Pet Forum / Birds / Parrots / September 2005

I recently acquire a cockatiel.  Actually I found it at a yard sale.
The poor thing was living in horrible conditions.  I paid 5.00 for it.
I can't believe the change in the cockatiel, in just two weeks.  Seems
so much happier.  I don't think he knew there was such a thing as food,

Anyone that may be able to help Please do.
I've noticed my 'Tiel has a Growth on it's under belly between it's legs,
close to her Anus, It's getting bigger, Was wonderinf if anyone may know
what it may be

My cockatiel is sick.  She can't fly, has the shakes, and has a real hard
time staying awake.  She used to be fiesty.  When you try to put her back
in the cage, she flies away.  She has to go in when she is ready, not
before.  Now we have no problem putting her in her cage.  She ...

Hi - me and my girlfriend bought our first ever Cockatiel at the
weekend and admitedly had not done too much homework on keeping prior
to this.  We have now read a couple of books and all sorts of articles
on the internet but have several questions we can not find answers to

I have a cockatiel and have had him for 3 years and he was a year old
when I got him. He is good with letting me scratch his head but I
can't pet his back or spread his wings. I think this is because I got
him when he was 1 year old and he had another owner before me. If he

I crushed up a few dried clam shells as an option for my hen to get calcium.
How ground up do they need to be?
She has cuttlebone, too but I just wanted to give her another source

 Can someone please help me???How do you clean the wing and tail feathers?
The small feathers I put in a pillow case washed in washer on gentle and
fluff dried in dryer.
  Can't do that with the big one's and I have no idea how to do it.

I sure miss the activity on this group (well, most of it).

http://www.theaviary.com/recipes/rec-b1.shtml
There are several more of these recipes on the internet which use Jiffy
Corn Bread as the base.  Keep in mind that Jiffy does have some sugar in
it, which is why many bird keepers use corn meal instead.

Just thinking yesterday how destructive cockatiels must be in the wild.  Do
they strip trees of bark and leaves?  A whole flock could really do some
damage.
Are they regarded as pests in the wild?

Just an idea, my tiel seems to dislike expensive toys from stores.
A simple chain of linked paper clips for some reason got her attention immediately. In fact in 5 minutes she learnt how to pull them apart. Now I have paper clips spread thru the house :-)
Regards,
tony

How many eggs does a tiel normally lay at one time?  So far mine has had 8,
and it looks like she is trying to lay another.  Is that typical?
Thanks

My cockatiel appears to seek a sleeping position in which its
tail/rear end is supported by an object, such as the rim of the
feeding bowl.  (Its feet are gripping the perch).
Hence it has three-point support and does not need to hold balance all

Does anyone at all know what the f.ck this idiot !:?) (Kevin) is talking
about when he uses the terms bungine or bungie as a type of bird?
ZQ