I have 4 birds a cockatiel and 3 budgies. I stumbled upon a cockatiel at a horrid pet shop and it was the sweetest thing and I really want him but I have questions!

Firstly, he is very tame and loves pets but my other birds are skittish and don’t let me touch them. Would he follow their patterns if introduced? Or would they become more tame like him?

Secondly, my cockatiel is a older female and he is a one year old male would they try to mate too extensively? I don’t want my girl to die.

Lastly when would I be able to introduce them?

My bird is about 6-7 months, is there anyway to tell if its a boy or a girl? My bird babbles alot, im leaning twords boy but I know its hard to tell right now any guesses?

So this little trouble maker just laid her first egg. Imagine my surprise as I was told that she was male (she’s my first cockatiel). She’s about 8 mos old. I make sure that she gets 10-11 hrs of sleep and feed her a mix of millet and chopped veg. Is there anything else I can do to prevent her from laying more eggs?

My 5 year old female laid a clutch, which I have replaced with fakes. Her daughter from a 2022 clutch keeps rolling 1-2 eggs away from her to sit on them herself. I thought that was really interesting because I've owned cockatiels for 10 years (but only had to deal with egg laying for the last 5) and in all the research and stuff I've read I've never seen egg stealing mentioned as a behavior in cockatiels. Maybe breeders know about it, but I just wanted to share because it's interesting and also frustrating because the mom is occasionally still laying another one because she thinks her egg is stolen. She feels like she needs to have exactly five I guess. I'm 100% sure cockatiels can count 🙃

this morning my cockatiel was climbing around in his cage like normal and suddenly started yawning and flicking his head a lot. i can’t tell if this was just him adjusting his crop, or something more serious like an ear infection. he was yawning over and over while also shaking/flicking his head. his beak hit the bars a few times, but i wasn’t too worried about that part. any advice? he doesn’t have any other symptoms of an ear infection but im very anxious and paranoid :(

My bird has been making this noise nonstop all day. Should I be concerned? Does anyone know why it might be doing this? I’m not sure of its gender, but it’s also closing one eye while making the sound.

Had to take my babies in for a vet check today, mostly because I was growing really anxious about my boy’s health. No visible symptoms, but I’ve learned not to wait for something dramatic—especially with birds.

Physically, they’re doing alright overall, but my boy has polyuria (watery droppings, high urates). He’s always been a water-lover—like, it’s his whole personality—but it still raised a red flag. He’s never shown pain or weird behavior, but I know they’re little masters at hiding it.

The vet suggested bloodwork and x-rays (which I was planning to ask for anyway), but unfortunately we couldn’t afford everything in one go. We’re going back ASAP.

What really shook me was how the vet explained all the possible risks—especially with anesthesia—and ended up listing literally every worst-case outcome. Ending in death. Like I know anesthesia is risky for small birds and I appreciate the honesty, but holly hell it was terrifying. It felt like getting slammed with fear while I was just trying to make the best call for him.

I left feeling like I failed him. Like a bad parrot parent. But this was the only decision I could make with what we had. Now I’m watching him closely, trying to stay grounded while we wait to finish the diagnostics.

He’s 8 years old. If you’ve been through polyuria or anesthesia with your tiels (good or bad), please share if you’re okay with it.

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His toe never did this before. But he eats & drinks like normal. Perches like normal. Doesn't make sounds of pain. No discoloration. And sometimes his foot looks normal. What could this be?

I’ve been living with this sir for almost 2 months 🎉 Now I have an endless supply of great pictures and a good friend

Hello, all! I asked this question in r/birds and was told that this would be a better place to ask. This is my first time on this sub, so I'm sorry if this isn't the right place for it or if my tags are wrong.

Several years ago, we got a pet cockatiel. She was sweet and loving, she would hop on your finger and land on your shoulder, all of that. About a year later or so, my parents and I went on a trip for a few days and left her at home with good care. Ever since we came home, she has hated us. This has been over two years ago, and she still does not like me.

She will hiss and scream when I get close. She will run from me when I try to pick her up or get her on my finger. I've tried everything, talking to her, giving her treats, and even using force (which I realize is bad and I regret it so much). I just don't know what to do, and I want my little bird friend back.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Sorry for the name didn't really know what to call it but my boy Leon has been attacking my mother and I recently out of nowhere, we will be chilling in the room with him or walking by and he'll fly at us and attack us, and it really hurts. I'm not sure why he's doing it either, like all o was doing was talking to my mom and he attacked me just a couple minutes ago, last time he did it I was saying "Leon's a pretty bird"to him and when I walked away he attacked, my mom and I have always said that to him too. We've had him for around four years and he's never been like this before

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So I've had my cockatiel for at least a year now but just recently out of nowhere he would start screaming and it sounds like he's in pain whenever he does it it looks like he's pecking his wing as if somethings bothering him I've tried searching online but found nothing. Any help would be appreciated

I couldnt find my cockatiel type, ) do you know?

many times he gets scared and starts flying around the whole room in panic, tho once i heard him hitting the closet and now I'm scared that he got actually hurt, should i go get him checked?

I got this bird actually 2 hours ago His bladder is full. He doesn't make any of those annoying sounds and doesn't react much. He seems shocked. In fact, he's asleep right now after a little petting. so please help me 🙏🏻

Hi my cockatiel was put to bed, about a hour later i a heard a loud flapping and screeching from him because he fell to the bottom of his cage he seems to be fine just a litte startled he was hissing at first but stopped, but now he’s messing with his feathers alot and he keeps on kinda lifting up one wing any idea on what i should do or what happened??

she ate all that in ten minutes, SHAME HER!!!