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Post by a11ycat on Jun 6, 2006 11:13:48 GMT
So sorry to hear that.
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Post by a11ycat on Jan 12, 2007 12:08:17 GMT
I'm not sure what the problem is... but I have noticed that when I feed my birds different things they can get different coloured poops so as long as there isn't too much diahorrea and she's eating and drinking normally and not having repeated episodes of diahorrea then I'm sure she will be fine. I'd also suggest to offer her a range of foods (seed, eggfood, little bits of veggies or fruit) so that she can decide what she needs to eat), but I've never had any brooding birds before. Hope this helps!
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Post by a11ycat on Jan 31, 2007 10:56:33 GMT
lol, it reminded me of my old cockatiel Sunny. #heart# Why do they always insist on standing on the buttered side of the toast?
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Post by a11ycat on Jan 24, 2007 13:35:14 GMT
She is a beautiful bird! Sounds like she's settled right into the family! Very happy for you!
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Post by a11ycat on Feb 15, 2006 16:09:03 GMT
Awwww... she's gorgeous!
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Post by a11ycat on Aug 4, 2006 10:53:48 GMT
Very lucky!!! Beautiful tiels... I would just suggest keeping the plucked ones separately for a while, as it may be the other tiels that are doing it... also maybe give them all a few anti-mite drops... it can't hurt!
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Post by a11ycat on Sept 25, 2006 11:00:13 GMT
Hi, My Minstrel (who sadly just passed away) was exactly the same. Going at top speed into solid objects ; generally walls. I clipped him because I was worried that he was going to do himself more damaged. He grew out his feathers once, but was still a bit crazy, so I clipped him again, but this time around I was hoping that he'd be able to fly a bit more sensibly as he'd calmed down a lot in character. Unfortunately he didn't make it to his next molt, but I'd recommend clipping. Once he was clipped I tried to make sure that there were ladders and ropes around so he could still get around while outside the cage to play with the other birds. They are so beautiful in flight, but I'm hoping that just one or two clips could sort the problem out for you.
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Post by a11ycat on Oct 27, 2006 13:37:50 GMT
Hi, I have some experience of tiels, and the first question I would first ask is how long the pair have been together? I had two tiels together for over 9 months, and they still would not tolerate each other being too close even after all that time. After 9 months, they could sit within 10cm of each other without one threatening to peck, and the male started offering his head to be preened to the female, though as far as I am aware the female never responded to that. The rest of the time they would just keep out of each other's way, though at the same time they always had to know where the other was, and given the choice tended to sit nearer each other than further away. So I would suggest that unless the male is actually injuring the female, that it might be perfectly normal behaviour, and that it will probably settle down in time. The fact that you have only recently acquired them also suggests to me that they may both be still fairly stressed from the changes, and so that might be causing them to be short tempered with each other. I would definately keep an eye on it, but unless they are hurting each other or attacking each other, I would leave them to settle down themselves. Also if they were used to living in an aviary and now they are in a cage, the amount of room that they were used to is diminished substantially and so it will take them time to get used to not living on top of each other. Feel free to ask any more questions, I hope this helped!
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Post by a11ycat on Jan 18, 2007 15:16:38 GMT
I couldn't find it on that link, but a quick search on Mirror found it: Our Pets Mirror Mate Pre-Recorded
Yeesh at £17.99 its quite a price, but sounds interesting, and potentially annoying, lol!!!
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Post by a11ycat on Jan 18, 2006 14:59:29 GMT
Well, he seems to enjoy grooming my face... not sure what he does, he just runs his beak over my face.
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Post by a11ycat on Jan 18, 2006 13:17:22 GMT
This is one thing that really confuses me, how am I meant to play with my birds? The budgies aren't interested in playing with me, and the cockatiel well other than he drops things off the table and I fetch, I don't know what to do with him to spend quality time when I'm not busy doing something else and he's just sitting on my shoulder...
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Post by a11ycat on Jan 18, 2006 15:16:06 GMT
Hi, I did kind of ask this question in another thread... but I want to ask specifically.
What do I need to know about introducing a 6 month old 'tame' cockatiel, to a new '10 week old' cockatiel.
Potential problems? My 6 month is bonded to me, will that change (he'll still get loads of attention)? Will getting him a cockatiel friend be of benefit to him? What are the chances of them fighting constantly? - I know it is always a possibility... but is it more a certainty?
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Post by a11ycat on Sept 25, 2006 11:07:44 GMT
Hi, I had two cockatiels, Sunny for about 1 year old, and Minstrel for about 9 months. I originally purchased Minstrel to keep Sunny company as she tended to miss me alot when I was at work or had to go away for a while. Unfortunately Minstrel died suddenly yesterday. I'm obviously upset, and am not going to get a replacement for him straight away. However, Sunny is now without company again, and although they never got on brilliantly they were beginning to call to each other and generally sit near each other and I had hoped that that would continue to improve. However, now she's alone, I wonder whether I should get her another friend, she's still relatively young and hopefully got a long life ahead of her, so I wonder if in a few weeks it would be a good time to find her a new friend. She doesn't seem to be acting much differently, and I'm keeping an eye on her to try and ensure that she's not going to be sick too, aswell as trying to spend a bit more time with her generally.
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Post by a11ycat on Oct 30, 2006 11:03:23 GMT
Hi, My male tiel was the boss in his situation, the female always backed down and moved away from the food or wherever the male wanted to go. She would let him know she wasn't happy about it, but she'd still give in. Though I found the same as Billie with budgies, I recently introduced a young female, to my two older males, and they have been kicked into shape, female budgie wins, hands down every time and she's a fair bit smaller than the boys!
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Grass
May 16, 2006 14:24:27 GMT
Post by a11ycat on May 16, 2006 14:24:27 GMT
I recommend giving grass, my budgies and cockatiels love it... I just get a small plastic container, about 3" x 5" and 1" high, put compost stuff in (I make sure that the compost does not use any animal stuff etc.) and then get some cat grass seeds which are sold in garden centres... and plant it... and then put it out on their play area for the birds.... they love it. They've never been so unanimously interested in something that is actually HEALTHY for them!!!
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