Originally posted by DogLover9501
Wow lol I think I already love them

They seem amazing!

Also 23 years old??? How long do they live??


Most parrots have very long life spans, and I believe the larger the bird, the longer the life span. For example, there are some parrots that can easily live to be 80-100 years old!!! Tiels generally, can easily live to be 20-25 years old when on a proper diet. Some even make it past their 30s! Many people are uneducated about their bird's needs and don't feed them a proper diet, which is why, sadly, many birds pass on before reaching their full potential. 20+ years is very common for cockatiels though.

And what is this egg laying thing?


Well...as you obviously already know, female birds lay eggs, just as female humans get babies, etc. Female birds can lay eggs even without a male. Those eggs are just not fertile, but many females lay eggs anyway. My Muffin is 5 years old now and has never laid an egg. I'm not sure why....I'm 100% positive she is female, but she has never laid an egg. The tiel board I occasionally visit had a member who had a female that never laid an egg until she was 17 years old!!! So some of them just don't lay. I like that Muffin's like that, and I hope she stays that way.

Any more questions?