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
Fireworks are a popular way to celebrate various occasions. The powerful sound and sparkling lights set off a feeling of wonder inside you. However, are these celebratory fireworks frightening your parrot? The answer to this question is yes parrots are often scared of fireworks. However, not all parrots are alike and some don’t mind the … Read more
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
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