Anonymous - 2012-04-03 Cashmere, my grey cockatiel, is the most rewarding bird I have owned. Unfortunatly she is an alchoholic and loves to share my evening sherry with me, climbing into my glass to get her next sip.
Donn Coon - 2003-12-21 I have had many birds throughout the years - from Moluccans to Zebra Finches. Sassy, my 7-year old Pearl Cockatiel, is one of the best pets that has ever lived with me. I found her as a chick in a pet store. They did not know what to do with her. They said they could not sell her because she has badly deformed feet. When I first approached her, she hissed at me, and from that moment I knew her name should be SASSY. I talked the store into letting me take her, and I have never been sorry. Sassy lives in an indoor aviary with a love bird and two canaries. She flies happily around her space, she loves to climb all over me or play with my computer keys. Her only "out of the ordinary" requirement is a flat surface for when she sleeps, because she cannot hold a perch well. I used a short, 2" x 4" piece of pine, and carved a depression into which she squats to sleep. I have loved all of my birds but Sassy really gets deeply into my heart.
Daniel Estrada Estrada - 2012-03-05 How can you tell the sex of your cockatiel?
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Charlie Roche - 2012-03-05 Scroll up in this Animal World article to sexual differences. It will give you some pretty good ideas on how to determine whether you have a boy or a gal.
Julie M. - 2005-06-30 I have three absolutely wonderfull cockatiels. Tucker/4, Baby one/3 and Buddy( age questionable). They have wonderfull and VERY different personalities. Their personal antics and intelligence are great to watch. My kids are out of their cages from the time I get home to the time they go to sleep and bedtime is strictly observed. I have many birds in the past, all hookbills. I am hooked on tiels! One of their favorite games is to take to battery doors off of the remotes. I am constantly putting them back on. I would advise anyone who is considering bringing a cockatiel into their home to be ready for lots of love and have a good vacuum handy.
ed - 2011-06-17 I got my cockatiel when he was young. Right now he is so lovable. He doesn't know how to fly though but he's so cute he always wants me to pet him.
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Charlie Roche - 2011-06-17 They are cute. Your little guy will kearn to fly. One day for no reason he will just flap his wings and will take off. He will be quite surprised. For this reason it is good to show him what is SAFE to land on vs NOT SAFE. Take your little fella and show him windown and bang on the window. Do the same thing will walls, etc. Then just very gently toss him on a bed or sofa - just 6 inches. Do this a few times so he understands NOT to fly into a window or wall and to land on a soft chair or sofa. They usually just flap their wings and go a few feet and land on the floor but I have had a new babe fly and go right into the wall. I learned to show them after that. Good luck and happiness with your new little guy.
Laura - 2010-06-03 I just lost my beloved Frieda, a gray female cockatiel with beautiful, tall head feathers. She had developed a kidney issue and was 14. I loved how she would curl her head so I could nuzzle her with my nose. Really the sweetest pet I've ever owned. I miss her.
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Sarah Werner - 2011-03-12 Oh my Gosh You poor Thing dont Worry I am Upset to My Pied cockatiel just died :(
Raymond Luis Madera - 2004-04-15 Very Impressing?I have five grey cockatiels and a lutino!They do amazing things!They keep me company when I am bored or lonely.THAT IS WHAT I LIKE ABOUT MY SPECIAL BIRDS!Also,I will be having one more because the breed that i had had another one.Well I Hope all of you have a time of your life with your cockatiels.
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me - 2011-01-24 2 very separate handsome greys with diff personalities;Mondongo is very nonchalant, sophisticated with no inkling for the opposite sex yet Pelusa is in constant mating mode....Think time's for breeding. Need a female or ideas here in Miami, open for suggestions :)
Isaac - 2010-09-06 I bought a young, grey, male cockatiel last tuesday. His name is Osha. Everytime i get near him he hisses. I can usually get him on my finger and pet him, but not for very long because he will take off and fly around my room screeching, his wings are trimmed so that he can hover. Sometimes he seems to be in a good mood but most of the time he just bites you put your finger anywhere near him. Will my dear little Osha ever bond with me?
Mandy re cockatiel - 2010-06-22 * LARGE REWARD - £500.00 * for safe delivery to owner. Help Lost! Cockatiel, yellow with silver grey wings, flew out of door on Tuesday 11th May, from Bebington area on the Wirral. Familly distraught! Please call 645 5734 with any details. Thank you for your help. Reward. (please call no, don't email as I am putting this advert on for somebody else) Thank you.
Brandy - 2010-06-16 We recently acquired a grey cockatiel that was my husbands when he was a child. It has gone through a few family members, and is now ours again. My husband first received this bird at about 8 years of age. He was not the first owner, and is now 32. This means that Pee Wee iS AT least 25 years old and is healthy and sweet as can be. Is this normal?
Grey Cockatiels may or may not have red cheek patches, but they ALL have white on their wings!
Cashmere, my grey cockatiel, is the most rewarding bird
I have owned.
Unfortunatly she is an alchoholic and loves to share my
evening sherry with me, climbing into my glass to get her next sip.
I have had many birds throughout the years - from Moluccans to Zebra Finches. Sassy, my 7-year old Pearl Cockatiel, is one of the best pets that has ever lived with me. I found her as a chick in a pet store. They did not know what to do with her. They said they could not sell her because she has badly deformed feet. When I first approached her, she hissed at me, and from that moment I knew her name should be SASSY. I talked the store into letting me take her, and I have never been sorry. Sassy lives in an indoor aviary with a love bird and two canaries. She flies happily around her space, she loves to climb all over me or play with my computer keys. Her only "out of the ordinary" requirement is a flat surface for when she sleeps, because she cannot hold a perch well. I used a short, 2" x 4" piece of pine, and carved a depression into which she squats to sleep. I have loved all of my birds but Sassy really gets deeply into my heart.
How can you tell the sex of your cockatiel?
Scroll up in this Animal World article to sexual differences. It will give you some pretty good ideas on how to determine whether you have a boy or a gal.
I have three absolutely wonderfull cockatiels. Tucker/4, Baby one/3 and Buddy( age questionable). They have wonderfull and VERY different personalities. Their personal antics and intelligence are great to watch. My kids are out of their cages from the time I get home to the time they go to sleep and bedtime is strictly observed. I have many birds in the past, all hookbills. I am hooked on tiels! One of their favorite games is to take to battery doors off of the remotes. I am constantly putting them back on. I would advise anyone who is considering bringing a cockatiel into their home to be ready for lots of love and have a good vacuum handy.
I got my cockatiel when he was young. Right now he is so lovable. He doesn't know how to fly though but he's so cute he always wants me to pet him.
They are cute. Your little guy will kearn to fly. One day for no reason he will just flap his wings and will take off. He will be quite surprised. For this reason it is good to show him what is SAFE to land on vs NOT SAFE. Take your little fella and show him windown and bang on the window. Do the same thing will walls, etc. Then just very gently toss him on a bed or sofa - just 6 inches. Do this a few times so he understands NOT to fly into a window or wall and to land on a soft chair or sofa. They usually just flap their wings and go a few feet and land on the floor but I have had a new babe fly and go right into the wall. I learned to show them after that. Good luck and happiness with your new little guy.
I just lost my beloved Frieda, a gray female cockatiel with beautiful, tall head feathers. She had developed a kidney issue and was 14. I loved how she would curl her head so I could nuzzle her with my nose. Really the sweetest pet I've ever owned. I miss her.
Oh my Gosh You poor Thing dont Worry I am Upset to My Pied cockatiel just died :(
Very Impressing?I have five grey cockatiels and a lutino!They do amazing things!They keep me company when I am bored or lonely.THAT IS WHAT I LIKE ABOUT MY SPECIAL BIRDS!Also,I will be having one more because the breed that i had had another one.Well I Hope all of you have a time of your life with your cockatiels.
2 very separate handsome greys with diff personalities;Mondongo is very nonchalant, sophisticated with no inkling for the opposite sex yet Pelusa is in constant mating mode....Think time's for breeding. Need a female or ideas here in Miami, open for suggestions :)
I bought a young, grey, male cockatiel last tuesday. His name is Osha. Everytime i get near him he hisses. I can usually get him on my finger and pet him, but not for very long because he will take off and fly around my room screeching, his wings are trimmed so that he can hover. Sometimes he seems to be in a good mood but most of the time he just bites you put your finger anywhere near him. Will my dear little Osha ever bond with me?
* LARGE REWARD - £500.00 * for safe delivery to owner. Help Lost! Cockatiel, yellow with silver grey wings, flew out of door on Tuesday 11th May, from Bebington area on the Wirral. Familly distraught! Please call 645 5734 with any details. Thank you for your help. Reward. (please call no, don't email as I am putting this advert on for somebody else) Thank you.
We recently acquired a grey cockatiel that was my husbands when he was a child. It has gone through a few family members, and is now ours again. My husband first received this bird at about 8 years of age. He was not the first owner, and is now 32. This means that Pee Wee iS AT least 25 years old and is healthy and sweet as can be. Is this normal?