I was playing with my cockatiels with my son the other day when he started trying to test out their sense of smell. He would offer them different things with different aromas and see how they reacted. It was an interesting methodology, I thought, as well as an interesting question—but I figured my son’s experiments … Read more
My friend and I were discussing the differences between our pet birds the other day, as we own quite different species. I have two cockatiels, and he has an African grey. One thing he’s always loved about his African grey is that it’s quite affectionate and always willing to come over for pets and scratches. … Read more
As I was enjoying my breakfast the other day, pouring blueberries over my cereal, I started wondering if these delicious little berries would be a good snack for my cockatiel. I assumed a tasty fruit like blueberries would be a great snack for a cockatiel, so I decided to look into the question. So, can … Read more
As I was putting my cockatiels to bed the other night, I noticed that they had all puffed up their feathers and were snuggling up together. I thought this was an adorable image and didn’t really think much of it until later, when I realized I’d never seen that behavior before. I hadn’t had them … Read more
I was sitting in the living room whistling away quietly to myself the other day, when I was very surprised to hear my cockatiel apparently whistling back to me from all the way upstairs. I’d never had this before, and even though all the doors were open, I was really surprised that it was able … Read more
My son has recently been really keen to share all his food with our cockatiel. He’s mostly quite good and only wants to give our cockatiel fruits and vegetables, but the other day, he was walking round with a piece of cheese, and asked me if the cockatiel could have some. I was very unsure … Read more