I got a BIRD!!!

Yesterday, we stopped by the Pet Store where we got Prince. I looked at the puppies, and then I looked at the rats and lizards. I told my mom we had to look at the birds. We went over there, and there were a couple different kinds. I put my finger down, and this cockatiel just got right on. It sat on my shoulder... finally I put it down, and was going to see if any of the other birds would go on my finger. None of them did. I begged my mom... she said it was up to me. I finally decided yes, and my mom paid for the bird and I paid for the starters kit(cage, bird feed, waterers and feeders) It was more expensive than the bird! I got some pics too. Here they are!
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...7/fbe56f6b.jpg
This one is my favorite:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...0/fbe56f63.jpg :D
We don't know if the bird is a male or female, but you can still give me name suggestions!;) If you have anything to tell me about having a bird, well, please do!:D
Thanks!
Dogz and the gang

Congrats on your new tiel. I love the picture where he is on the dog.

OMG! What a CUTIE and brave bird to meet a big pup! :D From the pics, he/she looks very young, so your bird is probably just a few months old. After the first molt, its easier to tell if its a male or female. Right now, the looks are female, but if the bird is young, it could very well be a male. Since you have a normal gray cockatiel, when he/she gets older, if its a male, the face you become a very bright yellow with no gray on the face. If not, its probably a female. If the bird is vocal, (singing a lot) its probably a male. Good luck with your new tiel! One thing I'd like you to be aware of, since it seems your pups and bird already love each other :), is that don't allow them to lick the bird or for the bird to touch their saliva in any way. Birds have very little bacteria in their mouths and the bacteria from the mouths of dogs and cats can make them very ill or even kill them. Also, be very careful when the bird's around the dogs, because you just never know. It seems your pup is very sweet with him/her already though. More pics please and I'm sure that with time, you'll come to love life with your new feathered friend!

Name suggestions? Check this out:

http://cockatiel.org/fun/birdnames.html

What a cutie!!! :eek: :) He does look young, doesn't he? (or she :p ) Congrats, I've always wanted a tiel!

Here are some names I found :)

AVIS f English
Pronounced: AY-vis
Originally derived from the Germanic element av which is of unknown meaning. However during medieval times the name became associated with Latin avis, which means "bird."

CIRCE f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Pronounced: SUR-see
From the Greek Kirke, which possibly meant "bird". In Greek mythology Circe was a sorceress who changed Odysseus' crew into hogs but was forced by him to change them back.

KEKOA m Hawaiian
Means "the brave one" in Hawaiian

KUNO m German
Derived from Germanic kuoni meaning "brave"


AKILAH f Arabic
Means "intelligent" in Arabic.

SIRAN f Armenian
Means "lovely" in Armenian

OBI m African
Means "heart" in Igbo.

I love the name siran :) Good luck!

He/she is darling! My favorite name site is www.behindthename.com

oh oh oh! :eek: how ADORIBLE! AWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!! ooo! :p

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ok ok, trying to calm myself down! LOL!

He is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooo cute! :p what a doll!

and he is sooooo adorible with prince! :eek: ooh that pic just made my heart melt! like pcb said you should still be careful when they are together... jewels and tiki love each other but i never leave them unsupervised. ;)

are you going to get him DNA sexed? :confused: and what kind of name are you looking for? :D lol exotic or a human name? lol or does it matter? :p

but this should conver it! :eek: tons of names here! lol
http://www.cockatiel.com/names1.shtml
i only skimmed the names but here are a few i liked: pokey, peanut, scoot (scooter), skittles, noodle, and tootsie. ;)

again CONGRATULATIONS!

Dogz,

Congrats!!!!

Your Otis (Otis is your Pug -????) is sooooo well behaved letting birdie sit on him already

I loved your old sig - where you had all the dogs, and their names on the bowls!!! That way I knew which pup was which!

AWWW! I want a 'tiel sooooooooooooo bad!

Yours is such a cutie! Those pics are darling!

Congratulations! SO cute! She looks like a baby. You will come to love her. Congrats! :D Love them birdies! :p

it is really cute!!! it does look like a female,but wait till the first molt.....i hated waiting till the first molt to find out if popcorn was a male or female....she was a female.

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I loved your old sig - where you had all the dogs, and their names on the bowls!!! That way I knew which pup was which!

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Well, now I need to make a new one, and I have the perfect pics! (I LOVE your sig too!) And, I will make sure that I have the names under the pictures.;)
Well, I like the names:
Scooter
Pepsi
Lucy
Pearl
What do you think? What names do you like?

I like Scooter and Pepsi the best :) I think it's better to pick a unisex name anyways -- just in case! ;)

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I like Scooter and Pepsi the best :) I think it's better to pick a unisex name anyways -- just in case! ;)

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I really liked those names too! I think I like Scooter a little bit more, do you think that could be a girl name too?

BTW, I got another picture:

sure, I think it can be a girl's name :) Cute pic! I love the white on the wing, it looks really pretty :D

love the pic! :) ill be expecting more... *evil laugh* hehe :D


sooo, i agree it should be a unisex name. Scooter can be for a girl, right? but pepsi is just such a cute name too! :D maybe you could make a poll?:confused: ;)

AWWWWWWWW! Cutie pie! Is she outside in the picture? I would advise not to take her out yet until you get to know her better. Even if she's clipped. :)

I like the names Peanut, Skittles, and Pepsi.

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AWWWWWWWW! Cutie pie! Is she outside in the picture? I would advise not to take her out yet until you get to know her better. Even if she's clipped.

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Thanks!:) I will wait for a couple of months until I bring her outside.
I am going to make a poll for names. Thanks for the info everyone!:D

In Western australia, they call them 'Weiro's" - why? .....I have no idea. Sister in law has many mainly yellow and muted yellow and grey, and some grey with a white face. They are wonderful pets, and it seems so easy to tame. Don't know much about them, but the males have a great 'Wolf Whistle' and can easily be trained to talk.

Thanks everyone! We didn't name him/her Scooter... nor Peanut... nor Skittles... we name my birdie Nelly! We just started calling him/her that, and it stuck!:)

ooh!:D :D lol sweet little nelly.... tell kayann. :p CONGRATS once again. pics please? :p do you have a digital camera or disposable one?

Actually Dogz, I used to breed them, for fun, but I have others now. The tiels are lots of fun, especially if you hand raise one for the house, Oh they are funny.

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ooh!:D :D lol sweet little nelly.... tell kayann. :p CONGRATS once again. pics please? :p do you have a digital camera or disposable one?

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Kayann was the first person I told.:p
I am glad you like the name.:) I also liked Peanut.;)

lol :p

So how is it going with nelly? :) I'd love to hear more about his personality! :D :p hehe

and of course.. when can I expect more pics? :D Im not going to stop bugging you until i see some!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *evil laugh* hehe

Nelly is doing great!:) He (I will just call her/him a he right now) has a really great personality! :cool: He loves to sit on your shoulder, and makes a weird noise when we hiss/cluck at him! He thinks it is so much fun! He loves to climb all over his cage and be a big show off.
I will try to get some more pics, ASAP! :p

LOL, tiki's quite the little show off too. ;)