Cockatiels?

[lizie]

hi does anyone know about cocketiels?

[Dinky]

I do. I've kept and breed cockatiels. What do you want to know??:S

[lizie]

i brought home a hand bread cockatiel two wks ago. I also have a budgie,who was alone for a long time. when i came home with izie ,charlie , got out of the cage and flew to me. I reasurred him it was going to be ok. Now he won't come to me and if I try to get him out he tries to peck me. I have a hard time trying to change his water and put food. Is it going to get better? I am sure he is jealous.
I really miss him coming to me. thanks

[Dinky]

Don't let him get away with it. (pecking at you) Ignore it. He's trying to get control of the situation. If you pull away and leave him alone when he pecks he will continue to do it. He's staking out "his" territory. You have to let him know in a gentle, yet assured way that you are the boss. If it's time to do food or water bowls, do them. Cage cleaning? do it. He'll get the idea that you are in control. Don't force him to do things he's not ready to, tho. Also, 'tiels are one of the birds that like to be dominant. Place the cage where it is eye level or slightly lower when he's on the top perch in the cage. You are then "higher" than he is in the pecking order. Sound silly, but it works. You gotta think like a bird. He'll come to you in time when the trust and pecking order have been worked out. Hope this helps.:D

[lizie]

thanks DINKY that helps do u think they will ever get allong?

[HollyT]

Your budgie will more than likely end up wanting to pester the cockatiel. (of course there are acceptions to every rule). My budgies love to try and chase my cockatiel's around their cages and take over. Of course in true cockatiel nature they hiss and run the other way...scardy birds. They enjoy each other's presence I believe but my Tiel's aren't crazy about the budgies getting near.
I also agree with what Dinky said about not letting your budgie get away with the nippy thing. I hope you've quarantined your Tiel though before introducing them.
Make sure you keep telling your budgie how important he is to you and that the new friend is just that a new friend for everyone.

give it time...it'll work itself out.

[Dinky]

I kept 6 cockatiels and 4 budgies together in the same cage and everyone got along fine. 4 of the tiels were the babies and only stayed long enough to grow up and leave but still....they always got along.

[HollyT]

I'd have to say Dinky's experience was a rare one. If in a large enough flight (aviary) with room for everyone chances are that yes bird's of the same continent could get along..but in a smaller in home cage setting budgies can be bully's...keeping tiels away from food and stressing them. The best bet is to cage them separately near each other and see how it developes, maybe they will like each other mabye not.

Everyone should have their own space though....birds are territorial.

[abel]

I agree. I keep my cockatiel separate from the budgies. My cockatiel calls to the other birds in the house, and only the Quaker answers back, but I know my Stormy (Quaker)-- even though he acts friendly, if I let him be near the 'tiel, he'd try to have a bite of him!:eek: It's better they just communicate from afar! :rolleyes:

[Joey]

Hnm I have 3 budgies and a cocktiel and I tried letting my male budgie out and he flew after my cockatiel and tried to bite her wings and feathers!He was so mean I put him back in his cage!Those mean little budgies cant pick on someone thier own size!..lol:D

[Cyn]

It depends on the birds. I have Tak and Miroku in a cage with a female cockatiel I hand raised. Tak and Miroku are not finger tamed at all. But they are getting along fine.

[abel]

Some will and some won't-- so I've heard. Like I go into this one birdshop near where I live, and they have a whole bunch of different kinds of birds that are left uncaged all day-- big ones, little ones-- all kinds, and none of them attack each other. I always wonder how that is...

[Cyn]

Well it is like in the wild most birds get along with other birds because they know they are not a threat. Sometimes when it is breeding time they get a little feisty but then thing tend to settle down. Then again you always have the trouble maker. That one for me is Mellow. She love to pick on everyone, but that is just her.

[abel]

Oh, my troublemaker is Squabbles. He grumps and gripes at everyone, hence, "Squabbles"!:giggle:

[Tiki<3Polly]

my trouble makers are everyone except Mika because they make her feel left out

ok back to tiels
well my tiel named tweets is so sweet and tame but the only thing thats weird is that she mates with her toy cuz she thinks its a male... she also thinks that the bell on the bottom "preens" her lol:p