A relative got a cockatiel for a child and he lost interest after a couple of years. I took the bird and tried to rehome it. But I ended up with her and I just kept her. My Shirley bird was my friend and I miss her. She was 16 years old when she passed.
@@TheParrotTeacher thank you and I didn't realize how much joy I got from spending time with her until she was gone. I am seriously considering getting a pair of cockatiels
Aww your cockatiels are so sweet. I wanted to buy one for my 8 year old, she’s always been fascinated by birds. But I’ve changed my mind as you say it’s a huge commitment. If say it’s easier to have a car or a dog than a bird. That is of course if you want your bird to live its best life.
Its very true they are a commitment! As a parent though if you’re as committed as your little one you could still get one and share the responsibility!
Or you could look into budgies. They're a bit quieter (because they're smaller) and if they bite, their beaks can rarely give you more than a small puncture wound. If the child wants to learn about birds, I'd say start with budgies - but be prepared to take care of them and take responsibility. I've had budgies since I was 9, and recently I've got a cockatiel
Have to say very informative and well put together video! I don’t normally comment, like, follow but I’m genuinely looking forward to learning more from you. For some reason there isn’t a lot of great information on cockatiels. Also been curious about what they are like in the wild. That’s what got my attention.
@@kathybeal4408 I use litter made from hemp, I get mine from Zooplus. But try your local pet shops, they may have it, mine didn't so I was forced to go online.
OMG!!! TYSM❤ i just got a cockatiel (5mins) this was very useful!!!🎉 ima try my best to make it feel at home❤ {edit cuz i forgot to say his name}: his name is: ✨Coco✨
Jolly has been doing something different lately. He has a playstand with a stainless steel bowl attached and he will sometimes sit in the bowl and start making a low chirping sound and I can't tell if he is just playing or if it's a nesting behavior. He does get 12 hours of sleep time, btw.
LMAO...lol Let's start the video about cockatiels with a pile of cockatiel dust on David's shoulder!! Yeap, life with cockatiel summed up in the first few seconds of the video!! elite
I recently got a young cockatiel (about 3-5 months old) , and her (just assuming, not sure about the actual gender yet) wings and tail were clipped. I want her to be able to fly if possible. She hasn't had her first molt yet. Do you think she she'll still be able to learn once her feathers are grown back?
I am very excited to currently be preparing for my cocktiel purchase! I would love to know, what do you feel are the main differences between owning 1 cocktiel and owning 2? What would you need to do differently? I'm torn on which I would want. Thank you!
So the major benefit to having a pair is same species company for them both! It means they will have each other if you need to go to work or are busy! If they are from the same clutch or flock then they’ll likely get on too, although if they aren’t you may need to put in bonding work! Generally if you have a pair they will still get on well with you, especially if you do training and interact with them plenty (it’s a myth that having pairs impacts bonds) Downsides are potentially them getting hormonal and mating (which can be dealt with by hormone management), double the work when training and also more mess!
If you had two you’d need a bigger cage and two water bowls and food bowls. If you got them separately you may need to do more bonding work between them. You’d also need to ensure both get training and potentially have duplicate sets of toys. Also ensure both birds gets equal attention! If you have a solo bird you may need to put it more work to encourage independence and foraging. You also need to ensure you put in plenty of time for them as you’ll be their flock!
Hello David just found your channel, I found a cockatiel about a week ago, He seems to be a picky eater or whoever had b4 was feeding him parakeet food. He only eats the small seeds and leaves the rest in cup or throws it out. Not sure what to do I given him fresh fruit and vegetables he eats a little not much. Ant recommendations
Hi there again, thank you for your advice on diet. I was just wondering if I could get your opinion. I have had my cockatiels for three weeks now and they are still reluctant to come near me, I feed them by hand every morning and night to bond with them, and I often put them on my shoulders. It is difficult trying to train them when they are so hesitant with me. What can I do? I feel really bad because everywhere online people seem to have a close bond with their birds. Sorry for the long message.
Hi ! Nice informative show. I know that my birdy should eat various foods. But my cocky is used to his porridge now. Other food I present, he doesnt even recognize as food. How can I make him try !? Simply not presenting porridge and only presenting other things, doesnt do the tricky.. Thank you in advance for helping our Pineault..
Honestly, I would not be feeding your little one porridge it could lead to all kinds of issues in the future. My partner has a great video on 20 ways to encourage your bird to eat vegetables (the concept is the same with all foods) Her channel is birdnerdsophie
@@TheParrotTeacherThanknyou for reply. I am aware of the fact he shouldnt eat this. So I feed him less and less, and place other veggies next to his porridge (special for birds). But, he doesnt touch it. Doesnt even look at it. I bring it in front of his mouth, show how to eat it. Sing and dance and show how to eat it.. But...Pineault says; no, thank you... Not for me..
I have budgies and a green cheek conure. What do you think about a cockatiel in its own cage in the room with the other birds? Also I cover my birds at night. Is it okay to cover the cage if I leave a night light on?
Hey there, We arent the biggest fans of covering, Sophie has a good video on the topic on her channel! You could get a cockatiel if they had their own cage!
Hi I have two boys ( one age 2 and one age 3) last one was an adoption for company. How best do i get them to sleep in the same cage at night? Been together for over a year now but not sure how to get them together at night?
Hello! I am from India. I got a pair of Cockatiels yesterday around 4pm and its 2:30pm right now here next day. Both of them aren’t eating or drinking their water. When I added a bowl of chopped apples, they got even more restless and were aggressively flying around in their cage. I am worried about how they arent eating anything and might get weak. They aren’t ready to being pet as well. They are scared. When the female one was keen on eating when I offered a chunk of carrot yesterday, the male tried to protect her and not let her eat at all, she could only bite twice. I am really worried. Please help!
So you just got these birds and they are likely unsure and worried about their environment. Assuming their cage is well sized and the food/ water is positioned somewhere easy to reach in the top 1/3 then they should eat when they settle. Cockatiels arent the biggest fan of fruits either! I have lots of content on birds including what to do when you bring them first home that id recommend watching!
Thank you for this. Questions for you. I've got an 8 month old male cocktatiel. Bowie is hand tame and loves me and my husband. We're careful to only scratch his head, and he's out of the cage most of the day and interacts with us a lot. 1) Lately he gets close like he wants to cuddle and pinches our skin. Sometimes it morphs into what seems like gentle love biting and bowing of the head. We're trying to discourage the pinching and wonder your thoughts. 2) You recommended having another cocktatiel but we've heard that will interfere with their bond with you. What do you think? Is it better to get another male or female?
The love biting is fairly normal he’s either asking to be petted or you’ve given him attention after it so he does it more often to get more of it! If it’s gentle I wouldn’t worry too much but if it gets too hard I’d work on soft targeting (target training videos) and potentially biting protocol. Regarding another bird the myth about it interfering with bonds is mostly due to hormonal behaviour being ignored to the point the birds get nesty or the people not putting much effort in! Male or female is upto you! But if you do decide to get another bird there is the possiblilty they may not get on!
@@TheParrotTeacher if we were to get another hand reared male is it better to get a younger one (ours is 8 months) or try and get a similar age. Does it matter?
Hi sir i also want to buy a cockatiel i am 13 and think this might be the correct age for this experience but my father never agrees and don't tell the reason either. I am also worried that the cockatiels might not bond with me as i had budgies when i was young but they had a bad fate, please help. And your videos are awsome ❤
@@topfoxshorts ask your father the reason he went buy you a cockatiel . If he shares a reason , try to persuade him , and find a way to fix his issue . Be polite , and ask at reasonable times when he is in a good mood . I’m 12 and I have a beautiful cockatiel named pikachu. You should defiantly try to get cockatiels , as they are easy to take care of . Peace
Those aren’t the best! There are loads of safe toys that you can buy made out of easily chewable materials! You can even make your own out of paper or cardboard!
Does anyone here know how I can get my 2 new cockatiels to eat vegetables?? They're only interested in seeds, I think the previous owner never gave them vegetables or fuits... they're about 1 yo now. Can I still get them used to a healthier diet?
I am getting a cockatiel for the first time and my parents think they should be in a pair like male and female is that necessary like won't it cause hormonal issues
So it generally is better to keep them with another of their own species! Potentially it could, but if you manage hormones you can reduce the risk of problems! You could go for a same sex pair and if possible from the same clutch!
We have two males and while they have their moments they get on fine. Territorial behaviour may occur but if you provide a large cage and actively train plus give them the right environment it shouldn’t be an issue
@@TheParrotTeacher okay so I ended up with one cockatiel and one budgie they were bonded and lived in the same cage before I even got them so I could not separate them. For the taming process should I keep them in the same cage or separate cages
I recently brought home a cockatiel under a year old. He's frightened. He stays in him cage and is always on his guard. We've tried everything to come out of the cage and interact with us. We had a cockatier for 24 years who was great so we're spoiled. We've been told not to reach into his cage, but not reaching in allows him to remain in his cage. We're purplexed and loosing hope. Can make any suggestions.
Id look at why hes frightened and then take things very slow. Use passive bonding, find his fave treats and provide them through the bars or into a bowl as you walk past! Take more time and he will come around
Hey I recently got a cocketiel she is a female its been more than 4 weeks with her she let's me pet her clean her cage but I have tried everything to get her out of her cage leaving the cage door open trying to offer treats nothing works I am really worried about her since her previous owners said that she used to get out of the cage and all my friends are telling me she needs to get out of her cage pls help
It’s still fairly early days for her with you! It’s good she’s happy to let you pet her and clean her cage. It’ll be good for her to get out of it, but don’t rush and take your time with it. Consider a perch on the door you can get her onto and reward her on so she can get used to being on it with the door open. Try encouraging her to go on top of the cage and also potentially to a training stand just outside. Make it all positive and reinforcing
Mines literally driving me insane !! Separate anxiety! No peace in the home. I can't even leave the room. He or she makes only feeding noises won't eat anything else. I'm looking to rehome. ;( for a bird to hurt himself looking for me for 4 hours while I'm gone Isn't healthy and I feel bad. I spent over 400 on cage and items. I tried chop foods on a plate on top on cage for independence but nope. I can't even get a minute.
It sounds like there’s a lot to unpick here to be honest and a bit much to respond to in a comment reply. There could be lots going on but if it’s a solo cockatiel and young then it will want attention as you are it’s flock! I have further videos that discuss anxiety, diet conversion etc but for this kind of issue we would usually recommend a consultation. The one thing I will say is these kinds of things can be worked through with training, a bit of time and patience.
I want to adress the "it's okay to only have one bird". Really, it is not. Human beings are a different animal species and can never, ever replace an actual bird of the same species. I know it's cute when a bird hangs out with you since you're its only playmate, but it is cruel to do so. You'd rather have two happy, not cuddly birds than one instagrammable. The fact that birds must be kept at minimum two is also in German law, showing how important that is. Sorry that I always rant about that, I'm sick of people putting their needs over a helpless other animal just because they can.
So I do agree with you that birds are best kept in at least pair preferably of the same species and we encourage people to do so where possible too! But there are situations where people will end up with a solo bird for various reasons or other scenarios may occur. Is it ideal no, can it work sometimes I feel that yes. People keeping solo birds is unlikely to change anytime soon so I try to provide everyone the most/best info I can to help those birds and people do well together.
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A relative got a cockatiel for a child and he lost interest after a couple of years. I took the bird and tried to rehome it. But I ended up with her and I just kept her. My Shirley bird was my friend and I miss her. She was 16 years old when she passed.
At least she had a good long life with you and lots of fun!
@@TheParrotTeacher thank you and I didn't realize how much joy I got from spending time with her until she was gone. I am seriously considering getting a pair of cockatiels
@@TheParrotTeacherdon’t they live 25-30 years?
Fish and Chip on top of David's hand while he's talking is so funny hahaha had to rewind to really listen 😅 got distracted by the cuteness 😊
Lol they do like to sit up there!
There is something SO endearing about a sleepy-looking bird 🤗❤️
Totally agree!
Aww your cockatiels are so sweet. I wanted to buy one for my 8 year old, she’s always been fascinated by birds. But I’ve changed my mind as you say it’s a huge commitment. If say it’s easier to have a car or a dog than a bird. That is of course if you want your bird to live its best life.
Its very true they are a commitment!
As a parent though if you’re as committed as your little one you could still get one and share the responsibility!
Or you could look into budgies. They're a bit quieter (because they're smaller) and if they bite, their beaks can rarely give you more than a small puncture wound. If the child wants to learn about birds, I'd say start with budgies - but be prepared to take care of them and take responsibility. I've had budgies since I was 9, and recently I've got a cockatiel
You deserve sooo much more credit
Thank you, very kind of you to say! Sadly RUclips doesn’t agree lol
Have to say very informative and well put together video! I don’t normally comment, like, follow but I’m genuinely looking forward to learning more from you.
For some reason there isn’t a lot of great information on cockatiels.
Also been curious about what they are like in the wild. That’s what got my attention.
You just gave me an idea for a video lol!
I have lots of cockatiel content on the channel as honestly they are my fave type of parrot!
Just wanted to thank you for the idea of using substrate on the cage floor, an absolutely game changer!
Glad it’s had a good impact!
Where can you buy substrate. I have never heard of this.
@@kathybeal4408 I use litter made from hemp, I get mine from Zooplus. But try your local pet shops, they may have it, mine didn't so I was forced to go online.
OMG!!! TYSM❤ i just got a cockatiel (5mins) this was very useful!!!🎉 ima try my best to make it feel at home❤ {edit cuz i forgot to say his name}: his name is: ✨Coco✨
I hope Coco settles in well! Lots more cockatiel content on the channel!
I have to try that stick training. Your channel is great! Thank You!
You can do it, it’s really useful!
im geting a cockatiel for my bday!!!😊
Awesome! They are amazing little birds!!
Very good guide. Definitely deserves more views!
Much appreciated! I have an older one too with a few more views but these days YT seems to dislike me/my partners channel lol
Thank you for all the tips! You are super adorable and obvs care for birds. Just got mine and feel more confident t.
Great vid dude
Glad you enjoyed!
Jolly has been doing something different lately. He has a playstand with a stainless steel bowl attached and he will sometimes sit in the bowl and start making a low chirping sound and I can't tell if he is just playing or if it's a nesting behavior. He does get 12 hours of sleep time, btw.
Sounds like it could be hormonal for sure!
LMAO...lol Let's start the video about cockatiels with a pile of cockatiel dust on David's shoulder!! Yeap, life with cockatiel summed up in the first few seconds of the video!! elite
Isn’t that the truth!
I recently got a young cockatiel (about 3-5 months old) , and her (just assuming, not sure about the actual gender yet) wings and tail were clipped. I want her to be able to fly if possible. She hasn't had her first molt yet. Do you think she she'll still be able to learn once her feathers are grown back?
Yup she certainly will. You may need to help her though and encourage/ train her
Thank you for your video! Very helpful!❤
Glad it was helpful!
I am very excited to currently be preparing for my cocktiel purchase! I would love to know, what do you feel are the main differences between owning 1 cocktiel and owning 2? What would you need to do differently? I'm torn on which I would want. Thank you!
So the major benefit to having a pair is same species company for them both! It means they will have each other if you need to go to work or are busy!
If they are from the same clutch or flock then they’ll likely get on too, although if they aren’t you may need to put in bonding work!
Generally if you have a pair they will still get on well with you, especially if you do training and interact with them plenty (it’s a myth that having pairs impacts bonds)
Downsides are potentially them getting hormonal and mating (which can be dealt with by hormone management), double the work when training and also more mess!
@@TheParrotTeacher right, definitely a benefit! What as the owner would I be doing differently? (I'm home 95% of the time so that's not an issue)
If you had two you’d need a bigger cage and two water bowls and food bowls.
If you got them separately you may need to do more bonding work between them.
You’d also need to ensure both get training and potentially have duplicate sets of toys.
Also ensure both birds gets equal attention!
If you have a solo bird you may need to put it more work to encourage independence and foraging. You also need to ensure you put in plenty of time for them as you’ll be their flock!
Hello David just found your channel, I found a cockatiel about a week ago, He seems to be a picky eater or whoever had b4 was feeding him parakeet food. He only eats the small seeds and leaves the rest in cup or throws it out. Not sure what to do I given him fresh fruit and vegetables he eats a little not much. Ant recommendations
Hey Linda check out my partners channel @birdnerdsophie for a video with 20 tips to encourage a bird to try veggies! Lots of useful info there!
Hi there again, thank you for your advice on diet.
I was just wondering if I could get your opinion. I have had my cockatiels for three weeks now and they are still reluctant to come near me, I feed them by hand every morning and night to bond with them, and I often put them on my shoulders. It is difficult trying to train them when they are so hesitant with me. What can I do? I feel really bad because everywhere online people seem to have a close bond with their birds. Sorry for the long message.
Everywhere online is often distorted or the time scales lied about. It takes time and it varies from bird to bird! Keep working on bonding
Hi ! Nice informative show. I know that my birdy should eat various foods. But my cocky is used to his porridge now. Other food I present, he doesnt even recognize as food. How can I make him try !?
Simply not presenting porridge and only presenting other things, doesnt do the tricky..
Thank you in advance for helping our Pineault..
Honestly, I would not be feeding your little one porridge it could lead to all kinds of issues in the future.
My partner has a great video on 20 ways to encourage your bird to eat vegetables (the concept is the same with all foods)
Her channel is birdnerdsophie
@@TheParrotTeacherThanknyou for reply. I am aware of the fact he shouldnt eat this. So I feed him less and less, and place other veggies next to his porridge (special for birds). But, he doesnt touch it. Doesnt even look at it. I bring it in front of his mouth, show how to eat it. Sing and dance and show how to eat it.. But...Pineault says; no, thank you... Not for me..
Sophies video would be best to peek at then!
thanks for help
Happy to help!
i got mine last night
I have budgies and a green cheek conure. What do you think about a cockatiel in its own cage in the room with the other birds? Also I cover my birds at night. Is it okay to cover the cage if I leave a night light on?
Hey there,
We arent the biggest fans of covering, Sophie has a good video on the topic on her channel!
You could get a cockatiel if they had their own cage!
Hi I have two boys ( one age 2 and one age 3) last one was an adoption for company. How best do i get them to sleep in the same cage at night? Been together for over a year now but not sure how to get them together at night?
I have a video on introducing and bonding two birds together worth watching!
What do you use in the bottom of the foraging tray please and do you have a link to your shop on Amazon
It’s a substrate called easichick! There should be a link in the video description! As well as on my channel page!!
Hello! I am from India. I got a pair of Cockatiels yesterday around 4pm and its 2:30pm right now here next day. Both of them aren’t eating or drinking their water. When I added a bowl of chopped apples, they got even more restless and were aggressively flying around in their cage. I am worried about how they arent eating anything and might get weak. They aren’t ready to being pet as well. They are scared. When the female one was keen on eating when I offered a chunk of carrot yesterday, the male tried to protect her and not let her eat at all, she could only bite twice. I am really worried. Please help!
I am also worried because I havent seen them sleeping at all from yesterday.
So you just got these birds and they are likely unsure and worried about their environment.
Assuming their cage is well sized and the food/ water is positioned somewhere easy to reach in the top 1/3 then they should eat when they settle.
Cockatiels arent the biggest fan of fruits either!
I have lots of content on birds including what to do when you bring them first home that id recommend watching!
@@madhulikaburnwal3469 hi! How are your birds doing now?
Where did you get the Pokemon cockatiel card posters from?
Pokepets, not sure if they are still in business
I have 3 month cockatiel, I hope he start taking soon, when does he start to talk?
Not all cockatiels will talk! You also need to encourage and teach them! Watch my teaching your cockatiel to sing video!
Thank you for this. Questions for you. I've got an 8 month old male cocktatiel. Bowie is hand tame and loves me and my husband. We're careful to only scratch his head, and he's out of the cage most of the day and interacts with us a lot. 1) Lately he gets close like he wants to cuddle and pinches our skin. Sometimes it morphs into what seems like gentle love biting and bowing of the head. We're trying to discourage the pinching and wonder your thoughts.
2) You recommended having another cocktatiel but we've heard that will interfere with their bond with you. What do you think? Is it better to get another male or female?
The love biting is fairly normal he’s either asking to be petted or you’ve given him attention after it so he does it more often to get more of it!
If it’s gentle I wouldn’t worry too much but if it gets too hard I’d work on soft targeting (target training videos) and potentially biting protocol.
Regarding another bird the myth about it interfering with bonds is mostly due to hormonal behaviour being ignored to the point the birds get nesty or the people not putting much effort in!
Male or female is upto you! But if you do decide to get another bird there is the possiblilty they may not get on!
@@TheParrotTeacher thank you so much
@@TheParrotTeacher if we were to get another hand reared male is it better to get a younger one (ours is 8 months) or try and get a similar age. Does it matter?
Hi sir i also want to buy a cockatiel i am 13 and think this might be the correct age for this experience but my father never agrees and don't tell the reason either. I am also worried that the cockatiels might not bond with me as i had budgies when i was young but they had a bad fate, please help. And your videos are awsome ❤
@@topfoxshorts ask your father the reason he went buy you a cockatiel . If he shares a reason , try to persuade him , and find a way to fix his issue . Be polite , and ask at reasonable times when he is in a good mood . I’m 12 and I have a beautiful cockatiel named pikachu. You should defiantly try to get cockatiels , as they are easy to take care of . Peace
Tiels are the best 💙🦜
Agreed!
Sure are!
Hello, why is it when i whistle my cockatiel twicthes their head whereas the other doesnt seem bothered, ive asked google but dont get a good answer
Some cockatiels find certain tones irritating or mildly intrusive. Due to this they shake their heads!
Oh great to know, thanks, I really appreciate a response ❤.
Hi, is it safe to give them rubber toys to chew??
Those aren’t the best! There are loads of safe toys that you can buy made out of easily chewable materials! You can even make your own out of paper or cardboard!
We just got ours and he has made no sounds he did almost hiss at me when I went to put it in the cage 😢
It’s very early days though! So give him time to settle and he will likely become more vocal!
can i keep a single cockatiel i have a 2ft by 2ft cage
I’d look at our cages as examples and go from there
Does anyone here know how I can get my 2 new cockatiels to eat vegetables?? They're only interested in seeds, I think the previous owner never gave them vegetables or fuits... they're about 1 yo now. Can I still get them used to a healthier diet?
You definitely can! I have a video on getting your cockatiel to eat veggies on the channel!
@@TheParrotTeacheroh I will look for that! Thanks for the reply!
My cockatiel eats only pellets. I tried several veggies, raw or cooked, but he is not interested. How can I change his diet?
I have a video on getting your cockatiel to eat veggies but my partner at @birdnerdsophie has an excellent one too with lots of tips!
I am getting a cockatiel for the first time and my parents think they should be in a pair like male and female is that necessary like won't it cause hormonal issues
So it generally is better to keep them with another of their own species!
Potentially it could, but if you manage hormones you can reduce the risk of problems! You could go for a same sex pair and if possible from the same clutch!
@@TheParrotTeacher I am getting from the same clutch but if I get 2 males would they like fight. Because alot of male birds are territorial
We have two males and while they have their moments they get on fine.
Territorial behaviour may occur but if you provide a large cage and actively train plus give them the right environment it shouldn’t be an issue
@@TheParrotTeacher okay so I ended up with one cockatiel and one budgie they were bonded and lived in the same cage before I even got them so I could not separate them. For the taming process should I keep them in the same cage or separate cages
If they are used to living together and have a very big cage then I wouldn’t separate them!
I recently brought home a cockatiel under a year old. He's frightened. He stays in him cage and is always on his guard. We've tried everything to come out of the cage and interact with us. We had a cockatier for 24 years who was great so we're spoiled. We've been told not to reach into his cage, but not reaching in allows him to remain in his cage. We're purplexed and loosing hope. Can make any suggestions.
Id look at why hes frightened and then take things very slow.
Use passive bonding, find his fave treats and provide them through the bars or into a bowl as you walk past!
Take more time and he will come around
Hey I recently got a cocketiel she is a female its been more than 4 weeks with her she let's me pet her clean her cage but I have tried everything to get her out of her cage leaving the cage door open trying to offer treats nothing works I am really worried about her since her previous owners said that she used to get out of the cage and all my friends are telling me she needs to get out of her cage pls help
It’s still fairly early days for her with you! It’s good she’s happy to let you pet her and clean her cage.
It’ll be good for her to get out of it, but don’t rush and take your time with it. Consider a perch on the door you can get her onto and reward her on so she can get used to being on it with the door open.
Try encouraging her to go on top of the cage and also potentially to a training stand just outside.
Make it all positive and reinforcing
Ofcourse thank you for the help
Woah I'm early
You are!
The only thing mine will it is seeds and sunflower seeds, I’ve tried everything with them and they wont eat it.
My partner @birdnerdsophie has an excellent guide on encourage birds to try different things!
The broccoli that you feed to your cockatiels isn't cooked, right? I can't quite tell from the video, it looks uncooked to me
That’s right, uncooked! We try to avoid cooked foods for our birds as a rule as they aren’t the best for them!
cockatiels 💛🤍🧡❤️
They are awesome
Mines literally driving me insane !! Separate anxiety! No peace in the home. I can't even leave the room. He or she makes only feeding noises won't eat anything else. I'm looking to rehome. ;( for a bird to hurt himself looking for me for 4 hours while I'm gone Isn't healthy and I feel bad. I spent over 400 on cage and items. I tried chop foods on a plate on top on cage for independence but nope. I can't even get a minute.
It sounds like there’s a lot to unpick here to be honest and a bit much to respond to in a comment reply.
There could be lots going on but if it’s a solo cockatiel and young then it will want attention as you are it’s flock!
I have further videos that discuss anxiety, diet conversion etc but for this kind of issue we would usually recommend a consultation.
The one thing I will say is these kinds of things can be worked through with training, a bit of time and patience.
Cacatuas son de australia no
They are also yes!
I want to adress the "it's okay to only have one bird". Really, it is not. Human beings are a different animal species and can never, ever replace an actual bird of the same species. I know it's cute when a bird hangs out with you since you're its only playmate, but it is cruel to do so. You'd rather have two happy, not cuddly birds than one instagrammable.
The fact that birds must be kept at minimum two is also in German law, showing how important that is.
Sorry that I always rant about that, I'm sick of people putting their needs over a helpless other animal just because they can.
So I do agree with you that birds are best kept in at least pair preferably of the same species and we encourage people to do so where possible too!
But there are situations where people will end up with a solo bird for various reasons or other scenarios may occur.
Is it ideal no, can it work sometimes I feel that yes.
People keeping solo birds is unlikely to change anytime soon so I try to provide everyone the most/best info I can to help those birds and people do well together.
I am also a cockatiel birds lover ❤, support me
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