I've had Chicken (my tiels name) since May 2021. I believe he is a pearl mutation but I also read that pearls are usually female? Any guidance?

So about two months ago I rescued a male parent raised cockatiel. I followed the advice of leaving your hand in the cage so they get used to it, then use me some millet to get him to eat it from me and I even could get him to eat it while on my hand. However he now knows this is how I get him...

So, Enzo's DNA tests have come back and show him to officially be a boy~ Yay~ :D One thing I've noticed is that he appears to have a possessive behavior problem. Enzo is a 'tiel who LOVES shoulders, and nearly each time he steps up onto your finger, he'll soon climb right up onto your shoulder...

I was told he was a pearl as a baby. But now he looks like a normal grey with some pearly. Ide love to know from some experts! I have included two pictures, one where he is a bit damp is from today. And the one where he is on a play stand is from Christmas two years ago. He was about 5 months...

hi I have not long joined here, is it possible for an older tiel to tell the sex of a baby one?? we have a male who is around 1 and just got a baby today its around 8 weeks my male is acting weird around it he is showing off, singing, dancing and head bobbing would he do this even if it was a...

I've had my cockatiel for about 5 years. He had a previous owner who had kept him in a cage in a room and had not tamed him. I have tried very hard to tame him and he will step up on my finger. He has freedom to leave his cage and flies regularly. He also has plenty of toys and good food...

Hello guys, I posted a video on youtube to show you how he makes the sounds. He seemed perfectly calm and friendly like he wanted to be petted.. Please watch and please tell me what that noise is about! http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I196CNWLetI Thank you :)

Looking for a loving home for my male cockatiel Dottie. His name is Dottie because when I first got him I thought he was a female when he was actually a male (this has been confirmed by a vet). He used to have a partner female cockatiel that passed away about a year ago. Since then he has been...