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My female cinnamon light pied laid a clutch of 5 eggs a month after her first clutch. In her first clutch all but 1 egg died and she ended up rejecting the only living baby who is now 5 weeks and doing great with my hand feedings. Tonight around 3:00 am i woke to chirping after checking her new...

Hi why do some people give newly hatched chicks crushed cuttle bone and plain yogurt I have never tried this

My two young cockatiels recently breeded, and one of the eggs just hatched this morning (I'm not sure exactly what time, but we found it at around 8 in the morning, dry and clean). However, it's been 8-12 hours and we haven't seen any signs of the mother feeding it. She is sitting on it and the...

Hello! I’m looking for any tips for a new cockatiel I’m getting next week from a breeder near me. I have owned parrots before but never a cockatiel. Breeder suggested limiting interaction with new baby to 2 10 minute sessions daily for the first 3 weeks baby is home. Is this recommended? diet...

So, I am a new bird owner and just got an eight week old cockatiel yesterday. We named him Marnie. He was parent raised, so he’s not used to human. If we sit next to the cage, he’s fine. But I tried to give him some spray millet and he took a couple nibbles but then starts to freak out. So, I...

Hello Everyone! I'm new here and the forum looks great. I'm bringing home my first cockatiel in two weeks and I'm very excited! The thing is, I'd love to keep my cockatiel flighted if at all possible, simply for the purpose of exercise. It's a hand reared baby, so taming isn't a problem. I know...

Hi, I'm Kelsey Just dropping a little note to everyone. I would love to meet some people on here and get to know everyone. I had a cockatiel in the past (Tweety), he past when I was about 12 years old. I recently decided to get another cockatiel, remembering just how fun they are and how i...

Well, today was the day! We have just brought our new babies home and put them into their new cage. Here's a pic :)