Barbara - 2008-10-09 I have a cockatiel named Brandy who is approximately 1 1/2 years old. When we got her the lady we got her from told us she was a female (she was the breeder) and I have since been told she was a male by someone else. She is a loud mouth talker and the sweetest thing you could ever meet. She has a pretty big vocabulary...says her name and other words...have known her to say full sentences. I would love her even if she were a male but can someone help me solve the mystery of her being male or female. PLEASE! hehe She is the very best pet I have ever had, and I have had lots of them in my lifetime. My kids just love her, and I don't know what we would ever do without her!
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hoosierbabe2 - 2010-02-18 Male cockatiels have a bright orange spot on each cheek. The females spots are less colorful if she is a lutino breed.
Tracie - 2010-08-06 Males sing, talk, mimic, and whistle. Females whistle but not as much as the male. No offense to the the reply but coloring in a pied does not indicate sex - per my certified & degreed avian veterinarian. I believe you have a boy (just like mine).
cy - 2008-10-11 This is how I go Ceclo. A lady came to my home wanting to give me her cat, to a good home. When she took this cat to my home she changed her mind. That was ok, sometimes we have some in our life that seems to not want something and then changes there minds. Well after this she called me and told me about Sam. He was something I had wanted bird wise, a small bird. To make a long story short, we sat looking at each other for months. Then I decided we have to get along with each other, so I started by giving him millet. You have know idea how much it made me feel the day he sat on my shoulder! cy
Sarah - 2011-11-22 Hi, I have two pied cockatiels a boy and a girl (possibly). I absolutely adore them but I need lots of help! Anyway, Mimi, she is the girl and she will not cooperate! She is way scared of me. I know be slow that is what people say but I do and she runs away! I give her a treat and she runs away! Max is a little tame. But I need help clicker training him! I am trying to train him to come to me :D Thankyou soo sooo much XD
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Charlie Roche - 2011-11-23 Clicker training? I have heard of that for a dog but not a bird. It is hard to tell why the two cockatiels are not tame and friendly. Hand feeding? Older? You have a pair of cockatiels and it sounds like they are bonded to each other. A female is very protective of her mate and in breeding season he becomes the protector. If they are a bonded pair - which it sure sounds like, it will be a whole lot easier to just let them have babies and then make sure you hand feed the babies from an early age and you will have a very tame, sweet cockatiel. Possibly, you can tame these two but by the time you accomplish this they might be nesting anyway. Clicker training? They understand words really good so good gal, good guy, up, kiss etc. They normally learn from actions and the spoken word.
Stacie - 2008-10-12 Hi, I have cockatiel bird named Kiko and he's so much fun. I play with him so much and he's so cute. He loves to sing but he poops a lot when I let him out, especially on the carpet. I was thinking of training him or something, but I don't how. Any pointers...
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Diane - 2010-04-11 Hi, I saw an ad for bird diapers. They go on their wings and come in different colors, sizes etc, I am sure if you look on line you will find them. Good luck!
Tracie - 2010-08-06 Look at youtube, I saw videos on how to housetrain birds onto paper towels.
chrystal - 2008-12-11 I have two a latino female and a pied male. The male I've had since dec 1 and he is very agressive. He also bites to bring the blood. He was older than the female when I got him. If I try every day with a piece of fruit to get him in my hand without biting will I eventually gain his trust. My female is very loving and gentle. It breaks my heart to think I can't love on him like I do her. He also has like a gray band of color around his eyes like a mask, is there many out there like that. Another thing I noticed when I got him from the pet store is he had no tail feathers. I asked and they said he was shipped like that, do I need to be concerned. The owner of the pet store said he has all his colors in so shouldn't he have tail feathers.
ali - 2007-03-21 Hi, i am ali. i have a pied cockatiel, an african grey, and one ring necked parakeet... but i love my cockiel the most. he is like my brother. i like playing with him, he comes on my hand, and likes to play with my hair when i keep him on my shoulder =)
Nicolette A.K.A ~Rugrat~ - 2006-08-20 I got a Pied Cockatiel named Birde about a week ago for my birthday and it's the best bird in the world! Even though he wont stand on your fingers, he will sit on your shoulder and give you kisses and pull on your earings! If you whistle at him he will whistle back! You can feed him by hand and everything! This bird is so awesome! For everyone who wants to get a bird get a Cockaltiel! DONT GET A FINCH! I had three and they WILL NOT let you hold them ONCE or EVER!
niko - 2006-02-15 i just got a cockatiel 6 days ago, his name s greaser and i think hes so cute and adorable. I enjoy just watching him when he's in his cage because he's so interesting. sometimes he'll whistle back and forth with me and he seems to like it best when i whistle. I just wish i could understand what he was saying.
Taryn - 2006-02-04 I have a pied cockatiel named Tippi Hedren. She is about 9 months old. She is the sweetest little bird I have ever met. Even though she is very pricky around strangers,and, truthfully, everyone except me, she is my little angel (you should socialize your bird at a young age). She eats Foundation Formula cockatiel pellets, which personally, I think is a very good brand. The only problem is that she has a waryness around new foods. Translation-SHE WILL LIKE NOT EAT ANY VEGGIES OR FRUITS!!She, if I coax her JUST enough, will take a itsy-bitsy bite. If your bird has this same problem, it is important that you try every method to encourage healthy eating. After all, fresh foods play a large part of their diet. Anyway, thanks to my little angel, i will have many more birds through my life. Especially cockatiels.. :)
Pied Cockatiels are beautiful pet birds with large, random blotches of color on their bodies!
I have a 10 year old pied cockatiel named Buddy, I got her when I was 7 years old 10 years ago!!! She's my best friend.
I have a cockatiel named Brandy who is approximately 1 1/2 years old. When we got her the lady we got her from told us she was a female (she was the breeder) and I have since been told she was a male by someone else. She is a loud mouth talker and the sweetest thing you could ever meet. She has a pretty big vocabulary...says her name and other words...have known her to say full sentences. I would love her even if she were a male but can someone help me solve the mystery of her being male or female. PLEASE! hehe She is the very best pet I have ever had, and I have had lots of them in my lifetime. My kids just love her, and I don't know what we would ever do without her!
Male cockatiels have a bright orange spot on each cheek. The females spots are less colorful if she is a lutino breed.
Males sing, talk, mimic, and whistle. Females whistle but not as much as the male. No offense to the the reply but coloring in a pied does not indicate sex - per my certified & degreed avian veterinarian. I believe you have a boy (just like mine).
This is how I go Ceclo. A lady came to my home wanting to give me her cat, to a good home. When she took this cat to my home she changed her mind. That was ok, sometimes we have some in our life that seems to not want something and then changes there minds. Well after this she called me and told me about Sam. He was something I had wanted bird wise, a small bird. To make a long story short, we sat looking at each other for months. Then I decided we have to get along with each other, so I started by giving him millet. You have know idea how much it made me feel the day he sat on my shoulder! cy
Hi, I have two pied cockatiels a boy and a girl (possibly). I absolutely adore them but I need lots of help! Anyway, Mimi, she is the girl and she will not cooperate! She is way scared of me. I know be slow that is what people say but I do and she runs away! I give her a treat and she runs away! Max is a little tame. But I need help clicker training him! I am trying to train him to come to me :D Thankyou soo sooo much XD
Clicker training? I have heard of that for a dog but not a bird. It is hard to tell why the two cockatiels are not tame and friendly. Hand feeding? Older? You have a pair of cockatiels and it sounds like they are bonded to each other. A female is very protective of her mate and in breeding season he becomes the protector. If they are a bonded pair - which it sure sounds like, it will be a whole lot easier to just let them have babies and then make sure you hand feed the babies from an early age and you will have a very tame, sweet cockatiel. Possibly, you can tame these two but by the time you accomplish this they might be nesting anyway. Clicker training? They understand words really good so good gal, good guy, up, kiss etc. They normally learn from actions and the spoken word.
Hi, I have cockatiel bird named Kiko and he's so much fun. I play with him so much and he's so cute. He loves to sing but he poops a lot when I let him out, especially on the carpet. I was thinking of training him or something, but I don't how. Any pointers...
Hi,
I saw an ad for bird diapers. They go on their wings and come in different colors, sizes etc, I am sure if you look on line you will find them. Good luck!
Look at youtube, I saw videos on how to housetrain birds onto paper towels.
I have two a latino female and a pied male. The male I've had since dec 1 and he is very agressive. He also bites to bring the blood. He was older than the female when I got him. If I try every day with a piece of fruit to get him in my hand without biting will I eventually gain his trust. My female is very loving and gentle. It breaks my heart to think I can't love on him like I do her. He also has like a gray band of color around his eyes like a mask, is there many out there like that. Another thing I noticed when I got him from the pet store is he had no tail feathers. I asked and they said he was shipped like that, do I need to be concerned. The owner of the pet store said he has all his colors in so shouldn't he have tail feathers.
Hi, i am ali. i have a pied cockatiel, an african grey, and one ring necked parakeet... but i love my cockiel the most. he is like my brother. i like playing with him, he comes on my hand, and likes to play with my hair when i keep him on my shoulder =)
I got a Pied Cockatiel named Birde about a week ago for my birthday and it's the best bird in the world! Even though he wont stand on your fingers, he will sit on your shoulder and give you kisses and pull on your earings! If you whistle at him he will whistle back! You can feed him by hand and everything! This bird is so awesome! For everyone who wants to get a bird get a Cockaltiel! DONT GET A FINCH! I had three and they WILL NOT let you hold them ONCE or EVER!
i just got a cockatiel 6 days ago, his name s greaser and i think hes so cute and adorable. I enjoy just watching him when he's in his cage because he's so interesting. sometimes he'll whistle back and forth with me and he seems to like it best when i whistle. I just wish i could understand what he was saying.
I have a pied cockatiel named Tippi Hedren. She is about 9 months old. She is the sweetest little bird I have ever met. Even though she is very pricky around strangers,and, truthfully, everyone except me, she is my little angel (you should socialize your bird at a young age). She eats Foundation Formula cockatiel pellets, which personally, I think is a very good brand. The only problem is that she has a waryness around new foods. Translation-SHE WILL LIKE NOT EAT ANY VEGGIES OR FRUITS!!She, if I coax her JUST enough, will take a itsy-bitsy bite. If your bird has this same problem, it is important that you try every method to encourage healthy eating. After all, fresh foods play a large part of their diet. Anyway, thanks to my little angel, i will have many more birds through my life. Especially cockatiels.. :)