my new cockatiel

Age : 65 Registration date : 2008-08-10

Here's the newest member of my family, a 2 year-old female cockatiel named Tinkerbell. Her previous owner couldn't tolerate her whistling. (Duh...that's what birds do! If you don't like noise, get some fish.) I've been a reptile person for many years; this bird business is a whole new game to me. She's a sweetheart, though. I tie open her cage door in the morning so she can go in and out as she pleases. She's flown a few times, but hasn't learned how to navigate through the house yet and usually ends up landing on my head, LOL.
my new cockatiel Tinkerbell1

Moderator Age : 53 Registration date : 2008-08-07

Aww!! How precious! She looks like a real sweetheart.
Congratulations on the new "baby!" Smile

Admin Age : 52 Registration date : 2008-08-07

aaww what a cutie pie

it isnt hard to learn birds there like 3 year olds hehehe i know i have a house full of 3 year old kids lol and i havent went crazy yet from them . they want to hear a noise that is annoying as all get out they need to be here when my eclectus honks its like ear peirceing and im now death in my left ear becouse of her honking

Guest

So very cute. I love birds, and have owned too many to count. It's an addiction for sure. She is a good looker though,congrats.

Age : 65 Registration date : 2008-08-10

Tinkerbell thanks all of you for the compliments! I felt like I HAD to rescue her. Her previous owner tired of her vocalizing, stuck her cage in a bedroom and kept it covered up. No life for a bird! I've only had her for a couple of weeks, but she's already training me. If she wakes up before I do (which is most of the time), she whistles until I uncover her and open her cage door so she can get out. I also tie open the door where her feed cup goes in, so she can eat from outside the cage.

I understand that hens aren't talkers, but can they be taught to whistle a tune? I'm working with her on that.

Admin Age : 52 Registration date : 2008-08-07

yes they can be taught to . if she hears it anuff she can pick it up

Guest

If you ar lucky a female can talk but they mostly whistle and sometimeslearn very basic words but nothing like the males.. A male can teacdh a female to talk if they are in the same cage. We gave my grandaughter a female a while ago and it just whistled . But we just gave her a male that was a great talker and it is all ready teaching the girl a fw words so they can talk but not as good as the boys.

Moderator Registration date : 2009-06-11

She's a cutie!