Greetings to all you fellow crazy bird people,
Ever wonder about the guy that looked at a silkworm and said “That would make a great shirt!”
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This is a follow-up to the post How My Cockatiels Are Surviving a Long Trip Away From Home Diane P. relates, Using the suggested 72 hours of light seemed to…
Sure, here's a routine for proper clicker training for a cockatiel parrot:  Choose the right clicker: Purchase a clicker that has a comfortable and easy-to-press button. Choose the right…
I read the blog today after a few days away from my computer and email. Can Cardboard Boxes Be Safe for My Cockatiels to Play With? I will try to…
Diane P. is unsure on how to handle 2 abused cockatiels.
Questions: I adopted two old, abused, ignored cockatiels, mated. After six months, while hands are still instruments of the devil, they will eat millet I hold, and they both wait for me to open the cage door so we can have our morning time plus their praise and obvious notice of them as mattering.
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Let’s start with parrots falling under a definite no.Â
Kea for one. The New Zealand Alpine parrot lives in the snowy mountains and is really smart but extremely destructive.
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Mary J. is concerned about her cockatiel,
Hi,
I was wondering if I could ask your advice? My cockatiel has laid 9 eggs in the past two months–no mate.  Do I need to be concerned enough to take her to the vet? It’s $185 a visit….thank you. She is healthy and happy and energetic as always. Â
Scott writes,
Hey folks: Our 4-year-old (almost) male gray Cockatiel Buddy has a dander problem?
We can get him to bathe outdoors when he’s out in the lanai and it happens to be raining which is a fairly common occurrence here in west-central Florida but the problem (?) is that we can’t get him wet to the skin. Buddy will shake off after a bath and a cloud of dander will “poof” off him.
I’ve read that birds, in general, need to get wet to the skin to remain healthy. Any thoughts?
Elleen A. relates,  Â
I have 2 male fully flighted cockatiels that will not let us handle them. They are bonded. How can I get them to let us handle them again?
Dear Elleen
Short answer. You can’t. Birds of a feather stick together and you have no feathers. Â
Long answer.
You can clip their wings, separate them into different cages, and plan to spend several hours with each of them individually in daily sessions in hopes to earn their trust and want to be with you.
