I adopted 2 male cockatiels. The woman said they were friends and shouldn't be separated. Upon bringing them home I noticed one was plucking it's feathers, stressed, and his wing was messed up. The other one was healthy. The healthy one was stressing out the other one and making him pluck his feathers. I separated them, gave the healthy one up for adoption and now the stressed cockatiel is growing his feathers back and hasn't been plucking! :)
wellholyballs awesome! I know this is super old comment! But that was a wonderful thing to do, is the cockatiel still with you! ♥️♥️♥️ I love stories like this!
bxcinderella most places (humane societies) will have a name your price thing for small animals like birds and hamsters. It's different for different places.
Cockatiels are so cute! I love their orange spots, they remind me of the Pikachu evolutionary line and make them look more adorable than they already are!
I miss my cockatiel so much . His name was peanut and he had the most unique personality and more. He loved the Andy Griffin show theme so much that he sang it almost everyday at 7am to wake us up lol. RIP Peanut This Video definitely reminded me of him ❤️
about bowing head... my cockatiel boy Birdie would keep on bowing his head for a looooooomg time once I touch his head ...and he would.make.a sound...just like saying he was comfortable haha I called him little king coz I always did what he wanted ...and what he wanted most was touching his neck and standed on my chest and let me pet him I had him just for ten days coz he was dead for unknown reasons....miss him...such a gentle.and kind bird that befriend me in.just a few days
We had a Cockatiel for around a year...she was hand-bred. My mother was with her when she was suddenly making these clicking sounds in the nose. Not knowing what it was mum was instructed by the vet to place her in a box and take her to him, of which she did. Patch bit her just as she was passing her to the vet and she had to leave her in the box. The vet said that it was fine and he would look at her but at that time Patch had a fit and passed away. The vet wanted to do an Autopsy to find out what happened, but that would've cost alot. After 6 months passing, mum and I went to the pet shop and bought another hand-bred Cockatiel. We named her Patch (2) after our first Patch and she is also as lovely as the first. My mum says that they are all different and do different things and that life moves on. We hope you've bought another bird and have some company. Take care. P.S. We now have three Cockatiels of which are three different breeds and they bring us much joy.
Thanks heaps. I love my little mate Toffee (hes into EVERYTHING!) hes only just over 3 months and talks like a trooper. Cockatiels are just wonderful little birds.
wow thanhs alot,my female cockatiel had all of these behaviors and mostly i didn´t understand what she wanted,your video helped alot,thakks for quality videos and information,cause i´ve been seeking and only found yours,again thanks alot,!!
Excellent footage--very succinct and to-the-point footage that clearly demonstrate specific body language without any confusing extraneous materials. Thanks!
Thank you so much! That helped a ton. Whenever I take my cockatiels food and water bowl, they'll pace back and forth where it used to be! So cute. Now I know when she's relaxed and wants to be held. I never know the right time to pet her! Like if you think cockatiel are awesome!
This reminded me of all the cute things my little girl Spikie used to do. I've been debating on getting another bird for a while. This is soo true! Wonderful pets for responsible people only.
Thanks for the great videos. We just got out first tiel and know very little about them. People like you giving their time help people like me be a better mommy to a tiel.
My friend's bird would usually reach for your finger if she hasn't seen you before. She ends up grabbing your finger, lifting it to her beak, and will bite it. My friend says it's her way of tasting you to see if she trusts you.
So, Trixie didn't order any cheerios with her meal, because she "didn't want any". Then when Milo's cheerios came, she tried to take some off of his plate. That checks out.
YAY! thank you for this video! I just recently purchased my first bird, a cockatiel, and I've been trying to do my research on body language, but it hasn't been easy going. This explained a lot in a simple manner, so thank you! I now can tell he's been becoming much more content and is curious about me!
My blue budgie (snowflake ) grinds his beak a lot when I am on the iPad. My green budgie (summer ) likes to tuck his leg in. Last time i thought he broken his leg lol
that beak maintenance was what I needed to hear, my female that I just got was making that noise and I have no idea whether it was a good thing or a bad thing
My budgies do the beak grinding thing. It was worrying me before because I wasn't sure if they were cleaning their beaks or if there was something wrong. Good to know it's normal.
I really like this. I used to have a female cockatel who I named Babie (that's how I spelled her name on purpose just to be different). What you have shown is very good. It's a good little educational video about cockatiel. As I watched this, I remembered Babie's behaviors. At least she loved me and I loved her. Had to give her away when I moved away from my folks' house. Maybe in the future, I'll be getting a cockatel or two.
video was really helpful in understand my new cockatiel, Tango, alot better, thank you! especially since i didnt know what beak grinding/beak maintenance was.
Very helpful thanks. This helped me alot because I just adopted a very aggresive cocktiel and so him do that today so I started researching online and your video came in just in time.
Thank you for the info. :-) My cockatiel likes to sing and dance. I have a radio that I play for him on occasion and he will let me know by behavior which stations he likes. Birds are just fun.
Hello from Lively, ON, Canada...thank you for sharing. I am getting to know my fairly new 3 month old (very shy) Cockatiel...we are just about at a comfortable level where we can work on trust as she will take a treat from my hand almost every time I offer...your video has helped me understand her behaviours a bit better.
We had a lutino. He did not like water baths at all. What he did enjoy was wet/dry curly hair baths. I have semi long naturally curly hair, and Wolf, my mom named him, loved to take a bath in my hair, it did not matter if it was wet or dry.
I like this video a lot. VERY informative since I have a cockatiel as well and wondered what his behaviors meant for the longest time so this helped me out quite a bit. Thanks for the info!
Thank you for posting this video! I recently got a small cockatiel and I wasn't sure of some of her behaviours, because it's been a while since I had a parrot :)
Ah, thanks! I recently bought one for my conure, he's 2 weeks old I didn't bring him home yet, online it says many stuff but not really much about these. I'll be studying these until I memorize them and will beware of his actions. I also have a 8 month old GCC if you were curious :D
When birds make a heart shape with their wings, it can also (probably) mean they want friendship. Rebecca Stout's cockatiel (Sunny) has made this to Onni (Male Cockatoo), and i think it was for friendship
Thank you so much, both Sid and Arthur who turned out to be Arthina lol display all these behaviours your video has explained all that i needed Cheers, Kerie
Oh my gosh, thank you so much for shedding light on why my hatchling plays with its beak! I'm glad it's a good thing and not something to worry about. My cinnamon hatchling (well my 4 month old lol) is very much like Trixie - shy yet curious and very quiet. I'm pretty sure Cinna is a female, but we're going to wait until its tail feathers come in :).
When my birds mate died out bird also shrieked a lot. What we did was make sure to spend extra time with him when he started chirping loud, so that he wouldn't get lonely and pluck his feathers out. We also let him out his cage more often. Slowly he started to quieten and now he sits with us on the couch every night and is content with our company instead of his mate's.
Chana C We always leave the cage door open. He sits on top, at night he goes in to sleep. I put a picture of him and his mate on the wall right above the cage. He sits and stares at the picture for hours. He misses his mate so much. He likes people around, but I need a glove to handle him or I will get bit.
wonderful video, thanks for only confirming about some behaviors I wasn't quite sure about. You have cleared up my doubts. You are a lifesaver for me at this moment and now I know my cockatiel is happy 😊 with me and completely healthy. 💯👌🏻😍♥️
***s hole** yes they do have dust or dander that will come off when they fluff their feathers, wich is often. most of it mainly dry skin from new feathers coming in, and the wax that coats those new feathers.
New bird owners (who maybe don’t want to watch the entire video): Here are some tips: 1. Get a larger cage if your bird gets mad when you stick your hand in. The bird is territorial, and so it’s best to get a larger cage. You can get a good size cage for $60-$70 on Amazon. 2. Don’t stick your hand in often, and when you do (to put food/water in, or change the perches or toys,) wear something like a glove (so your hand won’t look like your hand) this way, the bird wont associate your hand with intrusion. 3. When the bird bites you, hold your hand still and do not move. No matter how much it hurts, you need to teach the bird that biting will not solve the problem. The bird just wants you to go away. If whip your hand back when it tries to bite you, that will teach it that biting you makes you go away. After it realizes that biting you won’t do anything, it will stop biting. 4. Let the bird come out of the cage on it’s own. Stay by the cage, talk to the bird, read to it, sing to it, etc. and after a few weeks, you’ll make significant progress. Do this one day: Put the birds favorite food outside of the cage and normal food/food it doesn’t like in the cage. Do this often. 5. Take baby steps! The bird won’t like you immediately. Trust takes time. Don’t try to rush! And don’t worry when the bird doesn’t like you immediately! Note: DONT TOUCH THE BIRD FOR THE FIRST WEEK!!! No matter how tempting it is, do not touch the bird. That will cause a lot of stress, and the bird could get sick or even die. On top of this, it will 100% ruin your relationship with the bird, and your bird will not want to be around you. Good luck! P.S. here is an excellent thread that I used when training my bird. It works like magic! www.parrotforums.com/general-parrot-information/49144-tips-bonding-building-trust.html
Very interesting. Wasn't aware of the things you discussed. We have 2 males (had a female as well until about 2 months ago but she died from being egg bound).
I have a wavy parrot, and a cockatiel. They love each other (both of them are girls), my cockatiel often bows her head to my wavy, ahd she gives her head scratch. She also often gives him head scratch, when my cockatiel doesn't want to, but my wavy wants it, and in the cage, what the wavy wants, that will happen :) My cockatiel also does lots of the behaviors in the video, except the agressive.
That's only if the bird is EXTREMELY bonded to u and sees you as their mate. If they DO see you as their mate then do your best not to let breeding take place between you and your bird as a LOT of problems will rise from it. If your bird regurgitates for you then politely just walk away or quickly make your bird do a trick to make your bird stop.
What she calls "Cozy Mode", I nicknamed "Headless" because of my bird's tendency to stick his head under his wing and look-you guessed it-headless. I hardly ever say he's sleeping, he's just "headless" lol
Omg those two look EXACTLY like our two cockatiel. My cockatiel sometimes will come running up to us then STOP and put his head Down.he also go to our other bird and rub his head against him.or rub his head on our neck. Also when we give them pats they'll fluff up their face.
Just a question, we have two birds. Dory and Nemo; and Nemo is one we got recently, but he is VERY aggressive. He is very nice to Dory (female) and they are good friends (he cleans her, she cleans him) but with us, he bites really hard. When we first bought him, we didn't really quarantine him for 30 days like everyone recommended, but now he relies on the female (Dory) too much. He even panics greatly and screams when we take her away. How do we get him to warm up to us and be kinder? People say not to back away when he tries to bite, but that makes no sense because how do we protect ourselves then? We have already clipped his wings and require further help. Please reply anyone, thanks. :)
***** The struggle is incredible. Ours flirts with the female and they ALMOST mated till I stopped them. The pet store owner told us that they won't mate unless it's the natural environment, so we allow supervised visits. I'm just going to sell him and then buy another tamed female bird and hopefully they become real good friends. The only thing that worries me is that Nemo and Dory are already pretty damn good friends; he cleans her, she cleans him, etc. Hopefully if we split the two, nothing will happen, but again, this is still a possibility. Goodluck with your bird and hopefully he warms up. :/
Many parrots are monogamous, and tend to form a strong pair-bond with a single individual. They will bond with humans, but they prefer to bond with other birds; especially if Nemo wasn't hand-raised (many cockatiels aren't, as they tend to be mass-bred; it's not a good situation), he's probably formed an extremely tight bond with Dory, and won't bond easily with you or another human. There might be nothing you can do.
ara macao I really avoid thinking negatively (not to be rude to you), but I have hope that there is a chance that he may warm up to us and so I am trying desperately to find a solution. But I do agree with you cause some parrots just may not warm up to humans, but I do not want to give up. Thanks for the information though, I appreciate it!
Let them mate! Advantages of that is you can sell them, keep one to take away the sohcial life only with Dory or, anything! I don't have a bird though.
Adam Mcstay Letting the birds mate means that in some cases Nemo may become aggressive and Dory will lose tons of calcium and may even abandon the egg in some cases. Yeah, i haven't ever bred birds before so I really don't want to let a bird die in my hands if something does happen. Thanks for the suggestion though.:/
You probably won't see this with the video being uploaded so long ago, but my cockatiel is nearly 20-- he's very shy and can't fly well-- I feel as though we don't give him enough variation of activities and play because it's so difficult with his shyness and tendency to chew everything, do you have any tips?
0:50 my cookatiel does the same! but the female always bites him like she says go away when i try to pet him he wont let me because its seems like he doesn't like it
I adopted 2 male cockatiels. The woman said they were friends and shouldn't be separated. Upon bringing them home I noticed one was plucking it's feathers, stressed, and his wing was messed up. The other one was healthy. The healthy one was stressing out the other one and making him pluck his feathers. I separated them, gave the healthy one up for adoption and now the stressed cockatiel is growing his feathers back and hasn't been plucking! :)
wellholyballs awesome! I know this is super old comment! But that was a wonderful thing to do, is the cockatiel still with you! ♥️♥️♥️ I love stories like this!
wellholyballs : does adoption cost money? what are the conditions?
also, how do you give them up for adoption?
bxcinderella most places (humane societies) will have a name your price thing for small animals like birds and hamsters. It's different for different places.
The Microwave : thanks for your response :)
Cockatiels kind of are a dime a dozen as far as parrots go. More exotic breeds will cost money... and lots of it.
that was a cute argument over cheerios
Artist Draw how my bird reacts when i gave the other cheerios
Why do cockatiels Peck at anyting, especially mirrors
nancy guzda mirrors aren't good for birds
The only thing my cockatiels fight over more fiercely than Cheerios is Mac and Cheese.
The birds curious face is MAKING ME SOB ITS SO CUTE I CANT
What you doing bird
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DON'T DARE TOUCH MY CHEERIOS
Midnite Snow *touches Cheerios*
Gmail and Google see now
@@angie-qr9os It's your doom now I S A B E L L E
For anyone considering giving their birds those, its a great way to give them fatty liver syndrome.
@@slickstrings uh, I guess it’s a treat
Cockatiels are so cute! I love their orange spots, they remind me of the Pikachu evolutionary line and make them look more adorable than they already are!
I miss my cockatiel so much . His name was peanut and he had the most unique personality and more. He loved the Andy Griffin show theme so much that he sang it almost everyday at 7am to wake us up lol. RIP Peanut
This Video definitely reminded me of him ❤️
Can you make a video of different sound and noises Cockatiels make and what they could mean?
Your right
@@dr.shahnaz4146 Your Left
@@dr.shahnaz4146 Bamboozled again
Haha I love the replies
Yeah mine makes a weird purr-ish sound
1:37
**Gazes at Cheerios.**
My precious ones.
Millets has to be like what donuts are to humans 😂
ashley womack i dont like donuts
Burn the witch!
Senpai ChiChi Studioz how
Same, I don’t like donuts, i prefer chocolate bars or crisps rather than donuts
I prefer every dessert ever created🥰🥰 including donuts
about bowing head... my cockatiel boy Birdie would keep on bowing his head for a looooooomg time once I touch his head ...and he would.make.a sound...just like saying he was comfortable
haha I called him little king coz I always did what he wanted ...and what he wanted most was touching his neck and standed on my chest and let me pet him
I had him just for ten days coz he was dead for unknown reasons....miss him...such a gentle.and kind bird that befriend me in.just a few days
高高高 😢😢😢 I acually cried
We had a Cockatiel for around a year...she was hand-bred. My mother was with her when she was suddenly making these clicking sounds in the nose. Not knowing what it was mum was instructed by the vet to place her in a box and take her to him, of which she did. Patch bit her just as she was passing her to the vet and she had to leave her in the box. The vet said that it was fine and he would look at her but at that time Patch had a fit and passed away. The vet wanted to do an Autopsy to find out what happened, but that would've cost alot. After 6 months passing, mum and I went to the pet shop and bought another hand-bred Cockatiel. We named her Patch (2) after our first Patch and she is also as lovely as the first. My mum says that they are all different and do different things and that life moves on. We hope you've bought another bird and have some company. Take care.
P.S. We now have three Cockatiels of which are three different breeds and they bring us much joy.
So sad..
@@omarserag2842 Me tooo.. :'(
@@dr.shahnaz4146 Yes very very sad.. :'(
Thanks heaps. I love my little mate Toffee (hes into EVERYTHING!) hes only just over 3 months and talks like a trooper. Cockatiels are just wonderful little birds.
wow thanhs alot,my female cockatiel had all of these behaviors and mostly i didn´t understand what she wanted,your video helped alot,thakks for quality videos and information,cause i´ve been seeking and only found yours,again thanks alot,!!
Excellent footage--very succinct and to-the-point footage that clearly demonstrate specific body language without any confusing extraneous materials. Thanks!
Thank you so much! That helped a ton. Whenever I take my cockatiels food and water bowl, they'll pace back and forth where it used to be! So cute. Now I know when she's relaxed and wants to be held. I never know the right time to pet her! Like if you think cockatiel are awesome!
This reminded me of all the cute things my little girl Spikie used to do. I've been debating on getting another bird for a while. This is soo true! Wonderful pets for responsible people only.
Thanks for the great videos. We just got out first tiel and know very little about them. People like you giving their time help people like me be a better mommy to a tiel.
My friend's bird would usually reach for your finger if she hasn't seen you before. She ends up grabbing your finger, lifting it to her beak, and will bite it. My friend says it's her way of tasting you to see if she trusts you.
Wow :O.. If my cockatiel bites, it bleeds!!!!... a lot! :'(
Repent ObeyJesus lmao that comment was 3 years ago 🤣🤣🤣
So, Trixie didn't order any cheerios with her meal, because she "didn't want any". Then when Milo's cheerios came, she tried to take some off of his plate. That checks out.
YAY! thank you for this video! I just recently purchased my first bird, a cockatiel, and I've been trying to do my research on body language, but it hasn't been easy going. This explained a lot in a simple manner, so thank you! I now can tell he's been becoming much more content and is curious about me!
1:54
*”what is thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?”*
My blue budgie (snowflake ) grinds his beak a lot when I am on the iPad. My green budgie (summer ) likes to tuck his leg in. Last time i thought he broken his leg lol
same XD I saw a parakeet at the pet store doing dat and I was just like: "DOES HE NOT HAVE A LEG?!"
My green budgie is also called summer! My cinnamon cockatiel is called daisy!
dude my cockatiel is named Snowflake
Cute! my cockatiel’s name is Mickey
Oh! the part about crests being up or down makes sense! When I let my cockatiel into the backyard he had his crest up! Thanks for the information.
that beak maintenance was what I needed to hear, my female that I just got was making that noise and I have no idea whether it was a good thing or a bad thing
My budgies do the beak grinding thing. It was worrying me before because I wasn't sure if they were cleaning their beaks or if there was something wrong. Good to know it's normal.
Now you know that beak grinding is a sign of relaxation and content. You will not want to stop hearing it, I promise you.
1:08 Omg I never knew my cockatiel trusted me! I thought she was scared 😂❤️
That means he wants another bird to scratch him
This video was very helpful
1:54 "Look at dat ass. Dat ass mine."
I really like this. I used to have a female cockatel who I named Babie (that's how I spelled her name on purpose just to be different). What you have shown is very good. It's a good little educational video about cockatiel. As I watched this, I remembered Babie's behaviors. At least she loved me and I loved her. Had to give her away when I moved away from my folks' house. Maybe in the future, I'll be getting a cockatel or two.
1:28 that southern accent tho
video was really helpful in understand my new cockatiel, Tango, alot better, thank you! especially since i didnt know what beak grinding/beak maintenance was.
When i heard that beak thing sound, it was kinda hurting my ears, also my sister tought that my cockatiel was trying to make farting sounds XD
Lol I'm getting a cockatiel in a week I wanna see that!
The beak movements help them digest their food. I've had cockatiels for a long time.
This helps me to know more about cockatiels thank you
Awesome job with your videos Annie!!! I just love them and I am showing them on my bird show in my room today.
İm sooooooo glad i found your channel
This video was very helpful as I have just acquired a new hand reared cockatiel. Thank you :)
My cockatiels used to head butt the side of my face when they wanted a scratching (while sitting on my shoulder of course).
Very helpful thanks. This helped me alot because I just adopted a very aggresive cocktiel and so him do that today so I started researching online and your video came in just in time.
nice video ^.^ Im getting a Cockatiel soon or tomorrow and I cant wait and this video can help allot so I can understand my birdy cx
Thank you for the info. :-) My cockatiel likes to sing and dance. I have a radio that I play for him on occasion and he will let me know by behavior which stations he likes. Birds are just fun.
Hello from Lively, ON, Canada...thank you for sharing. I am getting to know my fairly new 3 month old (very shy) Cockatiel...we are just about at a comfortable level where we can work on trust as she will take a treat from my hand almost every time I offer...your video has helped me understand her behaviours a bit better.
We had a lutino. He did not like water baths at all. What he did enjoy was wet/dry curly hair baths. I have semi long naturally curly hair, and Wolf, my mom named him, loved to take a bath in my hair, it did not matter if it was wet or dry.
Thank you this will Help Fully Help me when i get my Cockatiel
I like this video a lot. VERY informative since I have a cockatiel as well and wondered what his behaviors meant for the longest time so this helped me out quite a bit. Thanks for the info!
Thank you for posting this video! I recently got a small cockatiel and I wasn't sure of some of her behaviours, because it's been a while since I had a parrot :)
Ah, thanks! I recently bought one for my conure, he's 2 weeks old I didn't bring him home yet, online it says many stuff but not really much about these. I'll be studying these until I memorize them and will beware of his actions. I also have a 8 month old GCC if you were curious :D
This is good knowledge for when I get my own in the future
Thanks, that was helpful. Going to show your video to my daughter, who is learning about her birds :)
Cockatiels: *spread wings* LOOOK AT MY WINGS THEY BE BEAUTIFUL
Good video for new bird owners. These behaviours all apply to lovebirds too!
Cockatiels are the best! 😘💕💕💕💕
When birds make a heart shape with their wings, it can also (probably) mean they want friendship. Rebecca Stout's cockatiel (Sunny) has made this to Onni (Male Cockatoo), and i think it was for friendship
Ive learnt that my bird doesnt hate me, it just wants head scratches before it trusts me lol
OMG TYSM ive been wondering why my cockatiel was making grinding sound with his beak!! i feel loved now :D
I never learn any of this, but somehow I recognize this behaviours and what they mean in my cockatiel
Thank you so much, both Sid and Arthur who turned out to be Arthina lol display all these behaviours your video has explained all that i needed Cheers, Kerie
Oh my gosh, thank you so much for shedding light on why my hatchling plays with its beak! I'm glad it's a good thing and not something to worry about. My cinnamon hatchling (well my 4 month old lol) is very much like Trixie - shy yet curious and very quiet. I'm pretty sure Cinna is a female, but we're going to wait until its tail feathers come in :).
Our birb used to do these things. There are times I really miss her but she was a handful.
Thanks for the advice. Now I understand why my babies(cockatiels) behave that way
This video helped me alot. Now i know what my Cockatail want or are doing🐦 thx
ahh let us not forget the tail wobbling on the perch and the naughty noises they make
You know a lot! About birds...
I don't have my bird cockatiel just yet and watching this video helped me prepare hehe 😄
Lee lee is lee lee Great!! Hope things go well with your new bird! 😊
The beak-grinding is similar to my bunny grinding his teeth when relaxed and comfortable.
Very informative video. Thank you!
This video helped me out so much! Thanks!
Milo is like: BACK OFF MY CHEERIOS BOII
Everything you said are perfectly matches as what my cocatiel do. Good Video. Very helpful 😊😊😊
this video needs more views !
Well done! Very informative. Thank you
Thanks for saying about bird behaviour!
"Come and bow their head to you." This is a good thing.
My Tiel's mate died last year. Now he chirps a lots and is very aggressive.
When my birds mate died out bird also shrieked a lot. What we did was make sure to spend extra time with him when he started chirping loud, so that he wouldn't get lonely and pluck his feathers out. We also let him out his cage more often. Slowly he started to quieten and now he sits with us on the couch every night and is content with our company instead of his mate's.
Chana C We always leave the cage door open. He sits on top, at night he goes in to sleep. I put a picture of him and his mate on the wall right above the cage. He sits and stares at the picture for hours. He misses his mate so much. He likes people around, but I need a glove to handle him or I will get bit.
Rick Rude that the sweetest bird i ever heard. Hope he can let her go. :')
+Rick Rude Maybe try to introduce him to other mates?
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Damnit, Trixie-TOUCH MY GODDAMN CHEERIOS ONE MORE TIME.
wonderful video, thanks for only confirming about some behaviors I wasn't quite sure about. You have cleared up my doubts. You are a lifesaver for me at this moment and now I know my cockatiel is happy 😊 with me and completely healthy. 💯👌🏻😍♥️
***s hole** yes they do have dust or dander that will come off when they fluff their feathers, wich is often. most of it mainly dry skin from new feathers coming in, and the wax that coats those new feathers.
New bird owners (who maybe don’t want to watch the entire video):
Here are some tips:
1. Get a larger cage if your bird gets mad when you stick your hand in. The bird is territorial, and so it’s best to get a larger cage. You can get a good size cage for $60-$70 on Amazon.
2. Don’t stick your hand in often, and when you do (to put food/water in, or change the perches or toys,) wear something like a glove (so your hand won’t look like your hand) this way, the bird wont associate your hand with intrusion.
3. When the bird bites you, hold your hand still and do not move. No matter how much it hurts, you need to teach the bird that biting will not solve the problem. The bird just wants you to go away. If whip your hand back when it tries to bite you, that will teach it that biting you makes you go away. After it realizes that biting you won’t do anything, it will stop biting.
4. Let the bird come out of the cage on it’s own. Stay by the cage, talk to the bird, read to it, sing to it, etc. and after a few weeks, you’ll make significant progress. Do this one day: Put the birds favorite food outside of the cage and normal food/food it doesn’t like in the cage. Do this often.
5. Take baby steps! The bird won’t like you immediately. Trust takes time. Don’t try to rush! And don’t worry when the bird doesn’t like you immediately!
Note: DONT TOUCH THE BIRD FOR THE FIRST WEEK!!! No matter how tempting it is, do not touch the bird. That will cause a lot of stress, and the bird could get sick or even die. On top of this, it will 100% ruin your relationship with the bird, and your bird will not want to be around you.
Good luck!
P.S. here is an excellent thread that I used when training my bird. It works like magic!
www.parrotforums.com/general-parrot-information/49144-tips-bonding-building-trust.html
Thanks my cockitel is so happy when I know how he is feeling
That movement when they were getting sprayed with water...my cockatiel does that when he's next to me. What does that mean
Very interesting. Wasn't aware of the things you discussed. We have 2 males (had a female as well until about 2 months ago but she died from being egg bound).
Sorry for your female bird. Very sad😔
Oh yes I luv the Happy Nut Noises! My Cockatoo does it alot :) Nice video dear
I have a wavy parrot, and a cockatiel. They love each other (both of them are girls), my cockatiel often bows her head to my wavy, ahd she gives her head scratch. She also often gives him head scratch, when my cockatiel doesn't want to, but my wavy wants it, and in the cage, what the wavy wants, that will happen :)
My cockatiel also does lots of the behaviors in the video, except the agressive.
Thank you for the information I'm glad that my bird and nice and happy and not angry at me 😊
Thank you ,much needed information for me.
In # 6 that is true but also that is the bird regurgitating his food ~
That's only if the bird is EXTREMELY bonded to u and sees you as their mate. If they DO see you as their mate then do your best not to let breeding take place between you and your bird as a LOT of problems will rise from it. If your bird regurgitates for you then politely just walk away or quickly make your bird do a trick to make your bird stop.
problems like what?
+Jongreen136519 aggression, chronic egg laying those kind of things
My cockatiel does all the things mentioned. Happy bird.
That is pretty funny ;)
Your cockatiel, Milo, looks just like my Ozzie, and the other pearl cockatiel looks like Ozzie's mate, Jasmine/Jaz.
I have a cockatiel named Ozzie too! It's the only one I could think of.. :P
Oh so fluffy isn't bad I was scared my beloved cockatiel is sick😅 thank you💗
It is bad if it happens a lot during the day. It means its having a hard time to refulate irs temperature
What she calls "Cozy Mode", I nicknamed "Headless" because of my bird's tendency to stick his head under his wing and look-you guessed it-headless. I hardly ever say he's sleeping, he's just "headless" lol
Thank you this was so helpful
Wow thanks alot, i once worried about that grinding thing on its beak..but it seems like its ok and his happy, im so happy to know about it too 😊🖤
Omg those two look EXACTLY like our two cockatiel. My cockatiel sometimes will come running up to us then STOP and put his head Down.he also go to our other bird and rub his head against him.or rub his head on our neck. Also when we give them pats they'll fluff up their face.
Just a question, we have two birds. Dory and Nemo; and Nemo is one we got recently, but he is VERY aggressive. He is very nice to Dory (female) and they are good friends (he cleans her, she cleans him) but with us, he bites really hard. When we first bought him, we didn't really quarantine him for 30 days like everyone recommended, but now he relies on the female (Dory) too much. He even panics greatly and screams when we take her away. How do we get him to warm up to us and be kinder? People say not to back away when he tries to bite, but that makes no sense because how do we protect ourselves then? We have already clipped his wings and require further help. Please reply anyone, thanks. :)
***** The struggle is incredible. Ours flirts with the female and they ALMOST mated till I stopped them. The pet store owner told us that they won't mate unless it's the natural environment, so we allow supervised visits. I'm just going to sell him and then buy another tamed female bird and hopefully they become real good friends. The only thing that worries me is that Nemo and Dory are already pretty damn good friends; he cleans her, she cleans him, etc. Hopefully if we split the two, nothing will happen, but again, this is still a possibility. Goodluck with your bird and hopefully he warms up. :/
Many parrots are monogamous, and tend to form a strong pair-bond with a single individual. They will bond with humans, but they prefer to bond with other birds; especially if Nemo wasn't hand-raised (many cockatiels aren't, as they tend to be mass-bred; it's not a good situation), he's probably formed an extremely tight bond with Dory, and won't bond easily with you or another human. There might be nothing you can do.
ara macao I really avoid thinking negatively (not to be rude to you), but I have hope that there is a chance that he may warm up to us and so I am trying desperately to find a solution. But I do agree with you cause some parrots just may not warm up to humans, but I do not want to give up. Thanks for the information though, I appreciate it!
Let them mate! Advantages of that is you can sell them, keep one to take away the sohcial life only with Dory or, anything! I don't have a bird though.
Adam Mcstay Letting the birds mate means that in some cases Nemo may become aggressive and Dory will lose tons of calcium and may even abandon the egg in some cases. Yeah, i haven't ever bred birds before so I really don't want to let a bird die in my hands if something does happen. Thanks for the suggestion though.:/
Thank you so much for giving all these tips.. it's very helpful. :)
I really enjoyed this thanks
it's normal, they also have a bald spot behind their crest which is more prominent on the lutino cockatiels because of their genetics
Thank you I would have not known what to do if it was not for this video because I'm hopefully getting one thanks
super helpful! thanks!
You probably won't see this with the video being uploaded so long ago, but my cockatiel is nearly 20-- he's very shy and can't fly well-- I feel as though we don't give him enough variation of activities and play because it's so difficult with his shyness and tendency to chew everything, do you have any tips?
"MY CHEERIOS!"
"uh Ok go eat them"
*continues to not eat the cheerios and do nothing*
0:50 my cookatiel does the same! but the female always bites him like she says go away when i try to pet him he wont let me because its seems like he doesn't like it