Birds

Understanding the body language of your cockatiel is very important as it will make it easy for you to tell when it is healthy or sick. In this article, we will take a look at what it means when your cockatiel lifts one of its wings. Why does a cockatiel hold one wing out? Cockatiels …

The Quaker parrot also known as the monk parakeet and the sun conure also referred to as the sun parakeet have various similarities. You may feel that you can substitute one for the other but is this really the case? Both birds exist in the wild but that does not mean that you will not …

In the wild most parrot spend about 40%-70% of their time foraging or simply looking for food. An opportunity most pet parrots do not get. Are you wondering whether your cockatiel can forage and how to encourage it to forage? This article answers that very question. Do Cockatiels Forage? Like most parrots, cockatiels like to …

Are you wondering why your cockatiels appetite has increased all of a sudden? Well, read on to understand what causes this change of behavior. Why is my cockatiel eating so much? Cockatiels or other parrots, in general, will eat so much due to boredom, malnutrition or malabsorption, poor diet, and hormones. An adult cockatiel should …

Giving vegetables to your cockatiel can help provide a balanced diet. Some vegetables can even help treat malnutrition caused by a lack of vitamins and minerals. Below are the results of research I did to find out the benefits of feeding bell peppers to your tiel. Can cockatiels eat bell peppers? Cockatiels can eat all …

Vegetables, greens, and fruits should form an important part of a cockatiel’s daily diet. In fact, specialists recommend that a tiels 20-25% daily diet should be made of veggies, fruits, or greens. Can cockatiels eat Zucchini? Cockatiels can eat zucchini. It will provide cockatiels with vitamins and minerals plus some antioxidants that boost cockatiel’s immune …

Knowing what to feed and what not to feed to your cockatiel can help prevent food poisoning. While there are a variety of foods that can be comfortably fed to cockatiels, there are some foods that you should never feed your tiel. Below is a detailed list of the food that you should avoid. What …

We have compiled a list of veggies and fruits that are safe to feed to a cockatiel. What fruits and vegetables can cockatiels eat? Fruits and vegetables that are safe for cockatiels to eat include bananas, apples, grapes, strawberries, nectarines, apricots, pears, peaches, mangoes, papayas, kiwis, guavas, cantaloupe, watermelon, pineapples, plum, raspberry, blueberry, and orange. …

Cockatiels have been reported as the top in the list of pet birds that suffer from obesity, egg binding, and several other diet-related health conditions. Therefore, getting your cockatiel diet right is crucial. Below is a research I did to find out whether celery can be in the cockatiel diet. Can cockatiels eat Celery? Cockatiels …

Greens, vegetables, and fruits are supposed to contribute to about 20-25 % of a cockatiel’s diet. Knowing which fruits will offer the right nutrients to your cockatiel is very paramount. Given that bananas are very easy to come by, I got curious whether cockatiels can enjoy them. Can cockatiels eat bananas? Cockatiels can eat bananas …

In the wild Conures forage for seeds, fruits, vegetables, berries, and nuts combined with some insects and their larvae. This variety gives them all the nutrients they need for survival. In captivity as pets, the owner dictates what the conure eats. I did some digging to find out which nuts they can eat without any …

Fruits are a good source of vitamins and some fruits like figs are a good source of calcium for all birds. However, not all fruits are safe to be fed to birds. Below are the results of research I did on whether watermelons are safe for cockatiels. Can cockatiels eat watermelon? Cockatiels can eat watermelons …