new cockatiel

I was planning of getting my lovely 1-year-old male cockatiel a wife because he feels upset when the family goes out without him (we take him with us most of the time but sometimes it's just not possible). So yesterday I found this really sweet wifey (said to be 7 months old) for him and decided...

Hi! A few days ago I got a new cockatiel, and it's my first time owning one. I have read that the first few days I just have to leave him be, but the cage it's on my bedroom and sometimes he just starts pacing from side to side in the little perch inside the cage, sometimes even screaming or...

Hi! I'm Rain. I currently don't have a cockatiel but i want one. I was doing research on them and that's how I stumbled on this site.

I have 2 untamed cockatiels I adopted a little over a month ago. They were hand-fed, but not much attention was paid to them after that. It's been a slow process and I can tell some progress, but I was wondering how adding a 3rd, younger, very tame cockatiel to the mix would affect things? The...

Hello my fellow tielers'. So Sunday was the special day I picked up my 10 week old, pearl-pied girly :) (At least we think she's a girl as she doesn't sing much at all and is a very cuddly girl that loves her head scritches!) I thought you'll like to see some pictures of her as she is a very...

Hi everyone, my name is Gabi and I recently bought a baby cockatiel whom I named Chicken! :grey tiel: It's my first ever cockatiel however I also own two baby budgies. :grey: :) They get along well enough, Chicken is already hand tame so he ( I only assume the gender haha) steps up on my hand...

I was recently gifted a lovely 17 (ish) year old tiel from a friend. I have lots of experience hand raising baby birds but very little experience with cranky, sort of tame sort of not tame old man birds. Spike is adorable and we have made great progress - he steps up onto my hand and will ride...

At long last I've finally brought home my 2nd cockatiel yesterday :) I found her on Gumtree, her previous owner has sadly been diagnosed with a terminal illness and so her mother was tasked with rehoming her cockatiel. She's 10 months old, not great with hands but curious and I guess she is a...

Yep, she's finally home now, I reserved her at my local pet shop about a week ago (was waiting for the cage, etc to arrive) and was finally able to bring her home earlier this evening. We've named her Luma, she is about 1 year old and has settled in well so far. She doesn't seem to afraid of...

My local pet shop owner has told me that she now has some 1 year old cockatiels ready to be homed (originally she thought she wouldn't have any more in until June when her breeder's babies were ready to be homed). I darn't go there until I've brought the cage, etc in case I get attached to one...

This is Nyx our new 5 month old cockatiel. We only got her yesterday and have kitted her cage out with toys today!

I just got a new cockatiel, he is 4 months old and he is not hand-tamed. he is used to people though because i taught him to step up onto my finger within 2-3 days. but he looks like he doesn't really want to come up to my finger, it's like he just steps up because i told him to. some times he...

I just bought a new tiel today, he was the healthiest of his friends, though he still looks very weak. he is 4 months old but he has a bald head :hmm:. since he came home with me, he hasn't moved or eat or pooed and is dead silent :(. he is willing to step up onto a perch that i am holding...

A few years ago I joined this site and had my first cockatiel named Lila then I got a baby which I hand fed and his name was Sunny. A lot happened in my life and with much regret I found a new, but wonderful home for my babies. I regret that because I wish that I would of stuck it out with my...

when (hopefully) bringing home my new cockatiel tomorrow whats the first few things i need to do ive looked on websites but they all seem to have lots of different ideas and ive heard i should take it to an avian vet but i cant find one near me there all aroung an hour and a half away in the car...

when (hopefully) bringing home my new cockatiel tomorrow whats the first few things i need to do ive looked on websites but they all seem to have lots of different ideas and ive heard i should take it to an avian vet but i cant find one near me there all aroung an hour and a half away in the car...

Hi everyone, Im fairly new to the forum, ive never had a cockatiel this young, its her 2nd day with me but im concerned that she doesn't know how/utilize the bars to get to perches... She ATTEMPTS to fly/jump up to higher perches, mostly falls. The way she gets down is jumping/crashing... Im...

I wasn't sure where this thread would be most appropriate, but I figured it could fit here. Anyhow, you guys and your awesome advice have never let me down so I figured i'd ask: I'm in Florida and found the most adorable cockatiel . He's a male and around the same age as my little one at home...

So, I have a BIG problem. Two months ago, we (my family and I) got a little cockatiel from our friend. Her name is Artemida (I'm from Middle Europe, Croatia) and she is4 years old. She's the cutest tiel in the world. I didn't even want her, but now, she means everything to me. We talk together...

I only just recently got my very first cockatiel (4 months old), now this person wants to give us another one with the cage and everything. This one is 7 years old. I won't be putting them in the same cage, but what do I need to know about bringing another cockatiel home?? I'm concerned about...