**Spike** updated post with pics

[Hellow]

I only know that it is not too late to mate your cockatiel.

[racing_gurl07]

Another Question....He has been SO LOUD latley, hes done moulting, he was like this last spring too. Why is that?

[Hellow]

Because this is their natural breeding season.

[racing_gurl07]

Since i cant get him a mate right now, It would take a while for him to get used to her, could i get him a fake bird to sit on the perch? would that help the noise at all?

[tikeyas_mom]

It is very hard to breed Tiels. And chances are he will not breed with just any female tiel. Do you know for sure that he is a male? Have you got him DNA tested to find out? Because that is the only real way to tell. I had a male and a female Tiel and they lived together 10 years, and never once bred. the reason he is being loud, could be cause of several different reasons.. He is bored, lonely, hungry, thursty, singing, playing, wanting out, needs his cage cleaned, needs a mist bath.. Out of all my years of owning birds, they usually get noisy just because they feel like it. And cockatiels are notorious for that!

[racing_gurl07]

I'm sure hes a male, i didnt never get a DNA test but Im positive on it, He can not get anymore yellow on his face. And if he was female he wouldnt be as nosiey as he is now. He is just this nosey during the spring after moulting.

[Genny]

Hey racinggurl07,

Two years isn't too old. Is he singing or screaming??? My cockatiel sings all the time because he's happy, but he never just screams.

My cockatiels Peaches & Sunny had 2 babies in January this year. They are already grown now, but they are so sweet.

You can get a cockatiel from a pet shop or from a breeder.

I really don't know why he's screaming--it can be for many reasons like tikeyasmom said.

Let us know if you need more help.