John 
We’ve been having a go at breeding our cockatiels recently. It’s been uniquely challenging, as I’m sure you’ll know if you’ve ever tried it yourself. I’m sure we will eventually get the hang of it, but it did act as a lesson for my son in one way I wasn’t really anticipating. When I said … Read more
I have had only one cockatiel for a good while, and I’ve always been able to provide all its socialisation myself. I’ve kept him socialized and stimulated, and made sure he was never bored or lonely. But my circumstances have recently changed, and I won’t be able to be with him as much as I … Read more
I’m always looking for new toys for my cockatiel, and the other day my cockatiel jumped onto a ladle hanging from a rack in the kitchen and start swinging back and forth on it. He was chirping and bobbing his head like crazy—clearly, he enjoyed it a lot! It got me thinking, then, that maybe … Read more
I’ve been thinking about adding a new parrot to my family recently. When I first got a parrot, I had my heart set on a caique, but my research showed me that it probably wasn’t the best choice for a new parrot owner. I’ve got a lot of experience under my belt now, so I … Read more
The weather had been pretty mild in the fall, but then in the last few days it took such a sharp turn and it’s now so cold. It’s colder than it’s been for a good few years, I think, and this made me right away concerned about my cockatiel. Given that he’s such a small … Read more
I was talking to some friends the other day about how long we’d all had each of our parrots. We went around all of us, and all had pretty impressively old parrots, but the oldest among them was one of my friend’s pineapple conures that he had for over 25 years. I knew parrots could … Read more