A friend of mine has been having some trouble with his cockatiels recently, and I’ve been doing my best to help him out. Behavioral problems in cockatiels can be worse than some children, so knowing how to identify and manage these behaviors is really important. One particular thing he started noticing recently is his cockatiel … Read more
While watching a nature documentary with my son the other day, it moved to a section about birds and how the males are generally the ones that do all the singing. There are a lot of reasons they do so, but mostly they’re trying to attract a mate. There are some exceptions, like robins, which … Read more
I let my son stay up late recently and watch a scary movie. He’s getting to be old enough now, and he’s always been pestering me to let him. So, I thought why not? Ever since then, he’s been really interested in ghosts, and whether or not they’re real. I’ll withhold my own view on … Read more
I had a call from a friend the other day, who sounded very flustered and concerned. After a moment or two he composed himself and explained that his cockatiels, that he’d recently introduced to one another, had started fighting. Or, at least, the male was being very aggressive toward the female. I did my best … Read more
My son was playing with our cockatiels the other day, and he’s been getting more and more curious about birds as he gets older. One thing he was wondering about was their hearing and their ears, and I have to admit it’s something I’ve wondered about a lot myself. Most birds don’t actually seem to … Read more
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