You might have the time, but do you have the money? I would be worried about vet expenses. I would get just the normal grey whiteface. Don't forget the quarrentine. Good luck and let us know what you decide Cockatiels are addicting, there should be some kind of warning when you get one

 

lol yeah i have the money for vets...
i work nights, just so i can have my days free with my animals, i also work part time in a pet shop... i can have my birds with me there on leads...
so i make enough money for it all....
i am also doing a veterinary nurse course this year...
i think i have decided to get... the cinnamon pearl and the cinnamon pied... because when i get a normal whiteface, if it is a girl i will want it to be pearl, and this one isnt....
it could still be a boy but i dont like my chances, if i am wrong...
ont the other hand, Cinnamon is recessive gene, so all i have to do to not get Cinnamon babies is not pair with a Cinnamon....
and even if they all turn out to be girls, at least they will be all geneticaly what i need in a female...
Cinnamaroll is a Cinnamon whiteface pearl split pied hen
new tiel #1 is a Cinnamon whiteface split pied...
new tiel #2 is a Cinnamon whiteface pearl? pied...
hopefully one of the new guys will be a cock...

 

If your plan is to build an aviary then you're only limited by the size of the aviary.

 

yes, but i would like to have them inside too...
how many tiels do you think would be too many, inside, with their own room...
i am building an aviary or two, but i wouldnt want the birds to be out there all the time... i might set it up for breeding,
but i dont plan on breeding them till they are all about 2-3 years old...

 

Well i'm finding 5 to be a lot. :lol: I can't give them all cuddles and someone is always pushing in out of jealousy. I am perfectly happy with 2-3.

 

I'm happy with two but like Bea said, it's up to you, if you have them time, money and patience for all them, hey..get them all. Two is good right now for me..unless..you know..grandkids come.

 

Iam happy with just Spike that way I can really spoil him Mabey you could get them dna tested before you buy them?

 

yeah i thought about that... but i would have to send it away, and wait a week or two for results to come back... and the pet shops cant wait that long...
i have decided on the 2 cinnamons...
they are brothers/sisters/sister-brother....
so getting them together, means they can settle in together, the come from the same people, so no risk of cross contamination, meaning i can quarantine together...
i will get them dna tested once they are home... for naming and self satisfaction purposes
took a couple of photos of them whilst at the shop today...
i get them tomorrow...
... i can happily settle at 3! and i could happily have more...
just wondered if there are specific problems with large groups of tiels, that people have experienced...

 

i am a tad obsessive compulsive... i get uneasy when things dont match...
so i think having all cinnamons will work for me

 

awww there both gorgeous I can see why you couldn't only take one

 

any ideas of sex people?
the solid cinnamon has a very spotty tail, with no bars...
and looks to me like he sits like a boy, s/he also has a white looking head on some angles...
the pied i am totally unsure of...
i really would like at least one boy...
but i will love them the same nomatter what they are!

 

Not sure..try to take some pics.

 

there are piks on the first page...

 

No fair, a wf cinny pied! My fav! I couldn't choose between them (well yes i could, i'd take the pied, lol), and why would you if you can have both!!! :lol:

 

i'd say get as many birds as you'd like to have, i've got 10 tiels (plus eggs) and when i got my 1st bird i swore i only wanted 2 birds at the most, now i've got like 28 or so and i got my first bird in May of 07!

 

:blush:
dont encourage me!

 

I have 5 and cope quite comfortably - then I also have another 11 bdiffierent species birds on top of that and they are all inside

 

wow you have the exact same amount of birds as me...
but i have 14 budgies, and one tiel....
when i get these 2 new guys i will have more than you...
but i have one day(or morning) of 'similarity' knowledge, before it changes

i think i have a bit easier than you though... i dont own a large parrot, and the budgies.. the more you get the easier it seems to care for them, and the less trouble they seem to create... go figure?

i dont think i will introduce Cinnamaroll to them(not let her even see them), until they are out of quarantine... as in, i think i will have to put their cages in a room and totally separate it from the rest of the house, and pretend to Cinn that the room just 'disappeared'
cos i think she will be very very interested in them...

 

aaargh excited... cant sleep....
i get them tomorrow....
must sleep.. so i can get up early an set the cage up...

 

Ahh owning a large parrot like my Grey is tiring but worth every second he is adorable. So adorable Im getting another large birdie in the Spring - a female King Parrot

 

King Parrots are beautiful. Such fabulous colours.

 

I've got one and I'm a wreck!!!

 

im happy with one i get his full attention im afraid if i get two that they wouldent want me to be around them plus money wise i only have enough for one.

 

I don't think I could have more then one large parrot...Having all these little ones is already lots of work..I can just imagine having to cook and clean after a large one...

 

LOL! Earl & Little Bill are enough for me

DeBree420 you two new cockatiels are really cute. And I love the mutations Hope you get some sleep, I bet they are as excited as you are

 

I think I will stick to the small parrots. Big beaks are a bit scary, never mind the noise

 

Yes definetly small birds for me, even though they have small beaks they still hurt, but I can't imagine the pain off a parrot or other large bird

 

wow king parrots hey...
i get those in the trees outside my lounge room window!
they are native to here...

 

Good luck with your new tiels!

 

Yeah! the time is growing closer. Please post more pics when they are settled enough. As far as our birds we have 2 tiels and 5 budgies. they are great!

 

I'd love to get a Female Electus, But i want it as a baby ( i don't want a older one, i got a older Quaker and one bird with previous issues is enough LOL) , but the more i look at the bigger birds, the more thier beaks intimidate me, The noise isn't a issue any more now i've got 3 quakers 2 of which are in my room bieng quaratined so when they hear the other birds down the hall they do thier flock call, which in turn makes Billy do his, rather he's in the living room or in the birds room and Billy's call is louder then the other 2 quakers put together - So i fiqure if i can handle those I can handle a bigger birds noise ( just not cockatoos I listened to those on line that was enough for me LOL)

but for now i'll stick with my budiges, tiels,quakers and my baby lovebird