I had a friend over the other day, and he’s always been a bit of a clean freak. We got chatting about my Senegal parrots, and he said that as much as he enjoys their company, he doesn’t think he could have one around himself because of all the dust they produce. This puzzled me … Read more
I’ve had my Senegal parrot for about six months now, and while it has been cleaner than many other species that I’ve owned over the years, there has been one specter hanging over my head for a while—molting. It hasn’t molted yet, and my old parrots generally did about once or twice a year. As … 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
I was playing with my cockatiel the other day when suddenly I heard a farting sound. I’d never heard him fart before, and I’ve had him for a very long time. I didn’t smell anything, so I wracked my brain trying to figure out what had happened before it happened again while I was looking … 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