To New Members

[Bea]

First of all welcome to Talk Cockatiels!:D

I would just like to encourage you to introduce yourself and join in discussions on the forums. :) We're a very friendly bunch here and would love to hear from you and your flock.

More people posting will result in more discussion, more learning and more FUN for everyone here at Talk Cockatiels. Whether you just want to share something cute that your cockatiels have done, or if you have a question to ask or a tip that you would like to share, don't hesitate to post - i promise we don't bite...hard. ;)

Bea
Talk Cockatiels Admin

[Laura]

I also would like to welcome all new members, Bea is right we have a great group of people and some real characters (I won't mention any names you know who you are....lol) We love hearing about your Cockatiels and seeing pictures so don't be afraid to post them, we can all learn so much from each other through our experiences. :)

Laura
Talk Cockatiels SuperMod

[Aly]

Yes, please post! I know some of you like to "watch" the boards for a while and see how but it's ok! Like Bea said, we don't bite...hard.:p Introduce yourself, look around, ask questions, post pictures! We love to see how other tiels are doing!

[Sophia]

I wish you a very big welcome to talk cockatiels! :D Like many of us here we are daily visitors, you can post pictures of your adorable cockatiel(s) or visit our Chit Chat section were you can talk off-subject about anything:)
Please feel welcome to ask questions & ask advise about any worries concerning your cockatiel(s):)

Sophia
A Daily Visitor Here:p

[raymallonee]

Hi, I am glad we found your forum, it looks Great! I use to own a White faced Pearl, who sadly passed away in "06". Yesterday we went out and bought another tiel, and wanted to join a tiel forum I am so glad I found this one.

[bigmikey36]

Well Ray welcome to the forum its nice to have you join. I think you'll enjoy it here there are a lot of great people if you have any questions or even just wanna talk in the chit chat. Sorry for the loss of your tiel but congrats on your new purchase i hope he/she is just as nice a bird and at least helps fill a bit of the void
Mikey

[jennifer.pacella]

Hi everyone I'm new here and I just bought myself a pied today from some guy who was mistreating him. He's a bit nippy but overall I'm showing him that I'm the "master" and he's ALREADY gotten better with me. He's quite affectionate at times. he wants his head pet and he loves to play with my hair and some coins. He'll take a coin over and drop it on my cats head just to bug her hahahahaaa it's soooooooo cute!
Eventually I would love to get him a friend, but I'm worried about breeding, aggression, all that stuff. I don't even know if he....IS A HE. lol... I'm still learning. Anywho I'm Jenn and my babies name is Bekham

[emwillis2008]

hi i'm just rehomed a two teils and the female has no feathers around her neck and tips of wings and under wings but she is other wise healthy. The girl who had the seemed to of taked pretty good care of them as far as i can tell. Is this something I should be overly worried about? My tiels names are Spike And Abbie. I've checked thier droppings and they are the normal green in center and white in out side not runny, thier drinking water and eatting thier food as well as fruits and veggies and mellit. Should I just watch I've only had then 2 days

[nannyrobyn]

:)Hi everyone..I live in New Zealand and I am new to this thread. Lots of great reading and beautiful photos. I have 2 breeding budgies plus 5 x (2 month) old beautiful babies and she is sitting on some more. My problem is that I am looking after my nieces cockatiel's which was sitting on eggs now she's not. I got the first one she laid out and candled it which looks fertile so I put it with my budgie who is sitting on it. Should I do that?? just a bit worried if it hatches what her reaction will be and if the other chicks will all be OK. The other cockatiel eggs are stone cold 4 in total. 3 where infertile and one was fertile. Is it alright to leave this egg with my budgie....She is a good mum,would she feed the cockatiel chick do you think??? please help....Robyn

[SweetSimmy]

i think ill post here too :P
welcome to the forums everyone. im from canada ^_^
i joined these forums maybe a month or two ago. my bf gave me two cocktiels in late july as an early b-day present. he breds them and has 10, soon it may be more. My cockatiels are max(cinnamon) and freya (lutino) they are almost 7 months old :)

[hevmort]

Hello, I'm Heather from Nottingham UK.

From, what i have seen from this site so far, i think it's brill. I'm going to enjoy, getting to know other tiel lovers. :thumbu: xx

[sweetrsue]

Welcome to the forums. Yes this site is full of helpful, friendly people. Enjoy!

[ellie]

hi,ive just got my very first tiel.he called stewie and hes a pearl. i love him loads already

[jill43623]

hi-
i just adopted my friends cockatiel....his name is Chicken. I have had everything from finches to macaws but at the moment my only feathered friend is Chicken. He is very sweet and cute:>

[sweetrsue]

Welcome Ellie and Jill. Don't be afraid to ask questions. Don't hesitate to post pics.

[Chicklet]

Hi, I'm Jamie and i have a budgie, Macy, two cats, Sooty and Kohl and two guinea pigs, Patch and Molly :D
although i dont have a tiel i rly love them and want one to keep my budgie company(in seperate cages of course :) ) i want to find out eveeryything i need before i get a tiel so im prepared!
i attached a pic of my budgie though, just cuz she's soooo beeaauuutiiful:love:

[sweetrsue]

Welcome Chicklet. When are you going to get a 'tiel. Hanging around us is going to make you want one all the more.

[wend]

Hi. to all, I found this site after putting in Cockatiels in the search bar on Google and find it absolutely great. I just love all the information and photo`s I have just a week ago after a long search got a baby Tiel of now just 18 weeks old.My partner had a tiel "Jimjam Duvet" and I took her on ov er a year ago as she was left on her own all week as he was away on business. She was a wonderfull companion and I was devastated when she died my partner was given her as a present after she was found flying around on friends property and as they had a parrot thought it better to rehome her.We think she was 13 to 14 years old.So now we have Maddie as we were told at the pet shop it is a girl. We take the shops word for this tho how do we tell. Jimjam Duvet used to lay eggs periodically so we guessed she was female.(Bless her)I am trying to get her to come to me but she is very nervous and I give her treats to encourage her to be friendly.She is coming to the front of the cage now and I can put my hand up to her.Only after a week so quite pleased with this result.Any advice would be gratefully received.:)

[sweetrsue]

Hello Wend. Welcome! At 18 weeks it is difficult to tell the sex of a bird. There are markings that are specific to males and to females but at this age they all have the same markings. Only as they mature can you differentiate between the sexes. However it's more difficult with Pieds. Behavior is the best indicator of the sex of your bird. Males will be very vocal and that may have already started. Between 3 and 4 months young males find their voices and start chattering with great regularity. So if your bird is still quiet chances are it IS a female.

[lovinbirdies]

Hello there we are new here. Let me first introduce us, and tell you a little bit about our cockatiels. My name is Joani and Hedwig is my whitefaced pearl male cockatiel. Joey is my husband and his birds name is Albus Dumbledore "Al" and he is a pearl male. I tried to upload a couple of photos, but the pictures were too big. We've had our cockatiels for two weeks now. They were both handfed, but once we got Hedwig home he started to bite, but I've been working with him almost every day with click training that I picked up from Chet Womachs' videos, and he is doing very well with that now. Al is very curious, but he gets bored with the click training ... he will just walk right past the stick and the millet just to get to your shoulder. Anyways ... hello.

[tommy]

Hi everyone im in Ireland, just joined tonight i was giving two cockatiels for christmas by my son. having had a cockatiel many years ago who sadly pssed away at the age of 15 years looking forward to learning lot about my birds

[Autum_Cici]

hey everyone, my name is jessica and im 17. i have to tiel's autum and cici. just wanted to stop and say hi to everyone :)

[mollyflanders]

I am very new to this site and to cockatiels. Just hope I manage to get him past the feeding stage, I am in australia and would be great to know if any other ozzies on here, mind you I am really a scots lass. Having this bird is a totally new experience for me so wish me luck.

[Solace.]

There's a few Aussies here - hope to see you around forums posting. :)

[moonraven]

Hi Everyone,
My name is kathy and I go by Moonraven. I am presently looking for a cockatiel.We have 1 ringneck dove who is 21 years old, 2 canaries, 1 love bird and 1 pacific parrottlet.They are our featherd family.We also have 3 cats, 1 dog and 2 betas,
We had a long time ago 2 cockateils but they have passed over to the rainbow bridge.
I have been searching for breeders in the western NY area and haven't been lucky.Most are from either NYC or very close to it I don't want to buy from a pet store.They over charge and really don't pay much attention to them except to clean the cages and feed them. All my birds have come from breeders.
If anyone knows of a breeder in my area could you let me know.I live about 26 miles west of Rochester,NY
Hope to get to know all of you,
Kat

[sweetrsue]

You could try posting a bird wanted ad in the Kijiji nearest you. Here are the offerings from Buffalo. http://buffalo.kijiji.com/f-Pets-Birds-W0QQCatIdZ100135QQPageZ2

[Eikoden]

http://rochesterny.kijiji.com/f-Pets-Birds-W0QQCatIdZ100135

[jerry2006]

Hi1
I only have 1 pet male in philly, pa. usa
I have been a dog breeder & Judge for many years, but everyday, I enjoy taking my rescue boy "Ash" out of his cage & playing with him.
He is a white faced male-should I get a companion for him?
Jerry

[Tony's Tiels]

hi i'm just rehomed a two teils and the female has no feathers around her neck and tips of wings and under wings but she is other wise healthy. The girl who had the seemed to of taked pretty good care of them as far as i can tell. Is this something I should be overly worried about? My tiels names are Spike And Abbie. I've checked thier droppings and they are the normal green in center and white in out side not runny, thier drinking water and eatting thier food as well as fruits and veggies and mellit. Should I just watch I've only had then 2 days


It is my understanding this could be a sign of bird mites...
If some one else knows...Please Reply :confused:

Thank You !

[kevncaz]

hi every one we are kev and caz ,
we hail from the uk
west midlands
brownhills
ok were 41 and 18 have just lost our first tiel , see rainbow bridge:cry:
we got our first tiel in january of this year although i owned 2 some years ago with an ex who couldnt be doing with the supposed mess
we regularly read though the forums but are shy when it comes to posting anything so please be patient with us , this is a fantastic site and we wanna contribute as much as we can

[cinnamon]

Welcome every one I am new here and will post in that thread also just want to welcome others this is a very home feeling site!

[barocio76]

Hi I Have a pair of cockatiels and I love them very much, I dont know much about them but would like to learn. I am glad i found this forum.

[Elle]

Hi all

Sassaby is a baby i bought yesterday and i thought i should join this site so I could better understand my complicated little friend

glad to be part of it

Elle

[cockatiel<3]

hello everyone

[globalxt]

Hi everyone,
I am a new kid on the block. This is my first time in this forum and I do not know how to begin properly. So, please patient with me. At any rate, I have two tiels, named Bi and Bo, both hand-fed and well behaved. Bi is 6 months and Bo 2-1/2 years old. The problem is Bo used to sing and talk a lot but when Bi started talking, Bo stopped suddenly and I do not know how to get him to talk again. Can anybody out there explain to me the situation?

[eflock]

Hiii

My name is Kristina. I am the proud mother of Lucy (the 'tiel) and Sophie (the 'keet) making us the "e" flock XD. It's just too bad my name isn't Kristeeny

Anyway, I absolutely adore my babies and figured it would be fun to share the same passion with others.

[thayren]

hi i'm just rehomed a two teils and the female has no feathers around her neck and tips of wings and under wings but she is other wise healthy. The girl who had the seemed to of taked pretty good care of them as far as i can tell. Is this something I should be overly worried about? My tiels names are Spike And Abbie. I've checked thier droppings and they are the normal green in center and white in out side not runny, thier drinking water and eatting thier food as well as fruits and veggies and mellit. Should I just watch I've only had then 2 days

Welcome to this site and I am also newbie here.
My name is Disoza and I have just recently join this site.
I have two parrot, one is nara, another is kata,:love:
I am here to interact with people and definitely get
the information regarding experiencefestival community.
Glad to join this site.

[spiko]

Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to say hello from our family and two very vocal tiels on Whidbey Island, WA. Spiko is about 6 months and Sadie estimated to be about 1. We think we have two males, although Spiko is a young pied. Sadie looks like a regular grey male although there is one white spot on the back of his / her neck so I'm wondering if that also makes him / her pied and of unknown sex....

Anyway, they are wonderful pets and they make us laugh with all their antics and vocals.

Thanks for all the wonderful advice in this forum!

Lauryn
"spiko"

[Nicky]

hi every1 welcome i have 3 cockatiels and 2 lovebirds

[deadweezle]

Hi all! Kitty here from bc. It's so nice to see sooo many other teil lovers! I have two a male and female Elvis and Inara. Even though Elvis is a brat I love them both. I hope to learn all sorts of new stuff and share my love of cockateils with all of you!:love:

[xSam]

Hey everyone xD

Hope to learn alot from this site, i mean it is the reason why i joined :D

[barb2birds]

Hello I am new today. I am looking forward to being here a long time. I have 2 cockatiels I just adore - Baby who is 13 and Beenie who is 6. They are my life and give me so much unconditional love.
Nice to meet all of you.

Love and big hugs.

Barb :)

[Julie]

I have 2 of these wonderful winged people in our family now (just got second birdie yesterday as part of a ploy to show Rocky ... who was an abused rescue ... that we hoomans aren't all that bad.)

I will say more in my other intro thread ^^

[yennychet]

Good Afternoon All. I'm Jenny, I currently reside in Texas and am a mechanical Engineering student attending the University of Texas system.

I currently have two cockatiels. Bob, who is female and I believe her proper breed is Pied? She is pictured. She is 18 years old and starting to really show her age. She was purchased from a breeder when she was an infant, apparently pushed from the nest as a chick. She was hand raised and has a sweet attitude, though she likes to be center of attention.

The other is a newer addition to our family through a rescue in New Mexico. Her name is San, and she's a White Face cinnamon cockatiel. She was discarded on the side of an intersection with a few of her siblings in a box. The feathers around her neck are plucked, probably by her brothers under the stress of foster care. She caught my attention and thus I adopted her as a companion to my aging senior. San's age is unknown, but she is over the age of 10 for sure. She was not hand trained, but with Bob's help an a lot of patience, she's beginning to come around.

I joined this forum to spread my experience as an owner and to gather up other's experience to assist me with my new cockatiel. I hope to post much and have fun! See you around the forums!

[riks]

Hi everyone. I just got my cockatiel 2 weeks ago and was looking for advice and I came across this forum. The forum seems very helpful. Its nice to chat to people with cockatiels. There so beautiful.

[goldiegirl]

Hi everyone: I have a beautiful cockatiel and I'm interested in checking out the forum to see if anyone is looking for a cockatiel.

Sadly, I must part with my cockatiel. I just got out of the
hospital and find I can't live with him anymore. I truly love him, and it'll
be a tough time for me, but most important to me is that he get moved to a
happy home.

If you are interested my cockatiel, please email me and LET ME KNOW WHY YOU WANT
HIM.

I CANNOT SHIP. I live in New Jersey. Please email me at
linnielife@gmail.com for more details on my bird. I really need a cockatiel lover to help out.

Rose

[Miss Mercy]

Hi everyone!
I'm Mercy, I'm fifteen and new to this site.
My dad and I have three adult cockatiels(two hens and one cock), two chicks, with five more on the way. I'm very interested in any advice anyone can give me on how to take better care of my tiels.
We've just recently found out that one of our hens is a whiteface cinnamon pearl and are having a bit of trouble distinguishing our male's mutation and since they have two chicks and five eggs in the nest, we would like to be able to tell what the babies possible mutations and genders might be.
All advice and opinions will be greatly appreciated. :)

[mollyann]

hello all im from wales new to cockatiels i have two birds not sure about the sex of the oldest one that i bought tonight my othere grey is female iv had her for two months.

[Sparky]

Hi all, joined for advice to help with the 2 cockatiels I own.

I have a 4 year old pied cock called Rocky and a new 6 month old white faced hen called Smokey. I live in Plymouth, England UK and hope I get the help I need with the taming of Smokey!

[yoe]

Hello! I have my very first Cockatiel. I got it Saturday from someone on Craigslist. I've never before owned a Cockatiel so I wasn't prepared for a bird that always wants to be near me, but I'm happy it likes me. I don't even know what kind it is or if it is a boy or girl, but it sure is one sweet bird. The previous owners said it was about 4 months old.

It has a pale pink beak & nose, brown eyes, it's face and crest is mostly light gray with a little yellowish color, it has faded orange cheeks and its body is light gray with white feathers along the edge of its wings. Its tail is speckled with white on top and there are white stripes on bottom with some yellow feathers there too and its feet are pink.

I'd sure love any tips from Cockatiel patrons- I'd like to learn how to get it to trust me where I can lay it on its back and I'd also like to potty train it. I'm starting that today. It willingly steps up and some times it begs to be picked up. It enjoys having its neck scratched and its head, but if it doesn't want to be touched it gets nippy, but even when it doesn't want to be touched it still wants to be near me so it will keep coming back to me if I put it up.

When it sits on my shoulder it likes to pull my earrings so I get to touch its wing if it pulls my earrings. I figure if it does something I don't like I should do something it doesn't like, but also something that will get it used to being touched. It also likes electrical cords and on the second day I couldn't get to it and so I said "No" loudly and its crest went straight up, but it left the cords alone like maybe it understood that it shouldn't touch them?

I'm not sure how to 'correct' a bird.

Also, do Cockatiels talk? This one started wolf-whistling the second day, but other than that it is very quiet. I kinda expected it to be noisier for some reason.

I'd love any comments, suggestions, advice, etc. I'd really like to keep it healthy and happy so that I can have it for a long long time.

[alicez]

Hi everyone. I just joined the forum, and it looks like it is going to be a fun and informative one.

My daughter received 2 cocktiels for her birthday (14th). We were told they are 10 years old, and are POSSIBLY a male and female. We have never owned cockatiels before this, so we are learning. My daughter, well, she is an animal lover and has set her sites on becoming a vet (has said this since she was in 1st grade). She loves to learn all there is about an animal, and has been trying to learn about hers since getting them but is getting discouraged. The one, lovingly dubbed Lady, had an injury when we got her. My daughter is now upset as Lady has opened this injury up. Hence, my search online for help.

I am going to post in another forum about the issue we are having.

But, I have 9 children, and we have had a variety of pets. They are not "animals" to us, they are an extension of our family.....more children. We are always busy here, either with work, sports, crafting, or our animals. Never a free or dull moment.

I look forward to learning about our pets, my daughter also, and getting to know everyone. Thanks.

Alice in SD
:)

[Kiwigal67]

Hello, I have had cockatiels for a year now and nearly got my outside aviary built (not really a carpenter!) I now have 8 - Pearl & Stirling & Cutie - I bought in a large cage with a pair of budgies & a Chinese Quail and the cage stunk of cigarette smoke - poor things. Pearl is a pearl female, Stirling her mate a grey and not sure what Cutie is. She/he is supposed to be a female but has a brighter yellow on the face and behaves very different to Pearl. Then I bought Alex from up north and he is a Cinnamon Pearl. We got Diamond a grey male and Kuto & Tashima a grey pair who bred last year. Found Diamond dead in the bottom of the cage middle of this year - not sure why. I bought Princess to go with Alex as thought Cutie was a girl! Not sure how old she is but no-one wants to pair with her! Lastly, Sophie I bought to pair with Cutie but now they look so alike I am wondering if Cutie is a girl after all!

Stirling & Pearl have finally laid eggs (been mating for quite a few months!) and I found 4 eggs under Stirling so not sure if they are due this week or next week.

Kuto & Tashima are due this Thursday 25 Nov with 3 eggs. This is their second clutch as the 2 chicks from 3 eggs died at 5 days after a very cold snap in the weather.

I found this forum as I have just joined the Budgies Forum and found it very helpful.

[mitch2006]

Hi my name is Mitch .I am new here.And need some advice in breeding cockatiels(which Ill
ask questions later in proper sections)
A little info about us:
i currently own Nana(female)cockatiel,Cloud (male)cockatiel and finally Sasha(female)dog.
No picutures yet but will soon.
I have own birds in past- present, untill dec5/10.... but they never laid eggs.:o :eek:

I look forward to meeting everyone of you:D and reading your stories/experiences.
See you soon:D

[FazzTans Tiels]

Hi Everyone,

my partner and I have had cockatiels for many years and originally started keeping them as a hobby but I would like to get into the breeding side of it now that we've had several clutches of babies (some we hand-reared and passed to family/friends and some kept in the aviary).

We lost all our original aviary stock due to some unknown 'person' (I won't call them what I usually do here LOL) got into the aviary while we were away overnight and let every single bird out of 3 different aviaries :mad: but we managed to pick up 13 tiels from a lady that simply didn't have the time for them all anymore and now have 6 babies from 2 clutches to add to the brood. There is also another 3 eggs in a nesting box but I'm not hopeful of them hatching as I'm positive the hen that laid them is the same one that abandoned her clutch last season.

Hubby is into breeding native Australian parrots and we have 2 pair of Palehead Rosellas, 2 pair of Red Rumps, and a pair of Golden Mantle Rosellas on the way. We have a male Hooded Parrot that needs a partner, as well as 3 pairs of Zebra finches (2 nests with eggs) and a pair of Button Quails with a clutch of 8 eggs (yeah I know they aren't all natives but they do a good job cleaning up dropped seed LOL)

I found this forum when looking for information on mutations and I'm so glad I did, as I've already got a reasonable idea of what we have here now in regards to the tiels. I look forward to meeting everyone and sharing information while I learn more about these gorgeous birds :)

[lperry82]

We lost all our original aviary stock due to some unknown 'person' (I won't call them what I usually do here LOL) got into the aviary while we were away overnight and let every single bird out of 3 different aviaries :mad:
How could they be so cruel :( Im so sorry. Welcome to the forum and pics is a must :)

[canarymerry]

good evening!
i'm mary, my husband is jeff who often types for me cuz of ms disabilities. we live off the grid in nowhere utah (US). with 7 canaries, 1 house sparrow, and 1 but soon to b 2 cockatiels. some are rescued and/or special needs and all are precious loves of our lives. when it concerns our flock we are quite the loons.
w/luv4allbeings,
mary
ps.
we'll add pictures soon. :love:

[Anastacia01]

Hello I'm new to this forum just introducing my self I had a Cockatiel for many years she passed away last summer and I'm ready for a new feathered friend and looking for breeders in Kentucky

[xxxSpikexxx]

Welcome to the form everyone :)

[PetLover72]

Hi everyone! So glad I found you all!! Thanks to so many of you (and one in particular) I think my new baby cockatiel (my third) is going to pull through and be a new member of our family! We are also owned by three dogs - Boone, Zeke, and Tilly.

[jess91]

hi all ive not long signed to this site umm ive got a adult male cockatiel called sir tomothy roo hehe or timmy for short hehe ive had him for a couple of years and feel so bad hes not the tamest of bird but im now changin that thanks to finding this forum and gettin gr8 adivce on how to start his training hes a absolutely nutty bird and can laugh, do curnell boogey soz 2 spelling if dats spelt wrong hehe and he can wolf whistle he has an anoying habbit of knocking on the base of his cage in the morning wen he wants 2 b uncovered and also if ur egnoring him he wil knock on the cage plus u cant ave a quiet phone call he goes nuts

[Zamion]

Hello! I'm Zamion, and I'm new here. I am a new cockatiel parent, and have a normal gray cockatiel named Admiral Sigmund Fluffington. I'm here to learn more about cockatiel care, behaviour, and ownership. I hope to meet new people and share many stories in the future!

[lperry82]

Welcome to the forum Zamion :)

[pmacfarlane92]

I might seem stupid, but how do I post my own topic on a forum? I am so lost... I need help with my cockatiel :(:(

[xoxsarahxox]

Hi :) just go to a section say "cockatiel talk" and at the top under the ad banner, and on the left hand side is a blue button, click on New Thread and you can create your own thread and then post it. If you need a better explaination let me know:)

[yogabear]

Hey there! I am from Vermont and just got my first cockatiel... a 5 month old cinnamon pied female (we think). Very excited to learn from and share with you all!

[casualrepartee]

welcome yoga :) Glad to be here myself!

[lperry82]

Hey there! I am from Vermont and just got my first cockatiel... a 5 month old cinnamon pied female (we think). Very excited to learn from and share with you all!

welcome to the forum :) hope to see some pics ;)

[releme]

Hi! 25 years ago I had two cockatiels. Both were grown and already talked. One was hand tamed the other, not at all. Two days ago My son (17 yrs old) and I came home with Rio. The woman at the pet store said she thought he was a male, 6-9 months old. He had just arrived at the pet store earlier in the day so I'm sure the two moves in one day was tramatic. He sat still for the first day - moved around and started eating the second day. Today he let my son put his finger in the cage indefinitely and even put a claw on the finger. He gets very excited if he hears U tube videos of other tiels; comes alive and chirps. Otherwise, he is quiet, so far. I think Rio is doing great! I forgot how fun cockatiels could be and I find myself constantly going into my son's room and talking to him.

[missmaggs]

Hi everyone! I joined because I inherited my Mom's 2 cockatiels that were originally given to her atleast 15 years ago. Coto Rico is grey and Pretty Baby is yellow.
From all the research I've done they are both males. BUT, as of late Coto acts as if there is a pregnancy taking place. I thought that by joining there might be other tiel owners who have had this strange behavior. The large poops, the hiding in the box and rocking back & forth and looking a bit funky near the vent. We are completely puzzled.

[lovelyolivia]

Welcome EVERYONE to the forum!! I LOVE all of the names you have chosen for your respective tiels!! Hope you will show all of us some pictures in the future!

[poncho64]

:D Hello everyone, found the site out of nesessity! I have a beautiful female (we thought she was a he first) named Poncho who we found outside the school yard. No one claimed her and we fell in love with her! She is very loving and tolerant of our soon to be 2 year old malti poo. However we babysat my mom's pomeranian and i think that Poncho got stressed out. Then, at night i heard her thrashing around her cage. In the morning I found she had plucked out her flight feathers on her right wing. Poncho has never been clipped by us and we allow her to fly throughtout the house. She is now "grounded". Is this normal? She has never ever done this? Can anyone give me some advice....am in a small panic.

[lovelyolivia]

I'm thinking she probably had a "night fright". Cockatiels can get frightened in the nighttime by any noise, perhaps an approaching storm, or even hear an animal outside of the room they are sleeping in. I always cover my bird at night, and also leave a night light on in the room. It seems this is a possibility, and instead of plucking out her feathers, she may have thrashed around in the cage and simply lost them. Did you see any blood in the cage? Is she eating normally and are her "poops" the right consistency? You might consider taking her to a vet for a "check-up"! Hope all goes well with Poncho!

[poncho64]

lovelyolivia, Thank you for responding. :)Now that I have calmed down I have counted all her missing flight feathers; she has lost a total of 5! She is eating and still happy to move around only a little freaked out that she can't fly to her furthest perch. Her poop is just a little more watery than usual. Will take her to vet if she plucks any more or looks weak. There was no blood in the cage, or on her feathers that she lost. I've been looking up molting, but have not read about the flight feathers on just one side? Thanks again..glad I found this site:D

[lovelyolivia]

You are welcome!! Keep us posted on your precious Poncho!!:)

[johnfel]

Hello, I'm really new with birds I was recently given a very young Cockatiel, I'm a little concern because I really do not know if he is eating on his own, I bought hand-feed food but he does not take to it as in some videos I see. Twitter has been with me 2 days now. Well I want to learn how to take proper care of my new friend this is why I joined you forum.

Thank you,

Johnfel and Twitter

[lperry82]

Hello and welcome to the forum

hope to see pics of twitter :)

Have you tried extra bowls to feed him with

[Sammyn86]

Hiya,

I help my Dad in his aviary and he has recently purchased 4 cockatiels, 2 breeding pairs. He is midway through putting them into an outdoor aviary.

He already has another aviary for canaries and quails which breed. Also he used to breed Zebra Finches.

I just want to say hello to everyone.

[lperry82]

Hello and welcome to the forum :)

[morla]

Hi! I am getting a cockatiel for my birthday and i am very exited! I just joined this website not to long ago, and i already feel welcomed! Thank-you for being nice and all the help you guys have given me!



Thanks! FireHorn.

[Jennin24]

Hi! I'm brand new to the forum. I currently have one male pied cockatiel just under a year old and 2 parakeets. About 13 years ago I had 2 very sweet cockatiels that loved to be with my husband and I and would sit on our shoulders, give kisses, play in our hair and were just such a joy. Well, we ended up having to move and I gave them to a friend. I missed them so much. I finally decided to get another cockatiel not too long ago and made the huge mistake of getting one that was not tame at all! When we first got him, the guy at the store brought him to me and he sat just fine on my finger and seemed calm enough, but a bit nervous which I thought was normal. Well, after having him at home, he is really not getting much better. We take him out a lot and try to socialize him, but he bites, hard, and hisses a lot. He even hisses sometimes when he is in his cage and we are talking to him. I have his cage close by my computer so that I am near him a lot to try to get him used to my presence. We also have a stand that he will perch on outside of his cage that he will spend time on. So, now I am thinking on getting a baby cockatiel that has been hand fed and is tame. I was hoping that maybe a tame one would help my untamed one trust us and make it a bit easier to tame him. Does anyone have any thoughts or opinions? I think it would be great to have two tamed cockatiels again!

[lperry82]

If you have a look in the training and bonding section there is a sticky on taming :)

[tiel gregg]

Hi guys im new to the site i didnt know were to get advice and tips from people who love there Birds as much as i do, well i have 1 cockatiel What is amazing and cant fault. But ive registerd to get advice and to help me give My bird the best she deserves.

[lperry82]

welcome to the forum.... there is plenty of advice here :)

[Dexter]

Hi! I am new here and I just wanted to introduce myself and tell you that I think this forum is just great from what I have seen! :)
I live in sweden (so I am sorry for my spelling in advance) I dident find what I was looking for at any of the swedish forums and then I found this one! :)

I am planning to get my first cockatiel in a couple of weeks (it is just a baby now) and I am realy looking forward to it :D
Thats all for now :p

[lperry82]

hello and welcome to the forum :)

[audrey]

Hi new to the forum so a bit lost at the moment -I breed cockatiels and kakarikis and just love talking about my birds at the moment handrearing 12 chicks between 3 weeks and 7weeks old ,so never a dull moment with plenty to do

[CRMBS59]

Hi everyone...I came across this forum while looking for ways to take care of our new tiel. We have never had one before and sometimes seem at a loss as to what to do. Buster (our tiel) is about 1 yr. old and was not very well cared for although thankfully he is healthy. We have had him now for about 2 weeks. We take him out of his cage and are able to handle him but we have a very busy household with 3 dogs and 2 cats. Which seems to make him nervous when they get close to his cage. He likes to sit on the top of his cage so we got him a play gym. How do we get him used to it? He refuses to go near it or any new toys we got him. His cage had 1 toy and 1 bell in it when we got him. We can't get him to eat any fresh fruit or veggies either. I just want to make sure I am doing everything I can for him so he can be a well adjusted bird. Any thoughts?

[audrey]

Hi everyone ,great forum you have here i cannot help myself replying to all your interesting topics,even with 20 breeding pairs of tiels theres always something new to learn ,so glad I found you

[Birdie2011]

Hi new to the forum so a bit lost at the moment -I breed cockatiels and kakarikis and just love talking about my birds at the moment handrearing 12 chicks between 3 weeks and 7weeks old ,so never a dull moment with plenty to do

Hello Audrey, welcome to the forum. Its good to have you here and hope you enjoy reading all the different posts. I am from your part of the world and will be coming up there for the day at the weekend.

[Cheekspots]

Good evening, everyone. My husband and I went looking for a cockatiel forum because our tiel added an odd behaviour to his already strange repertoire. More on that elsewhere.

Our cockatiel is a lovely grey fellow named Joscelin (Jossie for short) who has a yellow crest and vivid orange cheekspots. He's about eight years old and has a deep and abiding fondness for nachos.

[lperry82]

welcome to the forum :)

[Angie W]

Hi, my name is Angie and I'm new here as well. I just bought my first cockatiel last weekend. He/she is a normal grey and only 3 1/2 months old. Unfortunately he has a bacterial infection and has not been eating solid food since I brought him home. So, now I'm hand feeding him with a paste made from harrison's pellets. He is doing okay,but I am hoping to get through this stage quickly. I did call the person I bought him from and she did offer to take him back, but I'm already attached and want to make sure he'll be okay. He/she is very sweet, loves to sit on my shoulder and cuddle up into my neck. I do own lovebirds, but keep them in a separate room. I must admit though that the cockatiel has stole my heart!

[lperry82]

Welcome to the forum and i hope he gets better soon

[Rustaclese]

Hello everyone,

I'm 22, from west coast Canada. My fiancee referred me to this site after showing me how helpful it is. She loves animals! We recently got a cockatiel, Hermes, and he's the cutest little bird I've ever seen! I can't wait to see if he can talk!

I'm looking forward to learning what I can about cockatiels, and this forum will definitely help enhance my knowledge of them. I look forward to hearing all about the little guys!



Cheers,

Mike

[NardiB]

having a cockatiel forum ? thats great :) thanks bea :*

[fuzzipurr]

Hello everyone, In July I got 2 baby cockatiels, the first I've had in a long time. since then I have adopted 4 more. I am looking forward to many happy fun years with them.

[westendellen]

Hi, I am glad we found your forum, it looks Great! I use to own a White faced Pearl, who sadly passed away in "06". Yesterday we went out and bought another tiel, and wanted to join a tiel forum I am so glad I found this one.

This is my first time using this site and since I am in the company of other tiel lovers I know I shall be using it often. This is my story on my tiel experience. We got our first tiel in June of 2008. My son loves birds and had been wanting one for a very long time. I was hesitant; I was somewhat cautious around birds as I startle easily and I didn't want to be pecked! Anyway, he had seen pictures of whiteface tiels and really liked them so we looked all over central Illinois and found a wonderful store in Champaign, IL called SAILFIN that had whiteface tiels at that time. We went over there and they had several young whitefaces. They are very careful with their birds; you cannot just buy one and take it home-you spend time with your choice in the store and staff works with you for several weeks to educate you and work on your new relationship. They feel you don't pick the bird-the bird picks you. Anyway, my son (calling himself the actual bird owner) picked a young, unknown gender whiteface and we named the tiel Sydney, not knowing the gender. Sydney had no problems riding home with us 45 miles in the car. We bought a traveling cage and he walked around and chirped several times. To make a long story short, we found out from our avian veterinarian that Sydney was a male as he was quite the whistler and singer. He soon learned "Reveille" from my husband whistling it and with his cage housed in our son's room at night, he would whistle "Reveille" at about 6:30 in the morning to wake up our son. He spent most of his time out of the cage and flew about the house. We chose to let his wings grow out because he loved flying so much. Sydney really bonded to me and spent most of his time perched on me. He was a sweetheart and would gently nibble on my lip and give me kisses. When I would come home he would cry out his greeting. He loved to help me do dishes and laundry and had to inspect everything. We all loved him, but I had the special bond with him. In April, 2010, my husband had Syd with him and walked out into the garage to close th door forgetting Sydney was on his shoulder. Our little whiteface flew right out the garage door and over the roof of our neighbor's home. We immediatley went out looking for him; calling and whistling for him, but it was getting dark and we had no luck. I cried most of the night and got up before dawn and made posters. By dawn I was stapling posters to the telephone poles at the top and bottoms of the streets around us, calling Sydney. He responded on the next street over from us and I saw him flying and circling around. We ran to the area and got around the tree he landed in with me calling him and shaking a goldfish cracker bag as he loved his goldfish crackers. He responded several times, however, we could not see him. After about 30 minutes he suddenly flew from that tree and circled around the area several minutes. At one point he looked like he was flying right at me, but veered off. He was very high and I think he did not know how to come down or land. We searched for days, posting on the web at various sites, distributing posters, walking and walking and calling him for blocks around our neighborhood. We put his cage out and even moved it into the back yard of a house where someone thought they saw him. The last time I heard anyone say they saw him was about a month after he flew off. A woman two streets away thought she saw him sitting on a tree branch at the edge of a wooded area where a bike trail cut through. I have never given up, totally-I still call for Sydney when I take walks. It has been a year and a half and I periodically post ads in the local lost and found classifieds and keep one up constantly on Craigslist and 911parrotalert.com. I grieve for him and cry when I think of what could have happened to him. I hope someone has him; at least he would be in a home, being fed rather than out there with weather issues and predators. A couple of months after we lost Sydney I visited SAILFIN again, wanting another cockatiel as we were planning on getting a second one to keep Sydney company. A young whiteface pearl wolf whistled at me, climbing up and down the bars of his cage. He was quite a bit larger than Sydney and very flashy looking. We brought him home 2 weeks later and named him (Max)imus Squawkus as he was pretty noisy. Max also bonded to me, however, he was much more amorous than Sydney. I had to move him off my arms and hands as he had just one thing in mind! He also loved to strut and was quite the proud male with his chest puffed out and his wings held out from his body. He wanted to ride on our heads, but we would put him down on our arm or shoulder. He also learned songs, however, he would come up with his own version after whistling the first part. He would whistle and then cock his head for you to whistle the same thing back. Then he would repeat the tune, but add to it and want you to copy it. That was his little game. If I took a nap and when I went to bed I would wheel his cage into our room next to the bed and he would quiet down immediately. He was friendly with my husband and son, but very bonded to me. He was a very strong flyer even after his wings were clipped. About one year after we got Max he was in the living room with me and he was playing with a toy on the bookcase at the far end of our living room. My husband was leaving and I had to tell him something so I hesitated, looking at Max and thought he was preoccupied, so ran to the front door and sliding through quickly to shout out to my husband from the front porch. As I slipped back in I heard Max calling out several times. I got in the living room and could not find him. He had flown out the small area of the door as I slipped through. I was hysterical. Again, we went through the same process as 14 months earlier with Sydney. Posters distributed to each home for several blocks around us, lost and found classifieds, web sites, calling shelters and vets, but to no avail. My son saw him twice in the neck 6 weeks right in our yard as I had put out his cage and birdfeed. He had flown off before I got outside. I haven't seen him for several months now, though I continue to look. I grieve for my birds and think of them every day. I pray and pray and call for both of them, but to no avail. Now autumn is here and the trees are shedding their leaves. I think of Sydney and Max and wonder what has happened to them-and I am besieged with guilt and tears as I can't bear to think they are quite probably deceased by now. I cannot quit thinking of them and their endearing ways and how much I love them. I love cockatiels now and have thought of getting one or two more, but then I feel guilty as I don't want to betray my lost boys. I would love to hear from other cockatiel lovers who could respond to my sad story. Could my two birds live through the seasons of central Illinois-do they move off from the area they were lost in? I need support as my husband is impatient with me and tells me to "get over it-they are gone for good"

[sanabanana]

Hello everybody,

im so glad i found a cockatiel forum, i recently got two and it's nice to know i can go somewhere if i need any help :)

[patb]

Y cockatiel has laid 13 eggs so far! She seems happy and healthy but I'm wondering when she will stop! I don't know if they're fertile. I candled them. Some of them just look yellow on the inside and some look dark. Any advise?

[DallyTsuka]

that seems like a lot, how many females share the cage (wondering maybe if theres 2 females laying by chance)

[lisa bush]

I just got my grandmother's 2yr. old cockaitiel and I don't know much about them. She was laying an egg about every 3 day's but I took the bottom of her cage off and put her on the table she stopped going to the bottom of her cage because the table was in her way and she could'nt get her claw's around the grating. She than started to lay her egg's while pearched and thay were dropping to the bottom and breaking! Also she is losing alot of feather's and seem's to be sneezing. Also I think there is somthing wrong with one of her claw's because somtimes she perches one one foot! All this is making me very sad and I can't afford to take her to a vet right now sombody please help!

[DallyTsuka]

ok relax first and take a deep breath :)

1, sitting on one foot once in awhile is normal, theyre just resting their foot.

2, do not take her eggs away, she will keep laying them to replace the ones lost. leave them with her for 28 days or until she gives up on them. Make sure shes getting a lot of calcium. make sure she has a cuttlebone, and if she will eat veggies, give her brocholli and kale. she should get veggies in her diet, so be sure to take a look at the diet and health section for tricks on how to get her to eat her veggies and what food is safe for cockatiels. make sure she has no nest site (sleeping huts, tents, etc).

3, cover her cage for 12-14 hours at night. this will trick her into thinking its winter and not a good time to lay eggs. that should reduce her hormones in a matter of a few weeks.

4. as for the sneezing, how frequently? and shes losing feathers, meaning shes molting. cockatiels are dusty birds, she may be sneezing from being irritated from her own dust. spray her with warm water from a mist bottle. it may help a lot :)

[Kflores]

Hi, everyone. I'm new to the forum and I just purchased a new bird to my already existing flock. I have two eclectus: one female Strawberry (who is the only one that is untamed except the new addition), and one male Kiwi (who is very tame he flies to u know matter where u r in the house). He is very loveable. I also have two cockatiels: the male Snickers is a big love bug he cuddles and gives so many kisses, the new addition is supposed to be a female (going to get her dna tested as soon as test comes in the mail. She is not so sweet needs a lot of training. She likes to bite and hang out behind your head. She might also like males better. I played with her for an hour and then my husband played with her for a second and she was nicer to him than me. I thought it was hilarious. I couldn't stop laughing.

[lperry82]

Welcome to the forum kflores... hope to see some pics of them :)

[Prissysmom]

Hello all, I'm not even sure I'm posting this right so please let me know if I goofed. I got my first teil about 5 weeks ago. She was originally purchased at a Petco by my neighbor. I babysat for her for 2 weeks and fell in love with her. When I heard from my other neighbors that her new owner was putting her in the bathroom in the dark because she made too much noise, and that he would poke at her in the cage and yell at her I flipped. I talked him into letting me buy her from him and thankfully he agreed. Owning a bird wasn't what he thought it would be I guess. I've owned parakeets before, years ago but this is my first tiel. She's supposed to be about a year old. So far so good although I don't think she's going to talk for me anytime soon. She seems to listen, and to understand a few things I say, but nothing but whistles and screeches back. That's ok, although I do wish she would sing a little more. Maybe someday. I'm going very slowly with her cause I think she has a lot of forgetting to do. I'm also thinking of adopting a couple of budgies for her to visit. I thought she would be a little more comfortable if she could hear other birdies after coming from a pet shop. They'll be in their own cage in the same room, but across the room. Will that work? She seems to find my cat curious but isn't afraid of her. They are never alone without the cage between them and the kitty just ignores her. She's already learned that if I'm going to leave the apartment, her door gets closed. She's learned to go home. So anyway I'd be really interested in hearing from anyone who's adopted an older bird. It sounds like they have more issues than the youngsters. Thanks for letting me vent.

[xoxsarahxox]

Welcome to the forum:D and thats awesome of you to take her away from a bad situation! Im sure shed love some budgie friends to chat to but as Lperry82 says below budgies tend to bully tiels so if you want her to have a friend to play with a tiel would be best. Females dont really whistle or talk thats a male bahaviour, a few talented females can whistle though. Would love to see some pics.

[lperry82]

Hello and welcome to the forum... Im afraid females dont whistle or talk but there is a few talented ones that does, i have had budgies and tiels and it didnt get on too good as budgies will bully the tiels, It will be best to get another tiel. A few members have lost their birds to cats :( and their saliver is deadly to them too

[lperry82]

yes we love pics on here :D

[Jenn]

Hello All! I just found this site today! I'm very excited about learning and talking about the birds. I have 3.
Jenn

[lperry82]

welcome to the forum Jenn :)

[WhitefaceMommy]

Hi I'm new here :) I don't own a cockatiel YEt, because I'm getting mine in December :D I'm so happy I found this site because I have so many questions hahaha. :)

[leilyb1993]

Hello, :) Just joined as I have MANY questions to ask about my 2 new pearl cockatiels both 4months old, boy (Cozmo) and girl (Wanda).
So once I figure out how to post my own question I will!
Great site! :tiel5: THANKS :tiel5:

[westendellen]

Hi, everyone! I joined recently and posted once, but I'm not sure if I did it correctly. I am a cockatiel lover who is currently without a cockatiel as both of my cockatiels got out (separate times) and flew off. Sydney was 2 and half when he got out on 4/16/2010. Max was only one and half years old when he got out June 5, 2011 and flew off. In both cases I posted online in lost and founds, both local, state and national and I check them several times weekly. I put up posters on telephone poles on neighborhood streets, posters in stores and veterinary offices plus humane society and shelter and still walk the streets, calling and whistling for them. Max was seen as recently as last month, still in our neighborhoold, but he doesn't respond to my calling his name or whistling his favorite songs. Sydney was seen for about a month after he flew off about 3 blocks from our home, but he was very near a large wildlife area. It is now getting down in the lower 30's nightly and sometimes during day and I don't know if cockatiels can survive central illinois winters. I cannot stop thinking about my beautiful, beloved boys and grieve for them. I feel so guilty for them getting out. Both of them flew freely in our home and spent alot of time outside their cages. Sydney's wings grew out, but Max had his kept clipped and he still flew. He is larger than Sydney and was always a little more wild acting. Both bonded to me though were affectionate with my husband and son. I miss them terribly and get very upset when I think about what could have happened to them. I pray that they are alive and in loving homes with someone if I never find them. Both are whitefaces and very beautiful, sweet and playful. Both are great whistlers, but never talked. We named Max Maximus Squawkus because he loved to make all sorts of sounds...loudly. Max was also very horny most of the time and could get very excited with my hands and pillows! Sydney didn't ever do that, but he could get very loud, also and had a particularly loud sound we called his terydactyl call. I just want to get to know other tiel lovers and get some feedback on any type of thing I haven't tried to do to find my birds. And...should I get a new cockatiel or even two new ones. (even thinking about it makes me feel like I am betraying my lost boys).

[lperry82]

Welcome to the forum....

@Westendellen i really hope they come back :(
Is there any chance you could take the cage outside somewhere high up and hope that they go in at night or when they are hungry, im sure somebody did that on the forum.
If you want more don't feel bad, you never know the sound of another cockatiel might help.
(My girl lucky always rushes to me when i play other tiels on youtube)
Im keeping my fingers crossed for you

[rahulsharmat]

Hi all!
I'm new to this site. Just 5 mins old.
Couple of days back I bought a pair of cockatiles and brought them to my hometown after 12 hrs of long journey. They r really close to me but they aren't brisk as sterday. :( Don't know y. Cuz am new to this breed of birds. And I found greenish color in its beak today for both my cockatiles.
Kindly help asap!
SOS
I don't wanna loose my birds! :( :( :'(

[lperry82]

Welcome to the forum

My tiels beak goes green when they have spinach as they love it, a vet visit is always important getting new birds make sure they are healthy :)

[ElleCee]

Hi, I'm mostly new to this board. I received much help - thank you - when my bird was sick back in September. He survived, recovered, and is normal.

I'm doing computer stuff this morning. The tiels, Max and Gandolf, are chirping and talking away, practicing all their whistles, their "pretty birds" and their version of jingle bells which we humans have been teaching to them, while I'm up here trying to get stuff done. I soooo enjoy listening to them, such a beautiful sound!

I also lurked a long time ago to learn about toys and cages. Thanks for this board. It is awesome.

[lperry82]

Glad that we helped you

Hope to hear all about your tiels and see some pics :)

[joyce]

HI, my name is joy and i live in the uk...i have had my tiel for 3 weeks now he was in a small cage and i bought him a bigger one which he took to no probs....i have been told it is a he...the people i got him from had a female so they thought so the got pops from a pet shop he is 1/2 years old a friendly little chappie and doesn't mind you putting your hand in his cage or leaving his cage door open....but he won't come out...the couple i got him from then found out their she was a he and so he was bullying pops a bit....is why they got rid of him so the other one wouldn't hurt him...he chirps a lot and wolf whistles and seems quite content...how do you know a he from a she i know stupid question but i haven't a clue and joined to find out what i am doing right and wrong....he does eat from my hand but i was told he was scared of fingers....here is a few pics....thanks for reading and letting me join ...

http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss43/hetsmum/pops2.jpg

this was him in his old home so i think maybe he is just trying to settle in before coming round....he is not at all aggressive i think just a bit scared of his new surroundings he doesn't bother when i clean his cage with him in it he just watches and stayss on his perch...no flying around or flAPPING OF WINGS....

http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss43/hetsmum/pops1.jpg

http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss43/hetsmum/pops3.jpg

hope the pics turn out ok.....he seems so content to just take everything in and i just want to do right by him....is why i joined....thank you or taking time to read this....hugs Joyce x

[xoxsarahxox]

Welcome to the forum Joy :D Your bird is so handsome! He is definately a boy, he has the full yellow male face. During their first moult the males get the yellow faces and also lose their tail bars, females have greyer faces and keep the tail bars. Also whistling is mainly a male behaviour, very few females can whistle.

[joyce]

thanks sarah i think i put this in the wrong page sorry...x

[maccamyweero]

Hi i am new and dont know how to do a new thread can you please help me

[xoxsarahxox]

Welcome:) If you click onto one of the sections (i.e. introductions) then to the left there should be a button in blue( right under the ad banner) that says New Thread just click on that and start writing, when your done hit "submit new thread" at the bottom.

[maccamyweero]

thanks so much xoxsarahxox i really appreciate it

[jenniferjo]

Hi I am Jennifer and I am new to this and have never joined a forum. My husband bought me two paired tiels for Christmas and they mate constantly. I got a nestbox and it had a perch on the front so we mounted it inside. Once I realized it would be too difficult to properly clean the box as often as I should once they hatch, I took it down and put it at the bottom of the cage on top of a wood block. Both of them are so upset, screaming and have not re entered. I think she might be ready to lay. I put millit on the entrance but so far no luck. What should I do?

[lperry82]

Welcome to the forum... I would move the nest box back where it is as you dont need to clean the box after they hatch, its more healthier for them.

[jenniferjo]

HI I am a newbie and postedregarding concerns on my nest box. I moved it so that I would have better access to it once the eggs hatched. I have been reading tons and was under the thinking that the box should be emptied and cleaned daily after hatching. I moved it from hanging inside large cage to bottom of cage on wooden box for a little height off floor.
Is it true we don't clean often? If I put it back where it was I can't open the top at all because I have a domed top, and I can't attach outside, either.:confused:

[xoxsarahxox]

Welcome to the forum! Yes its true you shouldnt have to clean it often, the parents dont poop in the nest box and the babies will poop around the edges and the presence of poop in the nest box helps with the babies immune systems. BUT you should put the nest box somewhere where you can open it as you will have to check the nestbox frequently to make sure the babies are in good health and developing normally.

[jackthebirdy]

hello everyone:) . First time here . im from norway and couldnt find any sites likes this in norwegian , so this was great . I got a little cockatiel who i think is a year or so , they said so in the petstore . We got him 3-4 weeks ago (not really tamed yet) .I dont even know if its a boy ,think maybe its a girl . The women in the petstore said we couldnt tell yet cus she was a bit to young , but of what i have read you can tell on her stripes on the tale that its a girl . Is that true? is it much difference between boy and girl in their personality?

[xoxsarahxox]

Welcome! If the bird is a year or older you can safely tell the sex of the bird by tail bars( except pieds because males can keep tail bars longer). See all young tiels have tail bars but when they go through their first moult between 6-12 months old the females keep the tail bars and the males moult them out and get solid tail feathers. It would be helpful if you could post a picture of your bird a because there may be other visual indications of gender( e.g male pearls lose their pearls, or male greys get the yellow face mask). Males will beak bang, do heart wings, and whistle( this explains those behaviours, http://www.tailfeathersnetwork.com/birdinformation/behavior.php).

[Chezarelle]

Gidday everyone,
I've this baby cockateil at the moment that has a swollen crop. seems to be full of air. Just want some advice before I go ahead and try to suck it out with a syringe. No food in it. could be a viral/bacterial as parents have been feeding all babies ok. Parents have an addiction to museli bars and perhaps the youghet has done this. All other chicks fine. never had this problem before. Anyone with any suggestions I'd be greatful. thanks:eek:

[DyArianna]

Gidday everyone,
I've this baby cockateil at the moment that has a swollen crop. seems to be full of air. Just want some advice before I go ahead and try to suck it out with a syringe. No food in it. could be a viral/bacterial as parents have been feeding all babies ok. Parents have an addiction to museli bars and perhaps the youghet has done this. All other chicks fine. never had this problem before. Anyone with any suggestions I'd be greatful. thanks:eek:

I would suggest that you start a new Thread with your title being Swollen Crop. It will generate more responses. Also, do a search on swollen crop and see what threads come up for helpful information besides. :)

[srtiels]

Also please post some pixs. Your description tells very little, whereas a pix (photo) helps to see what the problem is.

[orchid221]

I'm glad I came across this site. I look forward to learning more about cockatiels. I have had a pet tiel before named Cookie so I love cockatiels. Recently my friend and I started breeding cockatiels along with several other kinds of birds. We have had 6 babies so far, 2 of which we handfed. The most recent 4 I am hand taming right now. The 2 boys have learned to step-up and will sit on my finger. But the 2 girls are still so scared and won't even let me pick them up. The boys are no where near comfortable yet but they will step on my finger if relaxed. I'm trying to get them tame and trained because I have someone who wants 2 of them and really hate to give them untamed birds. I realize it takes time for them to trust you and I shouldn't rush it. I will just tell the person who wants them what to do to gain their trust, as they will probably be skiddish with a new person. Anyway, we have all kinds of tiels, greys, pearls, lutinos, cinnamons, pied, white face, white-face lutinos, white-face pearl that I named whitefeather(her mate flew away so I have a special attachment to her), DYC, etc. We are having trouble with getting fertilized eggs though. They lay tons of eggs but we only have 1 pair that actually have babies. We also have conures, lovebirds, quakers, finches, doves, and parakeets. I'm responsible for cleaning all the cages each week(around 30 cages). I haven't counted how many birds we have. Maybe I'll count them this week so I can tell you all how many tiels we have total. They're all so sweet(not tame but love attention) and I really enjoy them. So I am new to breeding and hope it is a success. We will see.

[srtiels]

Orchis 221, please copy and paste your post and post it in the introduction or cockatiel talk section. And...it sounds like you might want to spend some time reading past postings in the Breeding section and mutations section.

Actually the search box (on the memu bar at the top of the forum) is a very useful thing for new members to use to do search of things of interest before posting.l if you don't find or answer or have additional postings you can start a thread.

and once you get your count of cockatiels you can click on UserCP at the top of the forum and fill out your profile.