cockatiel birds

I have a 1 year old male cockatiel and will be getting a 10 week old cockatiel. I have read you can not tell the sex of the cockatiel till age 6months. I was also told if the cockatiel turns out to be a female, she shouldn't be put in the cage with him till 18months. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

There is nothing wrong by putting your baby cockatiel together
with the othe.

The only thing if she turns to be a female its not good for her to
have babys because is not in the age.

Normaly babys cockatiel are not good parents, and they
might not take care of the babys well.

Good luck!

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I'm considering getting a cockatiel (from a breeder) sometime in the next 3-4 months. I was wondering what people thought were some advantages of a cockatiel and disadvantages of having a cockatiel compared to other birds. Are they friendly and easy to tame? Also should I start off with one bird and after a few months move to a second bird if I were to get 2, or should I get two right away?
I've heard the its impossible to determine the sex of a cockatiel when its very young. Is this true?

They are the funniest pets you can have, I think. They're very smart and affective. However, they need to have daily social interaction. If you're working full-time at odd times and can't spend time with your tiel on a daily basis, it would be cruel to the bird. Also, they don't realy like young children (who are too rough with them, and tiels are too aware of the danger as to get over it). They can get 'noisy' if they're lonely or unhappy or hear other birds outside (that sound like tiels).

With proper care, they can live well into their 20's. They get very attached and consequently traumatized if you'd give them away after they got used to you.

You should read a few books about tiels before making that great commitment.

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My friend has a cockatiel chick 3 weeks old. It has most of the
pin feathers,but no Wing feathers. Is there a cause for this?
What can she do.

The chick is 3 weeks old, it's still very very young. It just need to simply grow up and let the feathers grow in. Think of it as peach fuzz when you are a little baby.

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My daughter's cockatiel died a week after being moved from her bedroom to the basement. It's an improved basement, but the air is damp and musty down there, especially compared to her room on the second floor of the house. Could that have killed the bird?

Yes it could've been. Cockatiel lungs are very sensitive. Mine unfortunately died because I used cooking spray. That's how sensitive they are. Sorry about the loss. The bird needed to stay somewhere where the air is fresh and clean.

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I bought a new pied cockatiel today, he is about 8 weeks old, still a baby, and he will not really do anything. He will just sit there in the cage, and when I try to pet him, he will hiss at me and fly all over the cage. I haven't seen him eat, but I just got him a few hours ago, I just want to know the best way to make my new pet feel at home. I have another 7 year old boy cockatiel, which I thought would help the bird feel better. What else can I do?

My husband says to have patience. Leave him in the cage for a week or two, cover the cage every night. Every day talk to it, change food and water every day, then after a week start leaving the cage door open, then walk away. After about 2 weeks start the finger-training but use a glove!

Young birds need lots and lots of attention, and buy that bird a mirror, all birds he's had have had a mirror for a companion. And some toys. Good luck with the new bird!

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My older cockatiel is 11 months. My vet told me to get another cockatiel as a playmate for her. My older cockatiel is a runt, the baby actually weighs more. My vet said my older cockatiel would try to display dominance…but I do not know what this entails. I don't want my older cockatiel hurting the baby, or the baby hurting the older cockatiel!

They of course have separate cages. I just want to introduce them as "playmates" during the day. Thanks.

Set the two cages close to each other so the two birds can interact without the risk of them hurting each other.

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