I’m always very conscious of new or unexpected behaviors in my cockatiel, as I’m naturally worried that it could indicate something is amiss. So, when I recently started noticing that my new cockatiel had started hanging upside down in its cage and near it, I got a bit worried that it could mean something was … Read more
My son has been more and more interested in my parrots as he’s gotten older. He’s finally felt comfortable to have them perch on his hands, now, and he’s really enjoying getting closer with them. When it happened the second or third time, though, he asked me a question I thought was a bit funny: … Read more
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