Questions about birds

[ILoveMyAbbyGirl]

I love having Charlie around. Thing is, he'd go crazy if he was stuck in his cage too long... he just gives you a look and you can't resist...

As for seeds and feathers... he likes to throw them, but like PCB said, nothing a vaccuum or broom can't handle. Baby tiels are clumsy (at least Charlie was! ) and might break a tail feather or two... in Charlie's case, all of them.. (PS: They are finally coming in nicely! I'm so excited... )

[DogLover9501]

I hope I can get one

If I can't find any around here(which is the way it seems ) A dove may be the next best thing.

Also teils can talk??

[popcornbird]

Originally posted by DogLover9501


Also teils can talk??

Again, depends on the bird. A lot of tiels do talk, but many don't. They do like to immitate. Popcorn immitates us when we whistle to him, and he immitates the cell phone ringer, as well as Muffin's squacks (which he did not know how to do before but now he's a pro at it), however, he doesn't seem to be interested in talking. He just likes to whistle. Muffin doesn't talk/whistle at all, but most females don't anyway.

I know Logan's Roger talks a lot, and I believe GoldenRetrLuver's Piper barks. My friend's cousin's tiel sings the whole *Mary had a little lamb*!!!

[My Peanuts]

Originally posted by DogLover9501

Also teils can talk??

I had a Lutino tiel that died a few months ago. She was 23 years old and I got her from my boyfriends grandpa. His grandparents thought she was a boy and named her Pretty Boy. We used to laugh because she would start to stay "Pretty Boy, Pretty Boy" at the weirdest times. My tiels now don't talk, but they make all kinds of noises. Danny is the best, he makes car alarm noises and washing machine noises

[My Peanuts]

Oh, BTW, I'm sure I can help you find a breeder or a place that has them. I love doing that stuff. Also, we got Alex when I was 16 from a Petsmart around here. I don't know if there are any Petsmarts around you, but they do hand raise them from time to time. She is really healthy aside from the egg laying problem, which was partly my fault for not being educated about what foods she should have been eating.

[DogLover9501]

Wow lol I think I already love them

They seem amazing!

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

And what is this egg laying thing?

Im not sure how to start asking my mom Any suggestions on how to start all this off?

I have alot more to learn

Also, I'd LOVE if you could find me one around here, nope no petsmarts, petcos or anything like that here.

[popcornbird]

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?

[DogLover9501]

Wow they live a long time!!

I still haven't talked to my mom I'll get to it

I'm sure I'll have more questions soon!!

Thanks again, sooo much

[My Peanuts]

My egg laying problems with Alex started a few months ago. She never laid many eggs, but she was starting to nest after Pretty Boy died. Alex, Danny, & Pretty Boy were my only tiels and they all lived together. When PB died Alex and Danny started trying to nest. I bought a nesting box and kept a close watch. Alex started to act really weird, but I thought it was normal. One morning she was lying on the bottom of the cage and Danny was super aggressive. I took her to the ER vet and she almost died. After x-rays and an IV and other meds they found two eggs stuck. They went up in side her and took them out, but I told them to operate if necessary. Now a few months later she is doing great. She lives with Evie and only sees Danny and Milton with daily supervised visits. She gave me a bad scare. If your tiel has a better diet then Alex HAD then everything should be ok. However, egg binding can still be a problem with a proper diet. Something to think about.

[DogLover9501]

Hoping to talk to my mom tomorrow! I have been putting it off, waiting to make sure shes in a really good mood

Wish me luck, Lol!

[My Peanuts]

Good Luck! Let us know how it goes.

[popcornbird]

So...did you ask?

[Honkers36]

I am owned by 21 birds, but by no means am I an expert. I get new information everyday. I find one of the best places to find bird information is birdtalk.com. I suscribe to the magizine and they have alot of helpful information. Ask yourself what you want in a bird. then go from there. Remember birds are flock animals and you are their flock. They require much more time and effort than a dog or cat. I don't find the sex has anything to do with noise. Perhaps maybe the size of the bird. Post me with some spacific questions and maybe I can help. I have finches(the smallest to a cockatoo(the largest).

[DogLover9501]

Today my mom and I were sitting at the grocery store eating chicken strips and I just brang it up out of nowhere lol.

I didn't really get an "exact" answer, I didn't get a "yes" either lol but still not an exact "no"....

It doesn't look that good, but I still have alot more to tell her about them

Wish me more luck!

Originally posted by Honkers36
I am owned by 21 birds, but by no means am I an expert. I get new information everyday. I find one of the best places to find bird information is birdtalk.com. I suscribe to the magizine and they have alot of helpful information. Ask yourself what you want in a bird. then go from there. Remember birds are flock animals and you are their flock. They require much more time and effort than a dog or cat. I don't find the sex has anything to do with noise. Perhaps maybe the size of the bird. Post me with some spacific questions and maybe I can help. I have finches(the smallest to a cockatoo(the largest).

I really don't see how a bird would take more effort than the dogs, the cat I can see, but definatly not the dogs!

[popcornbird]

Originally posted by DogLover9501




I really don't see how a bird would take more effort than the dogs, the cat I can see, but definatly not the dogs!

I small bird definitely wouldn't, but a macaw, cockatoo, african grey, etc. might. They're VERY demanding........VERY. They say they're like a 4-5 year old child that never grows up...and they can live for 80+ years, so imagine having a 5 year old that never grows up for 80 years. That's a big parrot.