Cockatiel Care Guide | Everything You Need To Know! | BirdNerdSophie

from the cage and here we have mango, now the children don't like fruit very much and I try to offer them a little fruit, about four or five times a week, if I can pick it because it is very slippery so then they will have mango, so They're doing pretty well, so another great component for your bird's diet is sprouted seeds, here's what they look like, this particular mix has mung beans, rice, lentils and all sorts of things. But sprouted seeds are fantastic for your bird's diet, they have great protein, all natural and healthy, plus sprouted seeds unlock a ton of nutritional potential, so I love taking this as often as I can.

I try and do it every day, but the germination process takes a little time, so this is what a typical baby bird breakfast looks like: you have the snack, some fruit, some healthy seeds and the sprouts and then Of course, I also have spinach, which I said I'm going to pass through the bars of the bird cage. Now I mentioned all that dust that cocktails produce. There is a way to help get rid of some of that dust, although it's perfectly natural, like I said, and that's by taking a bath now. some cocktails you like to bathe like when they were little but not so much nowadays some cocktails like mine will prefer you spray them with a spray bottle if your bird is a little worried about that i have a link to the bird tricks guys and they have a video showing how you can train your birds to accept being sprayed with the spray bottle.

Some birds will also like leafy greens that have been completely soaked in water and then passed through the bars of the cage and they say rub all over the water, so that's another way to get your bird to bathe. , so do some exploring and playing to see what your bird likes and like I said, if he's not too sure, you can use positive reinforcement training to help him enjoy it. bathing because it's also great for their feathers, they should have access to a bath generally at least once a week, ideally more, but it really depends on the individual now, in terms of training, we do many different types of training with our chip. birds.

Here he loves to solve problems. We trained him to do a trick where he has to pick up small toys and place them in a box. He loves it. I'll show you a clip in a second. They are both also fantastic fliers, my birds are not cropped, but I'm not going to go into that in this video because it's a very controversial topic and as for the fish, it's just that it was photographed. He is busy eating snacks. His main ability is to fly around the room. It's fantastic. like a little Spitfire, he's just hanging around, but he's also fantastic at singing.

If you buy a cockatoo because you want it to sing, whistle and chat, that may not be the right reason to buy one because each individual is individual and you never

know

how they are going to turn out, for example, when Chip was a chick, he would chat, sing and I tried all the different songs. Now he is a little older, he has two songs that he likes and he sings them all. all day and he still chats and talks to Alexa and says hello and stuff like that but he doesn't really like learning new songs, however Fish loves learning new songs it's one of his favorite things and he also loves to practice right before going to bed, when he's a little tired and he turns on the light for them so they can start to relax for the night, that's when he starts singing to himself and it's really cute, he can also say hello and alexa too, so it really depends on every bird some birds are absolutely amazing at singing and whistling and in particular the females usually don't hiss too much but every cockatoo will make a flock call now if you are bonded to a bird and leave the room they will make noises like this and just they'll want you to communicate with them and say: you

know

where you are, you're okay and you can whistle or chat with them so they know where you are and what you're doing and it gives them a little bit of peace of mind and the guys do it for us, but like they have each other they're not as stressed or worried about where we are um but they're still attached to us like I said but every cockatoo has the potential to be loud so if you're looking for a quiet pet don't I would say that cockatoos are silent, they are definitely silent on the parrot scale, they are definitely not. like you know macaws or cockatoos, but they can still be pretty loud, so keep that in mind depending on your type of living situation, so the next big thing to talk about is sleep.

Now any species of parrot should have 12 hours of uninterrupted dark sleep. every night that sounds like a lot but it's what they

need

and if you don't give them enough it often produces hormonal behavior and hormonal behavior is very challenging, that's when they start trying to make nests in all the places where they can be a little further. aggressive, a little louder and with females it can lead to chronic egg laying, so giving them enough sleep gives them time to rest and reduces the likelihood of hormonal behavior. We are in breeding season right now. There are still cases of hormonal behavior as we see it throughout our flock and that is normal, but reducing it and keeping it at a manageable level, giving them enough sleep is really important.

Speaking of sleep, one of the perhaps one of the only drawbacks to having cockatoos is that they are prone to sleep. to something called night s

care

s. I've talked about this a lot on my channel, but for anyone unfamiliar, night s

care

s happen in the middle of the night. um, your cockatoo, for some reason or no reason, will suddenly start flapping its wings frantically. around the cage they get caught on things that bang around and usually cause a bit of a scene and it's very scary for you and your cockatoo, now there are ways to prevent this and that is to eliminate some of the triggers that cause fights at night, um, you could have noisy neighbors like us, it could be the car lights passing by the window, it could be their own feathers falling out if they are molting, maybe a toy is not in its place and falls out in the night, something like that. but sometimes there is no obvious reason.

One of the ways to try to help with night fights is to treat your birds like a newborn baby in the first place. You don't want them to get used to sleeping in complete silence. You want them to hear background noise. so any type of noise or knock at night will not suddenly surprise them because they are used to sleeping in complete silence. The other thing we do is provide them with night lights and we have one plugged into the mains, but if there is a power outage we also have a couple of rechargeable ones, I like the USB ones, we have this very cute little chick and then we also have a bear , plus a backrest, and we have a little light in the room.

Not so much that they can't sleep, but a little light means they can see. If they get a little scared during the night, they can see that nothing is happening, there are no predators, there is nothing unpleasant and it calms you down a little more. If they are in total darkness, it is a little scarier, they

need

that peace of mind and to be able to see that

everything

is okay now, the last thing I wanted to mention is the visits to the vet. Visits to the vet can be very stressful for birds. So I highly recommend investing in a travel cage and training your bird to get used to a travel cage because if you just shove it in in an emergency to take it to the vet, the situation could be very stressful, one more thing.

I would say that hopefully it would be obvious to some, but if you're not sure this is good information for you, you can't just take your

cockatiel

or any bird to a normal dog and cat vet, they need to see a bird specialist because there are so many different ailments that are specific to birds that people or veterinarians who treat dogs and cats may not be aware of and may not detect in a routine examination. It is difficult to find bird vets and you may find you will be traveling for some time, but it is essential, it is also worth noting that they are expensive, as are most bets, for example, we have to carry a chip to the left, ok but we have to take her and just for a routine exam it was 60. pounds and that without any medication or treatment so it is worth mentioning that parrots are an extremely expensive type of pet and that is why they are the pet most held in the world because they are expensive and because they are difficult now, I hope this The video has not deterred you from buying a cockatoo if you really have your heart set on having a cockatoo because they are amazing pets when they don't clear your head, or cover you with feather dust or wake up at 5 a.m. because they want to scream because it's breeding season, but they make amazing pets and they're really loving and special and fantastic, so if you have any other questions about having a cocktail as a pet, leave them below.

I would love to talk to her. and answer any other questions you have, but on behalf of chip and fish and I, who are being a little curious, thank you very much for watching, I hope you are having a fantastic week and take care and see you later.