Cockatiels

I have a 3 year old cockatiel and can highly recommend them as pets. We bought our male bird from a reputable breeder at 3 months old, and he cost £50, but if you intend to interact with your bird it is worth paying the extra money because they are hand tamed straight away. If you opt for an aviary bred cockatiel your chances of interacting with it is practically zero without a lot of patience in hand taming them yourself. He came to us understanding the command 'up' already so would willingly get on my finger. Male birds tend to bond with females better and vice versa, so this is something worth considering. We picked a male because they are much chattier ...  Read the complete review

The Australian Cockatiel is a popular pet bird because of its simple husbandary requirements, potential to talk and become tame and it's comical and cheerful appearence and personality. It is popular as a caged bird, but is also popular as an aviary bird, even in mixed collections because it is placid and unlikely to kill smaller birds like finches, which is in contrast to budgies, which are far too nasty to keep in such mixed collections. If the relevant research is undertaken, this parakeet can make a really rewarding pet bird. Cockatiels are often available in local pet shops, but often they are not available at the young age they need to be available if ...  Read the complete review

Cockatiels are touted as perfect beginners bird by parrot keepers everywhere, and with good reason. These small, hardy birds become very tame, friendly and sweet and have adorably cute face and funny habits. The cockatiel is now considered part of the cockatoo family as well as being a parakeet, and is one of the smallest cockatoos. It is also the least demanding, cockatoos are beautiful birds but they tend to be screaming, jealous feather pluckers in captivity, whereas cockatiels are sweet little charmers...although still a little noisy for some. The cockatiel reaches 13 inches in length, making it the smallest cockatoo, and shares the distinctive crest on ...  Read the complete review

I have owned cockatiels for a few years now our first one died of stomach problems (she had to be put down because she was not breathing well and was in pain) we found out the rspca had a cocktail that needed a home so we went to se it they told us it was a boy and we was happy because the vet had told us the problem our other one had was in girls. But three months later it started to lay eggs so we had to change her name. She is so friendly and loves to sit on us and let us stroke her head; she sings loads and makes some horrid noises that make your head hurt. If you are talking on the telephone she wont shut up I think she either thinks we are talking to her or she ...  Read the complete review

BACKGROUND INFO =============== These birds are native to Australia, The philippines and some of the south pacific islands. They make very good talkers. These are very active birds and live a long time, the great sulpher crested has been known to live for longer than 100 years so bear this in mind when purchasing one as a pet. They are hardy birds and can survive in most climates, they thrive in captivity but require a lot of attention, especially if kept alone. When they suffer from lack of attention, pining for a mate or poor diet they will begin to pull there own feathers out. There feathers are ...  Read the complete review