My sister-in-law just called me her neighbour came over crying I guess he had bought a cockatiel from a breeder recently I think its about 8 weeks old anyways I guess he went to the cage and the cockatiel was dead and he is just devasted the poor guy is alone and in a wheel chair and he just loved this cockatiel in the short time he had it and he is thinking somehow he killed it so she thought she would call me to help him out knowing I had them to, so I asked a few questions and I have come to the conclusion that it probably wasn't weaned properly and he didn't know any better the breeder gave him a list of things to feed it and listed was rice and someone told him if he gave it rice thats probably what killed it I let him know rice would not have killed it but I am getting the feeling this baby wasn't eating and begging for food and he didn't know or there was something else going on with the baby that no one could have known but I honestly don't get that feeling, I suggested he call the breeder and let her know whats going on I really didn't know what to say other then that, I just feel so bad for him 