John 
Recently my friend asked me for advice on bringing a new cockatiel into their family. Trainability is a top priority for them, and they asked me if they would be able to train their cockatiel. Trainability is a very important quality to consider when getting a new bird. We must ensure we have the skills … Read more
I was playing with my old cockatiel the other day when I started to notice she was bumping into things a lot and just generally didn’t seem to have her head screwed on. She seemed physically fine, but I wondered if there was something wrong with her eyesight, since she kept walking into things in … Read more
It was movie night at our house the other night, and as always, I went massively overboard on the popcorn. I always do—I can’t get enough of it! I love popcorn, and I think whoever invented it is a genius. However, as usual, my cockatiels joined us for movie night, but I forgot to get … Read more
I was chatting with some friends the other day and we were comparing notes on our cockatiel’s diets. I said I only ever fed them an exclusive diet of fruit, veg and their regular seeds and pellets. One of my friends suggested that they wouldn’t be getting enough protein in their diet—though I thought they … Read more
I was making a fish dinner the other night, and what would a fish dinner be without asparagus? I love asparagus, and I take any chance I can to eat it. One thing ive never done, though, is share it with my cockatiel. She’s never seemed interested—until now. She kept flying over and being very … Read more
One of my favorite things about my cockatiel is how he is always the one to get most excited when I come home after an absence. He seems instantly so excited he can’t keep himself still, flying around and jumping between perches. I’ve always assumed this was more of just a general excitement at the … Read more