Comments on: Complete Cockatiel Bird Language And Behavior Guide

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:47:32 +0000

This is an update on Baby Girl. She is the sweetest bird ever. We have had her a week today. When I wrote to you last week I was worried that we wouldn’t be able to help her. Just in the very short time she is acting so much better. We are giving her lots of love, a clean cage, and a very strict bedtime so she is getting 13 hours of sleep. I’m still looking for what kind of diet I can put her on. She no longer paces or hiss at us. She gives us kisses and loves to be held and talked to. She is growing feathers back, that I’m praying she won’t pluck. Are we on the right track?

By: Chantelle

Chantelle — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:02:09 +0000

My fiance’s cockatiel hates me…he tries to bite me every chance he gets. I have never been mean to him. I give him treats, clean out his cage, and give him fresh food and water. I also take off his blanket just about every morning. What can I do to get him to like me or at least not want to bite me?

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 21:11:44 +0000

Just rescued a female cockatiel and her brother. The female has a plucking problem, It is so bad she only has feathers on her head and wings. There is nothing medically wrong with her, she was traumatized at one point in her young life. She is almost two. She seems like a very sweet bird and just needs lots of love. I noticed she does this really strange pacing and moving of her head and she does it all the time. When I am close by her and giving her lots of attention she seems to love it and gets really close to the bars. Her crest is completely laid flat, which means aggression but she is not hissing. My questions are, is there hope that we can get her over the plucking obsession? Do you think she is being aggressive towards us? How do we help this poor little girl?

By: tammy

tammy — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 14:02:22 +0000

This is a lot of new information for me. I’ve had my “Pretty Boy” for at least 6 years. I do talk to him and he repeats certain things back to me but not everything, I do talk to him repeating words over and over again but I feel some letters he can not repeat. Is this true? As well I looked on this web site to try and understand why my bird is going down to the bottom of his cage, pecking at it for about 3 to 4 minutes or so. He doesn’t act any different than that. Can you please help me understand why he is doing that and as well I would like to learn how to interact with my bird so that I can enjoy him more. Do I need to clip the birds wings and if so how?

By: Theresa_clair

Theresa_clair — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:41:56 +0000

Hi, I have a 11 year old Cockatiel.I got her when I was 10. I found your article to be very interesting and insightful. I was just wondering if it’s okay that she seems to get jealous when I’m around others especially my husband. Is she just wanting my attention or does she really not like him? Besides that she’s a wonderful bird, she’s never bitten and drawn blood and she always wants pets and kisses and is a serious cuddle monster

By: Cara

Cara — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 04:31:46 +0000

My male cockatiel, whistles a lot and often does a mating call, the female sits under his perch where he sits and “courts him” as if shes asking to mate, he doesn’t seem to be interested though. This surprises me since he does mating calls every day. i also noticed lately, she will lower her head next to him while hes grooming as if to capture his attention, but all he does when he notices her is nibble at her head aggressively then if she doesn’t move bite her foot. They haven’t been in the breeding cage to long however i just wanted to see if this was normal at first. id say they been in there only a week and a half.

By: reem

reem — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 06:46:16 +0000

and should i seprate my male cockatiel coas since i got my male cockatiel he is my second cockatiel my first bird learnt from him he dont like to touch him coas he is wild when ever i get close to him he make a hiss noise and my first bird is starting to do that she was a very tame cockatiel?

By: reem

reem — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 06:18:49 +0000

hi thanx for ur information
i have a question for you?
i got my first cockatiel when she was 2 month old and know she is 6 month old she was a very tame cockatiel and loving she start biting me on 12 octomber like no hard biting but like when i try to put her on my finger she is like dont touch me and she always tell me to give her a scruch on her head plz help i know it is normal for them to bow there head and tell u to give them a scrutch but her when i ever tell her to come on my finger she tells me to give her a scrutch?

By: Deb

Deb — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 19:19:00 +0000

I just purchases a pair of cockatiels from a lady that has had them a year! She got them from her daughter who said that they are about two yrs. old. They seem to be a loving pair! He is so sweet and i am sure that he was a hand fed baby! She is not so willing to be trained! She paces and runs to the corner when I put my hand in the cage! He wants to get on my shoulder! I have had them for a couple of weeks now, she is still not friendly!
Yesterday they did a little lusty dance! If she lays eggs will she let me hand feed the babies? I am concerned that she just might be a crazy lady that won’t let me get near her or the babies! I have had cockatiels in the past but never a mating pair!
These guys won’t eat any fruit or veggies. They just eat seed and millet! I am concerned and wondering what to do!

By: Diane C.

Diane C. — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:36:37 +0000

Hey Doc, This site is very helpful….my question is we just brought our baby zazu of 3months old home yesterday. don’t know if it’s a boy or girl yet but he hasn’t chirped much at all yet. Is he just nervous & getting used to his new home? Also how soon should we take him for a wellness visit to the vet? Thankyou! by the way we bought him from a birdhouse not a regular pet store.