatiel scratching its feathers, probably mites
My cockatiel has been scratching itself frequently, and I found some tiny red mites around the cage. Probably the cockatiel has mites, although it doesn’t have any crusty areas on the beak or feet. What is a good remedy for mites?
Bird lost all tail feathers by accident and not eating properly since, sleeping a lot.
My bird (cockatiel) lost all of its tail feathers by accident, one of my family members actually stepped on its tail by mistake. Since then, my bird has been sleeping a lot and not eating properly. I’ve tried handfeeding it, but most of the time it doesn’t want to swallow the food properly. What should […]
Keeping a chick
Hi, In the previous reply you gave me you said that the parents may become aggressive towards the babies if I keep handling them. I will take your advice and I will stop handling them until the chicks are weaned. One of the things is that I am planning on keeping one of the chicks […]
Cockatiel’s leg is dislocated
My 10 months old male cockatiel broken his leg a day ago, got himself crushed in a door crevice. His left leg is dislocated from the hip with no movement. The vet said we can do nothing about it and can only make life easier for him. He’s being pretty much of his older self […]
Aggressive Female Cockateil
Hi, I have a question about one of my cockatiels. I have had this cockatiel for around 3/4 years and she is turning 4 years old this summer. She also has a mate and she recently became a mom to 3 baby cockatiels. The babies around around 5-6 weeks old and they are doing great. […]
why are my cockatiel’s eggs empty
hello I’m a beginner in owning birds. now my cockatiels are less than 1 year old and the female laid 2 clutches of eggs both did not hatch maybe because they are not fertile i had 2 cockatiels a male and female but the male flew away from home and wasn’t mating with the female. […]
baby chicks
hello my name is malak and I’m a 14 year old beginner in raising birds. so i own 2 cockatiels. a male and female. i have owned them for a few months but the dont like me much. the male just flew out of the cage today and didn’t come back. its highly that he […]
Mating after laying eggs
Hello, i have 2 female cockatiels ( one of them was supposed to be a male, but she started laying eggs). She has laid till now 5 eggs (which of course will be infertile since she did not mate with a male). My question is, after laying these eggs when can she mate for being […]
My cockatiels behaviour
My bird keeps opening his mouth and moving his throat and she looks upwards while doing it is there something wrong with her she seems a little tense too which is making me nervous
Help me
Hi , i have 2 cockatiel, they both arent tamed, but they eat from my hand normally, just scared a little, the male bonded with the female 4 to 5 months ago, but he always bite the female, and she sleeps a little too much. The male spends sometimes minuts in the nest, but the […]
My female bird doesnt enter the nest
I have 2 cockatiels. The male always bites the female, and enter the nest 5times a day for 10secs. The female never enters the nest. they are coupled like 3 month ago. Idk if the female isnt ready to lay eggs or she maybe dont feel comfortable with the male. Should i seperate them ??? […]
Infertile eggs
I have a pair of cockatiels, the male cockatiel is five years old and the female cockatiel is one year old. Four months ago (when the female was eight months old), they mated and laid four eggs, all of them were infertile . Again, four months later (when the female cockatiel was one year old), […]
Should I get my older cockatiel a new bird friend?
Male cockatiel passed away a few days ago and the female looks very distressed. She keeps looking for him and keeps acting nervous around us. Is it a good idea to get her an older friend? Male or female?
Cockatiel is not mating
I’m peting my cockatiel for 1 year now and it’s a pair .both are half tamed. I never seen them mating but whenever I put a nesting box my female lay eggs and keep a good care of them and I checked the eggs they are not fertile… Its the 7th time it lay eggs […]
How to handle this cocktail situation
So my male cockatiel and female cockatiel have been mating and have produced 8 eggs will they stop eventually or do I have to do something to force them to stop . They already broke 2 of the eggs and have six left but the male sits on the eggs in the afternoon and the […]
Breeding cockatiels
Hi, I have a 3 year old very tame male and a 2.5 year old female who is not tame although she will come and sit on my arm sometimes. They live in a huge cage with 2 male budgies and a female budgie and have their own room where they have free flight. All […]
2 Male Cockatiels
My 6 Month old male cockatiel Is quite chatty and has learned about a dozen phrases that he will talk to us, his human parents. He also talks to himself in his mirror or anything shiny that he can perch on. My question is, do you think another male would be a good companion for […]
Young cockatiel mating female!
I need help and fast! I have 2 cockatiels, disco and Zeus. Disco has never asked to mate with Zeus; my 9 month old cockatiel, before. Today she did. And they mated. Disco is a little over 2 now. Usually, she’s ask to mate with me and whenever Zeus would get close she’d bite him […]
Update
Hi! This isn’t really a question so you don’t have to answer but I am just letting you know that I was only planning to keep one chick I think I forgot to mention that and luckily the male has settled down a lot and he and the female are taking turns again so I’m […]
Two cockatiels
Hello, i am trying to bond my cockatiels together so i can breed them in the future. My male cockatiel is 8 months and my female is a little over a year. I had read online to put them in a cage that doesnt belong to either of them that way they are less teritorial, […]
Aggressive Male cockatiel and Cockatiel Chicks
Hi, I have 2 pet cockatiels, one male and one female and recently they have layed eggs and they have hatched into 3 baby cockatiels. My birds are 3 years old almost 4 and 2 of the babies are 2 weeks old one the other one is a week old. The parents are raising them […]
Cockatiel sneezing
I have cockatiel of 7 weeks old on handfeeding. It started to sneeze suddenly, now it has become frequent.It also closes it’s eyes . What should I do now?
My two cockatiels
I have two baby cockatiels and I want to hand feed them but my parents say no, they say leave them with the parents till they are 3 months old but I want them to be tamed. Is it okay to leave them till 3 months after they have been weaned and then put them […]
Female cockatiel will not stop laying eggs, need advice.
Hello, As the title mentions, my 5 years old cockatiel will not stop laying and I believe it is becoming too taxing on her health. She usually goes through a cycle of laying 5-8 a year, and then behaves as normal. This year, however, she has reached her tenth egg and I don’t see any […]
Cockatiels, breeding
Hi I have a pair that just paired up, the female is over 2 years old and the male is much older, they have been in and out the nest, the male is a lutino, and I he is a male as he does male behaviors, they laid eggs but they weren’t fertile, so I […]
Talking training
My 1 year approx cockateil has just laid a egg, not subjected to a male. That’s how I found out the sex. I really wanted a males as easier to get to talk. If I get a males maybe keep in separate cage for a while but in the same room , will the male […]
Older bonded pair aggression
I have 2 8 year old cockatiels that are bonded. They are both male. In the past 2 weeks the one male is getting very aggressive towards the other male and going after him. This was not happening before. Any suggestions? Separate cages?
Cocktails
Why the cocktails birds want hatch. And it’s getting spoil I gave vitamins but small birds want come what can I do
cockatiel travel
I’M MOVING AND HAVE TWO OLDER COCKATIELS THAT I NEED TO TRANSPORT BY CAR ON A 12 HOUR RIDE. WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST IS THE MOST COMFORTABLE, SAFE WAY TO CARRY THEM?
My cockatiel always avoids me
My cockatiel from yesterday kept on avoiding me and will not let me pet him or touch him even pick him up he but a week before we were inseparable and he would let me touch him and pet him in fact he will always come to me but now everything has changed is it […]
can you help with taming my 1 year old cockatiel
i got my cockatiel 6 days ago it loves spending time with my budgies so it doesn’t another tiel i’ve been trying to tame it by putting my hand in the cage for fifteen minutes i’ve seen some progress now it doesn’t seem so frightened like if used to in the first days but do […]
Cockatiels do not grow feathers
Hello, I have two cockatiels. The first is more than four years old. A long time ago, the long feathers on its tail and wings fell out and they never grew back I consulted a doctor and he gave me vitamins, in addition to other vitamins that different people advised me, but all of them […]
Black in my birds poop
Recently my bird has layed eggs and when she nests she holds her poop and when she poops she diarrheas everywhere. Today she pooped outside of the cage and there was black in it should I be worried. Recently she’s just been eating seed
How can I tame my cockatiel?
Hi, I just got my 1 year old cockatiel yesterday, and he’s very shy. I tried to let him out, but he flew everywhere and was crashing into blinds and the ceiling. I had no other way to get him except for grabbing him. I felt awful afterward. I’ve been trying in-the-cage training like offering […]
Sick female cockatiel
Hi, my 2.5 year old female cockatiel laid eggs after 28 days they didn’t sit on eggs so i throw it she got sick can’t fly properly doesn’t eat anything and her eyes are closed most of the time my previous bird died after showing the same symptoms but i didn’t know it was because […]
Friend for Tony the cockatiel
Tony is a 15 year old cockatiel, he landed on my husband shoulder 15 years ago, I thought he was dying of old age but he not . I found out he could live to 30. I was wondering if I should get him a parakeet friend , male or female , or just leave […]
Cockatiel eggs
I checked my eggs every day and night for the last 2 weeks- no veins when puts against a light bulb. (I’ve never had an issue before.) I thought it unlikely that my two birds had 14 unfertilized eggs, so I finally thought I should try a different light. I now have 12 fertilized eggs […]
My bird
My cockatiel is acting strange. I don’t know Whether she’s pregnant or not. She has been supper quiet ,she sleeps all the time and lies at the bottom of her cage. She struggles to walk properly and leans on things to keep her balance She eats and drinks but she poops big
Cockatiel laying eggs
My cockatiel has dropped two eggs in a week. They are cracked and she pays no attention to them. Do I need to take her to the doctor? How many eggs do they lay. This is the first time and I know nothing about birds.
Baby cockatiel dropping
does hand feeding cause watery droppings?
My cockatiel behavior
Thank you so much for all the advice it was so weird because I have a big cage that has six cockatiels total and she is one of them when I first had them I thought they were all boys because it was like 4 yrs and no eggs from any of them so I […]
Male mimics regurgitating
My male cockatiel and female have 4 eggs. My question is why is my male cockatiel mimicking regurgitación when he is eating , does this have to do with preparing for his eggs to hatch or what is your opinion. Thank you
Weaning a Cockatiel
my cockatiel is a month and a half old. I’m feeding her three meals a day of 10/15 ml of A21. She always seems dissatisfied with the food, after I ignore her for a while she stops crying but if I interact with her she starts again. Play a bit with the panic ear and […]
Self Mutilation
I have 2 female cockatiels. One 6 year old named Rio that bonded to me first , and a 4 year old female named Kiwi that continues to try bonding with Rio. Rio won’t have it. They fight sometimes while eating and also for certain perches but then other times they’re just fine. I have […]
My cockatiel behavior
I have a female cockatiel who is bonded with a male but she mates with another male then when she lays eggs she attacks the male she mated with and I have to remove him from the cage and she only allows the other male she’s bonded with why is she like that??
Cockatiel Using feet
When will my cockatiel start using his foot to hold food etc? He is 6 months old now.
3 yr. Old cockatiel has laid 4 eggs.
Mate is 11 yrs +. What do I need to provide for proper nutrition and nesting materials?
cockatiel nesting
My male cockatiel is not showing any nesting behaviors, but the female is biting up the wooden sticks, paper, coir, everything into a cardboard box. My cockatiel are not mating yet, they have together for a week now, and my male keeps whistling to the female, but no mating yet
Why is only one cockatiel sitting on the egg and not eating anything
I have 2 cockatiel male and female but my female is only sitting on the egg and not letting the male even close … In this process she is not eating or drinking anything. It’s been 2 days and now I am really worried
Cockatiel not staying in the nest box
I have a pair of cockatiels who have been mating for a while, sometimes 4+ times a day, but no eggs. I’m not sure what’s wrong. I gave them a nesting box and Disco (mom) won’t go inside for very long. She only goes inside if I’m interacting with the box, but never on her […]
Eggs?
Hello. I have a female cockatiel, Im not sure of her age. But shes nesting in a trashcan in my room, Im not sure what to do here. Will she lay eggs? Or is she just scouting a nest? She’s also being very hormonal recently, asking to mate at least 10 times a day and […]
Newborn cockatiel running around cage
My newborn cockatiel, I had 2 who bred 3 baby sadly one flew away but 2 remained. I separated one and put him in his own cage it’s day 2 now and he won’t stop running around cage and I’m really looking forward to taming him. What should I do?
Male Cockatiel Frustrated
Hi! I have an 11 year old male Cockatiel. I went away to college for a year and was unable to take him so my mom looked after him for me. Ever since I’ve been home he does not like me anymore (which I understand why) and refuses any human interaction. We have moved to […]
Screaming cockatiel
Our cockatiel will not stop screaming or making a crowing sound. It is constant and he is always in a room near people. We have had cockatiels before and bought this one from the same breeder as our last. We have had him for a month and he is only 3 months old. He eats […]
My cocktail keeps on biting others
So I have a big cage with lots of toys and perches, and a total of 4 birds, 2 female parakeets and 2 male cocktails, Sam and Dumbo. Dumbo will attack Sam and chase him around the cage, expecily when you give Sam attention. but when I separate them, it seems like Dumbo gets anxious, […]
Is it the right pair?
Hi I’ve had my male cockatiel for 5 years and my female for 3 years. Usually before they never liked each other and always hated. I’ve always had a nest box in their cage for a long time but they never went in it. Now this time I see that my male cockatiel is so […]
My male cockatiel keeps screaming.
I hand raised my male cockatiel from 2 weeks on. He is so spoiled and attached to me that he screams when I leave the room. His voice is so shrill no one wants to be near him. How do I train him to make sweet noises?
Coacktiel bird not going into nest box after mating many times
Hi my adult pairs of cockatiel aren’t going to the nest box after mating many times. It’s almost been a month since they are mating. What should I do?
Chronic egg laying cockatiel
Even after doing certain changes in the diet and changing toys position the bird is constantly laying eggs. She is weak and was trembling two days back. We are providing with supplements and medicine as directed by our vet. But how will she recover and how long it will take to lessen her cycle. Weight […]
