Sometimes when I scratch my tiel he does this too, but he does it as a "You're doing it wrong!" and starts scratching his own head like "See, this is how it's done. Idiot."
+A Bird Lover Exactly, because it's most likely that he's indicating, same with this beatuiful guy in the video :) Animals are very smart living beings, yet people think they only act by their animal instincts, which is as false as anything could ever be!
aslan nasir If you've never had a bird before, I think a budgie is more suitable, but it's a lot of responsability, effort and love that has to be put into taking care of any bird either way, even more with a cockatiel than a budgie I'd say. I probably don't need to tell you this, but in case of, remember to do your research, like reading on the internet about everything regarding the specific bird, also visit a pet store and ask loads of things there. It's a complete MUST to know what to feed and not to feed the bird, how much company it needs and how to wash the bird in case it doesn't take care of that on its own when it has a bath in its cage. Last but not least, at least consider to perhaps get a rescue bird instead of buying one as there are so many that needs a new and proper home! Good luck! :)
Cockatiel’s are bloody crazy! Lol! We had one when I was a kid called: “Dinky” and he was attached to my Dad and wouldn;t have anybody else go near him and got crazy mad when they did! He was such a smart little thing, adored my Dad. ❤ He used to have a bell at the top of his cage and if my Dad said (and only my Dad!) to him: “ring your little ding-dong-ding-dong-ding-dong!” He used to go scurrying to the top to ring his bell for him! Lol!
My bird does the same thing. It’s perfectly normal. Just like when you show affection to a child or an adult. At some point it’s enough and the person pulls away. So does the bird. He is not mad, just affectionate and he is putting up some boundaries. Usually, my bird nibbles or bites lightly to show that he has had enough and then comes back for more. It’s so cute!
Mine is like: "I love you! can you scratch my head please?.......................................NO NOT LIKE THAT YOU IDIOT -scratched own head- LIKE THIS YOU PEASANT!"
Mine too! I will kiss his beak and he's fine, open my mouth he starts gently nibbling m tongue and teeth but the second I show my finger he goes full scale attack 🙈 sounds like we all have dysfunctional cockatiels
My hand-reared ducks are the same. Faces are good, hands are not! They've probably learnt that faces can only do affectionate things, whereas hands can trim claws, inspect wings, move them about, etc.
I have a male tiel that does this behaviour all the time. He was an unintentional rescue when I went to the SPCA. I happened to see him sitting alone in a cage and my heart broke. They said he was young 6-12 months. His owner had gotten him as a hand reared, tame baby. This was her first bird. Then she didn't pick him up much so when she did, he wasn't used to being handled anymore and would bite. When she left him in the cage, all he did was scream. Anyone with a tiel knows how much fun that is! So she said the neighbours in her building complained and she had to give him up. So 3 years ago, he came to join me and my kakariki parrot. It took a few months of working hard with him to even get him to step up with confidence and not attack my hand. I didn't mind and have lots of patience. Now he asks to come out of his cage in the morning to spend the day with me. He rides my shoulder all day, no matter what I am doing. He still gets upset or nervous easily. I associate this with a lack of self-confidence. In time he will feel secure enough to accept all handling and petting. Being that I don't really know how he was treated in his previous home, I'm happy to get a head bow to ask for a scratchy, then after 1-2 minutes he bites me and backs away. And none of my neighbours can hear him scream (during a time out in his cage) except in the hallway & that doesn't bother them.
It can be 4 reasons for that (mostly combination): 1. Feather is growing and that is very sensitive (feather is still in hard peel). 2. Fingers are to close to bird eye 3. Scratching is to gently (tickling) - women problem or to rough (pain) - men problem 4. Hands is to cold (women problem)
My bird every time see me start to be verry scary and when i scritch him he relax but when i come next day he start scary again and every day the same how can i fix his memory
This video turned out as I expected - you are doing fine. I have found this to be normal behavior with the three cockatiels I have had experience with over the years. The animal has its own expectations for "you to keep up" with the affection that is taking place. It is "assertive love bites and nibbling" of sorts. It is description, expression, and response on its behalf for you to "keep up" and challenge you to "keep going" and "Watch me challenge you - so don't stop now." sort of stuff. It is a fine line of intimacy (so watch things and let it have its space, but you seem to be doing just fine), but based on my own experience, you are being challenged to "keep up" and "don't stop what you're doing" at times. Very gently even the pecking - while you're away at times toward the end of the video - it is all a love game by my experience - the dance of "upkeep" is in play. With care, there is the story that is being told within. :) *Reviewing again: ~2.22: Yeah, to close in the neck area - no biggie - no harm. But there after, is the play by what I am reading. ~3.44: Maybe there is some sensitivity around the neck. They really like the jawbone area - I know this much. There is enough going on around their neck area as ours - there are and there are not areas on our neck we are accepting of someone being intimate with us around. 'Likely got to close to the airway. But the other stuff is total love bites - totally common. :) Even at ~4.50 - it's game on for your friend still for you to "show up to the show."
Cockateils, bless their tiny, little hearts, are "moody" and "unpredictable"...full of wild surprises. He's only nibbling because when they're "really mad," they bite hard enough to tear off pieces of your skin and draw blood...My poor aching finger can testify to that...🐒
We had a cockatiel same coloring very spoiled loved him with all our hearts he would walk around like a human looking for the kids jump on the table either serial pick up their neck if they wouldn’t listen he was so cute he passed away we only had five years.
After having 2 parrots and seeing them do this to each other, it makes sense now. Those areas especially around the cheeks are very sensitive. So they will squawk and nip when one digs a little too deep or whatever
I taught mine to squeak when she wants head rubs, and pretend-bite when she wants me to stop- otherwise she has to struggle out of my fingers or move away, which isn't always easy when she's on my shoulder. She does get frustrated if I don't focus on spot she wants, though.
I know this too well, I had a female cockatiel that would really bite if I didn't scratched her just right. So be happy he just gets mad :) I always had to be very attentive to retract my finger very fast as soon I saw her displeased. A few time it was because you touched his body, mine hated that too. Other times dunnno, maybe the spot wasnt right.
+George Lionon My experience is, its best not to change places too much where to scratch, the bird moves his head by itself where it wants to be scratched.
+George Lionon Spot on! I started to have cockatiels 2½ years ago, still learning every day. My lutino female does the same and it became obvious to me over time, if you do it in a way the cockatiel doesn't like, it pecks at you. Also my female prefers to adjust her head to where she wants you to scratch/pet her at :)
my cockatiel does exactly the same thing and no i dont go to far down he will bow his head and sometimes he will go for me before i touch him hes funny my other two love cuddles and don't do it like him :D
It must be in the genes. My cockatiel Tigger used to do the same thing. He'd only let me rub his head, and when he'd had enough, just like yours he'd let me know the same way! Sadly he passed in 2010 at 17. Great video! What's his name?
Mine looks and acts the same. He will do closed mouth bumps not real bites when he has had enough, walk away for a while then present for more rubs. I have been bit to know the difference in vocalization, wing presentation and my pain..
My mom's would do that after a few mins of petting and we would start doing the deep circles like that thinking it would like it/ feel good. I think it's just too rough for their little skeletal bodies...theres no meat to them u know. He would flip out and bite a bunch of times in a row real fast but they were the gentlest bites 😊... your bird is too cute thanks for sharing 😍
i wish my parakeet came to me and asked for a head rub...I can only pet him with my nose or a feather and only on his beak. if I try rubbing those puffy cheeks he gets tickly and runs away... it really breaks my heart not being able to pet him :3
You are lucky my tail went let me touch her at all. But comes to me and kisses me and calls me when I leave the room! Ive had her 5 months and she's only now 8 months old!. But won't let touch.
Mine did this sometimes. He either felt playful or didn't like the way I was scratching him. For yours, I guess it's more about the way you do it then the playfulness (he seems pretty calm in the vid).
My cocktail loves my mum and when she is around she will attack us and when my mum is not around she will come to us.........so I can relate...... and when I do scratch her head after a few seconds she attacks my finger and starts scratching her self....... ;-;
it seems she only likes touching the yellow areas, and when he touches the grey area especially at the top of her head she gets upset, same for top of her back. Maybe she has a wound there or does not like these feathers touched.
this make me cry cuzz this cokatiel look like mine cokatiel and she dead and evertime shecomed too me and wanted me too kiss herand she was a sweetheart i missher but she didnt bite😭😭😭😭
All tiels do this, its just one of their quirks. Weve had ours for 19 years and she still does it. In fact she will challenge my husband it seems as if to play fight, he calls it jousting. 😁 She will climb his pant leg request a duel battle for 10 mins get sleepy climb down then nap on his foot. Its the silliest thing. They're so emotional, I believe that is 90% of their existence, goofy little weirdos. 😄
I think not by the beak. Awwwwwww how cute. I take heaven to homeschool. She enjoys listening to the same sounds every day. The happier you make your bird the happier they will make you.
It is making begging noises it is not trying to hurt you it wants you to feed him, like a cockatiel mate would feed him, it's how parrots bond to their mates, and the person in the video is it's mate.
You're also probably not mixing it up or getting them where they want it. You know, like how cats get bored of you if you're not really involved with petting them.
What I noticed is if the person was petting them a certain way repeatedly, but then when they changed the area, the cockatiel attacked them from the changed position. So the way I took it is they either didn't like the new movements or it could've unintentionally spooked out by the change? I notice with mine, that when I really think about it, I might be putting a different type of preassure when petting them when they end up doing that. So they might be annoyed by even a minimal difference.
Maybe he have some spots that he doesn't like being touched. Sometimes they don't even wanna pet so they react like that. My famale like specific spots for screeching.
Sometimes when I scratch my tiel he does this too, but he does it as a "You're doing it wrong!" and starts scratching his own head like "See, this is how it's done. Idiot."
A Bird Lover wtffff mine too 😂😂😂
+A Bird Lover Exactly, because it's most likely that he's indicating, same with this beatuiful guy in the video :)
Animals are very smart living beings, yet people think they only act by their animal instincts, which is as false as anything could ever be!
A Bird Lover LOL XD
I might get a budgie or a cockatiel
Which one do you recommend?
aslan nasir
If you've never had a bird before, I think a budgie is more suitable, but it's a lot of responsability, effort and love that has to be put into taking care of any bird either way, even more with a cockatiel than a budgie I'd say.
I probably don't need to tell you this, but in case of, remember to do your research, like reading on the internet about everything regarding the specific bird, also visit a pet store and ask loads of things there. It's a complete MUST to know what to feed and not to feed the bird, how much company it needs and how to wash the bird in case it doesn't take care of that on its own when it has a bath in its cage.
Last but not least, at least consider to perhaps get a rescue bird instead of buying one as there are so many that needs a new and proper home!
Good luck! :)
The little sounds he makes when getting scritches is sooooo cute!!! 🐦💙💙
You mean scratches?
@@littlegloom No, scritches.
mhm
Cockatiel’s are bloody crazy! Lol! We had one when I was a kid called: “Dinky” and he was attached to my Dad and wouldn;t have anybody else go near him and got crazy mad when they did!
He was such a smart little thing, adored my Dad. ❤ He used to have a bell at the top of his cage and if my Dad said (and only my Dad!) to him: “ring your little ding-dong-ding-dong-ding-dong!” He used to go scurrying to the top to ring his bell for him! Lol!
My bird does the same thing. It’s perfectly normal. Just like when you show affection to a child or an adult. At some point it’s enough and the person pulls away. So does the bird. He is not mad, just affectionate and he is putting up some boundaries.
Usually, my bird nibbles or bites lightly to show that he has had enough and then comes back for more. It’s so cute!
He probably had a pin feather growing in the spot you kept rubbing and that hurts
Makes sense.
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Males dont do like it because its showing a form of mating, thats why stroking a females back stimulates them and not guys
Mine is like: "I love you! can you scratch my head please?.......................................NO NOT LIKE THAT YOU IDIOT -scratched own head- LIKE THIS YOU PEASANT!"
My pet pied cockatiel named Milano, even slept in my right palm as I rubbed his head. Such beautiful memories..
The little chirping noises it makes are just too cute.
My bird is weird. I can kiss his head but if I lay a finger on it, he attacks it like crazy.
Mine too! I will kiss his beak and he's fine, open my mouth he starts gently nibbling m tongue and teeth but the second I show my finger he goes full scale attack 🙈 sounds like we all have dysfunctional cockatiels
+LouLou Taylor not sure about cockatiels but at least budgies as well as other parakeets can die from human saliva.
Gammon Dehaan It's not literally french kiss, its just a little "moh" or whatever you spell the sound..
My hand-reared ducks are the same. Faces are good, hands are not! They've probably learnt that faces can only do affectionate things, whereas hands can trim claws, inspect wings, move them about, etc.
From which age ur bird is with u ?
I have a male tiel that does this behaviour all the time. He was an unintentional rescue when I went to the SPCA. I happened to see him sitting alone in a cage and my heart broke. They said he was young 6-12 months. His owner had gotten him as a hand reared, tame baby. This was her first bird. Then she didn't pick him up much so when she did, he wasn't used to being handled anymore and would bite. When she left him in the cage, all he did was scream. Anyone with a tiel knows how much fun that is! So she said the neighbours in her building complained and she had to give him up.
So 3 years ago, he came to join me and my kakariki parrot. It took a few months of working hard with him to even get him to step up with confidence and not attack my hand. I didn't mind and have lots of patience. Now he asks to come out of his cage in the morning to spend the day with me. He rides my shoulder all day, no matter what I am doing. He still gets upset or nervous easily. I associate this with a lack of self-confidence. In time he will feel secure enough to accept all handling and petting. Being that I don't really know how he was treated in his previous home, I'm happy to get a head bow to ask for a scratchy, then after 1-2 minutes he bites me and backs away. And none of my neighbours can hear him scream (during a time out in his cage) except in the hallway & that doesn't bother them.
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Sam N Ella my bird hates me 😞😢
SPCA from SG?
Sam N Ella Awh I’m glad he found you! There should be more compassionate people like you in this world!
It can be 4 reasons for that (mostly combination):
1. Feather is growing and that is very sensitive (feather is still in hard peel).
2. Fingers are to close to bird eye
3. Scratching is to gently (tickling) - women problem or to rough (pain) - men problem
4. Hands is to cold (women problem)
My bird every time see me start to be verry scary and when i scritch him he relax but when i come next day he start scary again and every day the same how can i fix his memory
This video turned out as I expected - you are doing fine. I have found this to be normal behavior with the three cockatiels I have had experience with over the years. The animal has its own expectations for "you to keep up" with the affection that is taking place. It is "assertive love bites and nibbling" of sorts. It is description, expression, and response on its behalf for you to "keep up" and challenge you to "keep going" and "Watch me challenge you - so don't stop now." sort of stuff. It is a fine line of intimacy (so watch things and let it have its space, but you seem to be doing just fine), but based on my own experience, you are being challenged to "keep up" and "don't stop what you're doing" at times. Very gently even the pecking - while you're away at times toward the end of the video - it is all a love game by my experience - the dance of "upkeep" is in play. With care, there is the story that is being told within. :)
*Reviewing again: ~2.22: Yeah, to close in the neck area - no biggie - no harm. But there after, is the play by what I am reading. ~3.44: Maybe there is some sensitivity around the neck. They really like the jawbone area - I know this much. There is enough going on around their neck area as ours - there are and there are not areas on our neck we are accepting of someone being intimate with us around. 'Likely got to close to the airway. But the other stuff is total love bites - totally common. :) Even at ~4.50 - it's game on for your friend still for you to "show up to the show."
my cocktail used to act the same...he acts like a small cute baby...I love him
Cockateils, bless their tiny, little hearts, are "moody" and "unpredictable"...full of wild surprises. He's only nibbling because when they're "really mad," they bite hard enough to tear off pieces of your skin and draw blood...My poor aching finger can testify to that...🐒
My bird does the same thing I call it 'love nips'
That be literally my bird🤣... he gets mad if I touch him but then scritches clam him down but then gets mad if I do it wrong 😆😁
We had a cockatiel same coloring very spoiled loved him with all our hearts he would walk around like a human looking for the kids jump on the table either serial pick up their neck if they wouldn’t listen he was so cute he passed away we only had five years.
Cereal 🥣 was Liz 😢
Sweet n Sour chicken 🐓
They ALL get impatient! It's like a cockatiel syndrome.
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everytime he made that squirming sound, it sounded like he was saying "Right there! right there!'
It's nice to know this is a common behavior not not just us.
I have a bipolar cockatiel too. He asks me to pet him, and then he bits randomly, but I love him so much. He has more than 12 years now.
They are funny that way! One of the things that makes them unique pets.
Sometimes I go to give my cockatiels scritches and they don't want any, but 5 minutes later they want scritches. It happens often.
After having 2 parrots and seeing them do this to each other, it makes sense now. Those areas especially around the cheeks are very sensitive. So they will squawk and nip when one digs a little too deep or whatever
THATS THE SAME WITH MY COCKATIEL OMG!!!!
So stressful and it always gives me a fright when he nips me but it never hearts....
One of my cockatiels is exactly like this. She puts her head down to cuddle, and as soon as I come near she attacks :'D
My 🦜like it too!So much)))
My Cockatiel acts the same way when he want too scratch or rubbed on the side of his head
Ya that's a cockatiel for ya! Lol.
You are hitting PIN Feathers!!!
Such a pretty bird
A funny bird too!
Most of their nerves are in the head region hence its where they like the touching.😍
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So quiet, my cockatiel sounds like it's still a baby screaming to be fed when I pat it.
I taught mine to squeak when she wants head rubs, and pretend-bite when she wants me to stop- otherwise she has to struggle out of my fingers or move away, which isn't always easy when she's on my shoulder. She does get frustrated if I don't focus on spot she wants, though.
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Mine does exactly this when i get near his ear holes. Everywhere else is good tho.
I know this too well, I had a female cockatiel that would really bite if I didn't scratched her just right. So be happy he just gets mad :) I always had to be very attentive to retract my finger very fast as soon I saw her displeased.
A few time it was because you touched his body, mine hated that too. Other times dunnno, maybe the spot wasnt right.
+George Lionon My experience is, its best not to change places too much where to scratch, the bird moves his head by itself where it wants to be scratched.
+George Lionon Spot on! I started to have cockatiels 2½ years ago, still learning every day. My lutino female does the same and it became obvious to me over time, if you do it in a way the cockatiel doesn't like, it pecks at you. Also my female prefers to adjust her head to where she wants you to scratch/pet her at :)
This is so familiar. It seems they really don't know what they want!
He's just being hormonal ♥️
He likes it a certain way and your doing it wrong! LOL
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my cockatiel does exactly the same thing and no i dont go to far down he will bow his head and sometimes he will go for me before i touch him hes funny my other two love cuddles and don't do it like him :D
*No hand ONLY SCRITCH*
your cockateel makes my day
I love his whistles ^_^
my cockatiel does the same
It must be in the genes. My cockatiel Tigger used to do the same thing. He'd only let me rub his head, and when he'd had enough, just like yours he'd let me know the same way! Sadly he passed in 2010 at 17. Great video! What's his name?
So cute😊 you weren’t doing it right, daddy!😠😂
wow my cockatiel can do the exact thing, he can do a wolf whistle and the blow kisses.
My tiel starts nibbling me when I stop scratching
Mine looks and acts the same. He will do closed mouth bumps not real bites when he has had enough, walk away for a while then present for more rubs. I have been bit to know the difference in vocalization, wing presentation and my pain..
Adorable
“ hey!! No touch >:( only scratcc “
My mom's would do that after a few mins of petting and we would start doing the deep circles like that thinking it would like it/ feel good. I think it's just too rough for their little skeletal bodies...theres no meat to them u know. He would flip out and bite a bunch of times in a row real fast but they were the gentlest bites 😊... your bird is too cute thanks for sharing 😍
He love scratch
He kiss and whistle
But most of all
He mad
i wish my parakeet came to me and asked for a head rub...I can only pet him with my nose or a feather and only on his beak. if I try rubbing those puffy cheeks he gets tickly and runs away... it really breaks my heart not being able to pet him :3
Garlee Eek aww don't be sad he has to fully have your trust try and start with light back and forth petting on head then try and move to his cheeks
Pretty bird🐦❤😻
I said the cheek only !!!! Lol .
I too just wanna be loved but don't touch me.
You are lucky my tail went let me touch her at all. But comes to me and kisses me and calls me when I leave the room! Ive had her 5 months and she's only now 8 months old!. But won't let touch.
omg adorable little fluffy ball
Mine is like that if I touch his tummy area. Back and head seem ok. He or she is still less than 3 months old.
this is what my cockatiel does lol
Mine did this sometimes. He either felt playful or didn't like the way I was scratching him. For yours, I guess it's more about the way you do it then the playfulness (he seems pretty calm in the vid).
SO CUTE
my cockatiel (name Beat) always does that to me when he was alive
Yeah I have a boy, exactly the same just percivia
It's just telling you to keep on petting. If it talked it would say "don't stop". Mine does the same thing.
That is my bird right there... She also gets mad when you stop petting her. Sadly she doesnt make that cute noise anymore for some reason.
I wish I can sritch my cockatiel. She's not comfortable with it yet but she will allow me to pick her up so that's good.
My cocktail loves my mum and when she is around she will attack us and when my mum is not around she will come to us.........so I can relate...... and when I do scratch her head after a few seconds she attacks my finger and starts scratching her self....... ;-;
Is one bird beautiful
He may have a blood feather there and it could be painful. Have you checked to see if there are any coming up?
My bird also do like this....
it seems she only likes touching the yellow areas, and when he touches
the grey area especially at the top of her head she gets upset, same for
top of her back. Maybe she has a wound there or does not like these
feathers touched.
Why she?
The title says its a he.
And it is a he, judging by his look.
this make me cry cuzz this cokatiel look like mine cokatiel and she dead and evertime shecomed too me and wanted me too kiss herand she was a sweetheart i missher but she didnt bite😭😭😭😭
Cockateil: Hey instead you make me to sing fuckin voices plz rub my neck its some itchy
He might has a wound on his head. Maybe that is the reason why he bites sometimes.
All tiels do this, its just one of their quirks. Weve had ours for 19 years and she still does it. In fact she will challenge my husband it seems as if to play fight, he calls it jousting. 😁 She will climb his pant leg request a duel battle for 10 mins get sleepy climb down then nap on his foot. Its the silliest thing. They're so emotional, I believe that is 90% of their existence, goofy little weirdos. 😄
When you love scritches but you got an attitude
my birb does that too XD
I think not by the beak. Awwwwwww how cute. I take heaven to homeschool. She enjoys listening to the same sounds every day. The happier you make your bird the happier they will make you.
My bird does this. But I don't even do anything to upset him.
It is making begging noises it is not trying to hurt you it wants you to feed him, like a cockatiel mate would feed him, it's how parrots bond to their mates, and the person in the video is it's mate.
those are love neeps but I notice when you do circles she bites harder
So cute
My birb in a nutshell XD
Does anyone know why cockitiels do that? I have three and they all do that too.
Piink Rose Cockatiels are basically bipolar. They're all like "I love you. Never mind, I hate your guts! Rub my head, slave."
A Bird Lover lol that's funny.
Piink Rose its because you are tocuhing some feathers that hurt him because theyre not grown enough. Thats why
You're also probably not mixing it up or getting them where they want it. You know, like how cats get bored of you if you're not really involved with petting them.
What I noticed is if the person was petting them a certain way repeatedly, but then when they changed the area, the cockatiel attacked them from the changed position.
So the way I took it is they either didn't like the new movements or it could've unintentionally spooked out by the change?
I notice with mine, that when I really think about it, I might be putting a different type of preassure when petting them when they end up doing that. So they might be annoyed by even a minimal difference.
My conure does this then puts his head near my finger to let me know we're he wanted to be pet
Wuat beautiful
Maybe he have some spots that he doesn't like being touched. Sometimes they don't even wanna pet so they react like that. My famale like specific spots for screeching.
going against the feather growth hurts, hes trying to tell him
Some are very particular about where you scratch them, this one apparently only likes it to the side of the "chin"
' 'Tiel spa day
I have the same problems to my man
So funny!
Is sweet