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My 19 year old bird, fairly certain it is a boy, has always been very friendly and loving, especially with me(definitely thought I was his mate at one point haha), but recently he has had a massive personality shift. He REALLY doesn't want to be closed in his cage and if he is out of the cage...

Hi I just cought my female cockatiel and a female budgie try to mate I have never seen anything like this before I did not even know they could do this I know nothing can happen but it's really strange to watch this is the first time they do this. I know they are both broody has this happened to...

A few months ago I got a cockatiel, and recently shes been having some weird behavior. Out of nowhere she'll tense up and flap her wings wildly like shes scared. She also just starts getting angry at things for no reason, and I don't know if i should be concerned about this behavior. Also, do...

Reason is a lutino cockatiel that I've owned for almost two months. I adopted him from a reputable breeder. He is tame when I bought him. I checked him with a reputable bird vet right after purchase, and he showed no signs of illness. It is still true to this day, save for a slight behavioral...

I'm hoping someone has experienced this before and knows what to do. :( I'll try to keep it short. I got a job about 4 months ago, and I work about 30hr/week, my parents (mainly my dad) keep my tiels and budgies company while I'm gone until I get home, then I take over. about 2 weeks ago, my...

I have two tiels and a parakeet (all are males). The tiels have been in the same cage (It's a cage for macaws) for about three years and for the past couple of months they've been fighting each other so much to the point where I have to put them in separate cages. However, after about a day of...

I have had my teil for about 3 months now and things were going great. He loved to come out of his cage and sit with me. He enjoyed lots of head rubs and was not aggressive towards me. He started flying and has gotten better but sometimes he used to miss and fall behind a chair or something...

So I have a pet Cockatiel named Blinky who I got few weeks ago. He's been doing well and seems to be adjusted to his new home. He likes to make noises with me and I taught him a kissy noise, a few whistles, and he says "pretty bird." I talk to him quite a bit, and when I leave the room he'll...

My family and I adopted a female cockatiel of an unknown age (we were told she was old) about two years ago to join our family of two cockatiels (male and female, unbonded). She has always been a bit withdrawn (story was that she was separated from her mate) so we just let her be and give her...