Why is his chest concave like that?

When we got him we were under the impression he was a boy and was told so. I know it’s hard to tell between them. We recently went to get another one and got a boy in hope they wouldn’t have babies however now after bringing him home we notice the dramatic behaviour differences in them both and are now thinking the first one we got is a female 🙈

They are currently in their separate cages and the one we think is now female is showing a lot more interest towards the new one, they both seem quite relaxed around each other but they haven’t met outside of the cages together yet.

The plan was eventually build a massive cage for them to be together in however now knowing they might possibly be male and female we aren’t sure how possible that is? Do we just not give them a place to nest in the cage? Has anyone got any tips 😂

I’ve got my hand reared girl Skittle (1yo) and she’s been super needy of me to the point of screaming whenever I’m not in her line of sight. This is an issue for me as I feel as though I cannot leave the room without her and I live in a home with my family. I’ve got Budgies too and she doesn’t seem interested in being friends with them at all, but will happily get mad when they eat “her” millet whilst they’re out. Would it be worth getting her a friend if possible? If so, should I get another hand reared cockatiel for her so that they’re both used to me and wouldn’t be deterring each other from coming near me? And what gender should I go for? This is all just a thought process at the moment and not 100% sure as I don’t want to end up with two separate cages for them to stay in permanently.

Yesterday when coming back from home I saw blood splattered all over the cage and wall and my female tiel hurt, seems like all of her blood feathers has completely pulled out. She was very puffy and fragile, so I let her rest and covered the cage. She seems to be feeling better today, eating and playing with her friend. How can I make sure she is fine? What kind of food should I get her that would help with blood loss?

As the title states, he has been climbing up curtains to chew the walls, he has chewed curtains and door frames and my imitation leather chair as well. I am concerned from a health point, is it okay for them to eat walls? He is not just eating the paint but the concrete too... What can I do to make him stop? I remove him from the situation whenever I witness it and overall he's on permanent observation but I want to find a solution for it somehow.

P.S. I have bought him plenty of chewing toys and they are present both outside and inside his cage. He has options.

Some of may remember my post from a few days back about losing our two Cockatiels without a trace, cage door still shut and all other birds inside.

As fate would have it someone posted on Facebook asking if anyone had lost a Cockatiel, and it just so happened to be our girl!

Sadly, it was her and her brother who we lost and as of now only she has been recovered. Her brother was a much much less strong flyer so I do fear the worst but I haven't given up.

Here she is, she stuck her head in the food bowl and didn't surface for air for over 10 minutes, and now she's having a hard earned nap

Please also note that is NOT the cage they stay in but rather a travel/quarantine cage

This election we saw 17 birdies all campaign for your vote, with 16 write-ins and one foot write in. Every birdie ran a good campaign, and every birdie (that wasn’t a write in) received at least 10 votes.

After a grueling two week campaign, and 1,271 votes, we here at the Wall Seeb Journal can declare the President of the United Birbs of America is…

Cornelius!!!

Congratulations!

https://reddit.com/link/1gkns53/video/7nveing2w6zd1/player

He's such a little moody guy, bites my fingers but for petting it's okay!

Sakina is 15 years old and I've been noticing him napping a lot more lately.

He's eating normal, drinking and he landed on my head yesterday to whistle up a storm. He was in to see the vet for a nail trim two weeks back and the vet was happy to see he is putting on weight. I love the little guy. I've had him his since he was 6 months old.

For the people with older cockatiels, at what age did you notice your bird starting to nap more and be less active?

Or do you find your birds are less active in the winter?

Now that he's in the "average lifespan" range I worry about his health I'm not sure if I'm working too much.

hi everyone ❣️

I’m inheriting a cockatiel from my grandmother. I unfortunately know next to nothing about this bird, but I do know from my visits over the years that he is probably in a too small of a cage with basically no enrichment at all.

I read the main FAQ but I guess my question is — what are y’all’s favorite toys/supplies? I’m still researching but if anyone has any insight at all for a first time bird owner I’d appreciate it lol. what is the go-to type of cage? can you post cages setups? what are their favorite foods typically? also any advice on how to tame and socialize/bond with him would be greatly appreciated.

BASICALLYYY resources pls?? this was sprung on me suddenly and now I’m all of a sudden picking him up tomorrow.

Hello everyone :)

My boyfriend and I recently got gifted a cockatiel by a guy who couldn't keep it anymore. Neither of us ever owned one, so our journey with him has been peculiar? i would say xD We know that he's a 7 month old male, and he used to live with another cockatiel, a female, that also was given away to someone else :(

He has been living with us for about 2 weeks, but it seems he can't really trust us yet. He hisses at us when we have to change his drinking bottle or fill his food bowl, and he panics if we get too close to him. We always try to respect his space when this happens.

He recently began to call for us and he's singing a lot! It should be a good sign, but what else can we do to get closer? We would like to be able to touch him and let him out to spend some time together, but he won't even take seeds from our hands :(

(Sorry if i made any mistake, English is not my first language)