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- Cockatiel behaviours and their meanings / what they mean !
I've covered as many behaviours as I can and tried to vary the clip lengths to make things interesting!
Cockatiels display such a wide variety of behaviours, it's tough to get them all in! I'll be making different videos for crest and noise meanings!
All the clips feature our cockatiels Chip and Fish as I wanted to show you only behaviours I'm witnessing myself.
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This is so awesome. My bird hates me and loves me at the same time.
EDIT: WHY HASN’T UA-cam SHOWN ME THIS BEFORE!!! These algorithms things suck!!! This is great!!!
Hey there!
Thank you for the kind comment! It is annoying how UA-cam doesn't always show all creators equally! My partner Sophie has a good channel for bird content too @birdnerdsophie
It isn't uncommon for birds to have love hate lol
@@TheParrotTeacher thank you so much! I’m going to check her out as well!
@@WittleIndianGirl great!
My one love/hates me too. It's just because he wasn't raised/feed by humans, the breeder let the mother raise him
@@mittens_245 Oh okay. I’ve never thought of it that way. She only accepts me because I’m the food lady 🤣
After seeing various videos I’ve learned they can be so sassy and even throw tantrums 😂❤
They certainly can be very sassy!
And pout 😂😂❤️
My bird literally only does the happy birb moves and that makes me so happy I love her
They are very cute and easy to love!
Just ordered a huge box of toys for my birbs, maybe they will stoo saying Alexa!
Haha probably not! They will want snacks instead!
I have 4 tiels and have never seen them do almost half of these. At least I learned mine aren't that territorial. They mostly just yell, steal food off plates, destroy any piece of paper they can find and dump stuff on the ground, preferably when we're working with said stuff. Never thought I'd be parrot-proofing a house.
Hey there!
I'm surprised more haven't cropped up with so many tiels! Although, some do depend on gender and flock dynamics!
Ours yell lots too, destroy things and dump stuff during work lol. We don't usually let them steal snacks though as some things can be harsh for their health!
Parrot proofing seems to be a necessity! Ours love going on the curtain pole and chewing the wallpaper/wood. We've had to put woven mats up there to stop them!
@@TheParrotTeacher We had to put a net over the bookcase, a net under the stairs, put cardboard or fabric covers under the light fixtures they like to sit (and poop from). There's a part of the house that isn't quite finished yet, which is the part they like to eat - they are using exposed concrete to dull the beaks and one of them likes to eat the wall.
We got the original 2 from a place that kept them in their cage for years so they now never go in the cage. They were a bonded pair and successfully become parents after we made them a nesting box, so that's where the other 2 come from. The eggs were almost single handedly hatched by the dad, the mom was on them maybe 2 hours a day. Now the mama is uninterested in having more eggs, while the dad is super into the idea, which is where most of the screaming is coming from. He is not a good singer.
@@kittecat963 lol blimey that sounds like a handful!
One of our conures was the same. She never got out so we try to remedy that now!
Might be an obvious one so forgive me if you’ve tried, but have you tried stationing training to get them to go to a play stand or place on que! May save you some hassle with the netting!
The boys as naughty as they are generally come down when they get around the rail defences and we notice!
Lol probably good for her as her body is the one that has to take all the strain of it!
@@TheParrotTeacher we tried training them, but they aren't interested. Since they have each other to keep company they don't want to learn any tricks, and the kids were raised by them to be free thinkers too. They used to stay in one room but once the babies started flying they would bump into the walls so we moved them to the lounge area and they now have free reign of the house. It's not that bad, just took some getting used to. We've had them for 3 years now and the biggest adjustment was learning to hide important things. We love them despite everything!
@@kittecat963 hard not to love the naughty little bundles of fluff!
Finally a vid that explains what the thing was when 2 birds, 1 lowers their head and the other is 'biting' the neck. I thought this was fighting but it is bonding/friendship cleaning. Never found out, but now I do.
Hey there, glad it was helpful!
Yeah, generally as long as they are being gentle it's mostly an affection thing. It's like if we pet their necks gently!
It's only ever an issue if one is actively plucking feathers out!
It freaked and confused me when they just teleported to your shoulders at the beginning
haha super birbs!
Engineering, stand by to beam two aboard.
I really enjoy your videos. 18 months ago I got my male as a baby. At the time I assumed he’d be little more than an entertaining ornament. Now I know better. He has become my dear companion.
Glad he's become a companion! They certainly aren't ornaments and are so smart and fun to be about!
Ours gets very irritated if he doesn't have enough social time. It can stress them out.
You forgot to explain "honking" :D
Haha I think that particular one is definitely unique to Alex and Dominic!
Ours barking seems to be pretty unique too, not even sure where they picked it up!
@@TheParrotTeacher Alex the honking birdie!!!
@@LHEEBB i see ur a man of culture as well
@@ditto_arts lol
That is just alex the honking bird they have a very special talent
They're so beautifull
Thank you!
When they don't scream lol
@@FrozenBreath619 Which isn't often with most lol!
I was so dam worried when I saw him crop adjusting that i thought he was choking on something 😂
It can be a little worrying the first time you see it for sure!
Me who doesn't have a cockatiel and doesn't plan on getting one in the near future:
"Fascinating 👀"
Glad you enjoyed!
Hey,
I just wanna say that this video was very helpful as I too have a cockatiel who is about 3 months old now and I always worry about him and after seeing this video, all my doubts are cleared and it was very helpful.
Thanks again.
Keep up the good work
Hey Yohan,
I’m glad it was useful! I have a few others on cockatiels that might be helpful as well!
I don't have a tiel (yet), but I appreciate how you take the time to respond to every question here. You're a legend!
Hey there!
Thank you for the kind comment! Me and Sophie decided when we made our channels we would try and respond to every comment we could, especially those asking for advice!
Tiels are awesome so if you do decide to get one you’ll have a bird with so much funny personality!!
@@TheParrotTeacher That's awesome, props to you two! You've helped tons of parrot owners already.
And yep, I've always wanted a tiel! The weather here's not exactly suitable for them, though, so I'll try as soon as I move out. When I do though, your videos are sure to come in handy!
@@sasdagreat8052 Thank you!
Ahh it's good you're considering their welfare before you even have one!
That’s a very weird dog you have there
They do love their barking lol
@Orlando Noel you're right, no one gives a damn
5:08, the close up cameo was very cute! I watched this video because my tiel has been doing an incessant chirping.
Glad you enjoyed! Hope it was useful!
Wing stretching also means they’re about to go #2
Hey Jamie,
Sadly in our experience that doesn’t usually mean going no.2!
Parrots usually do this to either get ready to fly, re set their feathers or relax! It could be your parrot has learned to link the behaviours or is chilling so decides to drop one!
@NightMare Hey there,
That's interesting, however it's not how our birds or any of our clients do it!
It could be a learned behaviour or more likely they are preparing to fly or to move (hence the wing movement) then that is triggering the poo response.
@@TheParrotTeacher I've also experienced the wing stretch, then poop. When he is out of his cage and he just randomly stretches but doesn't fly, he then drops it. I would say it is nearly every time since we started letting him out of the cage at an early age. We have always known it as a signal that it is coming.
Hey David,
Thanks for the comment!
I have to admit I'm finding this unusual, as from our own experiences + loads of others (I even did a poll) it just isn't the case!
However I can't argue with lots of people seeing the behaviour pattern. It's possible it just depends on the individual or other factors that just haven't occurred in our circumstances!
Years ago, my cockatiel were waddling across the carpet, exploring one day: one of them came across an earwig that had got inside. He grabbed it with his beak (seemingly out of curiosity), but immediately dropped it when it squirmed-didn't know what to do with it. If one of the Japanese quail I had years prior to my cockatiel had seen the earwig, they would have gobbled it right down.
Haha it must have just been his foraging instinct! One of ours spotted an ant on the floor, he picked it up and threw it lol
My brother and I are going to have a couple of cockatiels in the next few weeks, we already know how they look like and I need to be informed about the care, needs and behavior because I'll be the one taking care of them the most of the time, I know I'm going to sign the sentence of the end of my solitude so I need to be ready for anything and be the best owner ever. Your videos are pretty helpful and I'm taking notes of everything.
Glad the videos are useful! I have absolutely loads on all aspects of cockatiels from care to training!
One of the best cockatiel behavior videos I've ever seen! You cover so many of their curious and cute little quirks!
Thank you very much! I plan on making another one when I can record enough footage!
My bird does the heart wings when ever I go close to him and make a round and does a small hop. He also Bends his head and tilt it slightly while doing the heart wings. Does that means he likes me ❤️
Heart wings usually means they are displaying for you! Tilting the head usually means a desire to sing too!
It does, yes!
the head bowing parts gets me because my Grandpa has a cockatiel bird named Kevin and he always bows his head for scritches and didn't know any bird research at that time and thinking about him todays since he had passed just made me wanted to have a bird like him in the future T 0 T
I miss you buddy! I will take care of my pet bird for you you must have tough times and had no knowledge about you but we understand that we knew about your traits now
Hey Arii,
If you do decide to get a bird make sure you do lots of research in the future!
@@TheParrotTeacher Yes I will!!
My favourite is the tongue clicking! 😍
It is one of the best behaviours!
I personally prefer beak grinding.
@@ornithologydude8649 They are both pretty awesome sounds!
We're getting two cockatiels either tomorrow or the day after. Very excited! Love the cowboy bebop print in the background too!
Thank you! I won the print ages ago and being a fan of the anime keep it up!
I have lots of other videos on cockatiels if you need any tips too!
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I was stupid lost my account password. I would appreciate any assistance you can offer me.
@Bishop Gianni Instablaster =)
@Thiago Abram thanks for your reply. I got to the site thru google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff now.
Takes quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
@Thiago Abram it did the trick and I now got access to my account again. I'm so happy!
Thanks so much, you saved my ass !
Whenever someone other than me shows up to my bird she shows a heart shaped wing and starts singing her name 🤣. Now I know why.
Glad it was useful then lol!
The bestes phtohobomb ever in the sqeaking!
Fish loves doing that when we are filming Chip!
The maw is so adorable 😭😭
All the maws!
Thank you teacher! ❤
You're welcome 😊
@@TheParrotTeachernow I understand why my lutino pied cockatail was beak tapping on his home when i was giving him food to his plate❤
What a fantastically informative video! Every bird owner should watch it. Thank you for making this video!
Thank you! It's a bit of an oldie but goldie!
Thank you so much, this was just what I needed!
Glad it was useful!
Also, I for one would love a video/thoughts/observations on cockatiel "horizontal hierarchy" if you can call that. Like, how they reaolve any disputes purely situationally rather than based on vertical hierarchy.
They don’t conform to hierarchical structures as they are a flock species!
They do however have individual differences and personalities and these are usually resolved by distance or squabbling. In the home provided it doesn’t get out of hand both are fine to allow.
Im about to get a cockatiel in a week or so and I am very excited! My search history is filled with cockatiel searches and im saving this video so I understand it more.
Tysm!
Glad you found it useful! I have lots more too on my channel if you want to learn more!
My Baby Boy likes to do everything you touched base on. We appreciate your keen knowledge on Cockatiel personality. Thank you .
Hey Ricardo, thanks for the kind comment!
It's awesome your little one is enjoying himself!
I have a few more vids on cockatiels on my channel and my partner Sophie has loads of in depth ones on diet if you want more stuff!
We just got mine and we named it sunny. This video was really helpful! Thanks!
Hey there!
Glad it was helpful! I have a few more on cockatiels if you need more info!
Lovely babies
Thank you!
Wow what a fantastic video especially for an absolute beginner like myself. First video of yours I've seen & immediately subscribed. I think if I'd seen "crop clearing" without knowing what it was I woukd freak out & worry something was wrong lol. Thank you so much x
Glad it was useful! Many people find that one worrying as a behaviour!
I have loads more cockatiel content on the channel too!
Thank you so much for this! I’m getting ready to get a cockatiel in the summer and your vids (and Sophie’s) have been fabulous at educating. These behaviours are also similar in budgies actually. My budgie came to watch with me and he was very curious about Chip and Fish. I was like ‘that’s what you do too so don’t judge!’ 😂 he’s still a baby so I’m hoping they will get along. He loves cockatiel songs.
Hey there!
Thanks for the kind comments! They are in many ways. If you can keep a budgie well then many of the principles are the same for a cockatiel!
They likely will although be careful as budgies can be bullies sometimes!
How's your cockatiel going? :)
Hey I hope you got 2 cockatiels cause you shouldn't put only 1budgie and q cockatiel together they both need a mate so if you didn't get a cockatiel please get a friend for your budgie
What does it mean when she sticks her tounge out at me? She is me? She is mad?
We have one and its very cute ,it becomes a family member 🥰
Awesome! They really do! Such personalities and character!
Love these birds
Thank you!
Heyhoo, I' m an cockatiel nanny for few days and I' m very pleased to know now what the different behaviors will mean. Thank you so much for the vid.
Glad it was useful! Good luck with the sitting! ( I also have one on sounds too!)
Very interesting, thanks for sharing.
Thank you, glad it helped!
Thank you so much,I grew up having cockatiels and never knew what some of the birds actions meant ,very helpful👍🏼
Glad it was useful!
Thank you ...all these behaviour videos and sounds are extremely helpful...!!! Much appreciated
Glad they are useful :)
thanks for this video! I just got a pet cockatiel and it’s 10 weeks old! I got this from my moms work friend and it’s adorable! And now i know what she’s doing !
Awesome, glad it was useful! I have lots more cockatiel content including how to recognise their sounds and look out for them!
Very nice and interesting video. Helped me to understand some behaviours of our two sweeties 🙋♂️🥰
Thank you! Glad it was useful! I have one on sounds too if that’s of interest!
This will be useful to help me understand my cockatiel, thank you!!
No problems and glad it helped!
I have one of their sounds and crest movements too!
Fun. I love these birds!
Thank you!
Thank you!
You're welcome!
This a very useful video thank you so much! I few weeks ago I got a female cockatiel, she is adorable and very young, hope I can make a bond and train her at the same time, looking forward to your content♡
Hey Andrea,
Thank you!
I'm sure you can, just keep working at it with her!
Thank you very much for this highly informative video! I learned so much from this, I had to rewatch it with my kiddos. We just adopted a re-homed 'tiel. I feel much more confident around her now. 💛
Hey there,
Thanks for the kind comment! I have lots more content on cockatiels and how they behave on my channel!
Very good explaination. Thanks
Thank you!
Your video is so informative.Thanks for sharing 😊
Hey Prim Rose!
Thank you very much for the kind comment! I have more on my channel!
This was very helpful and informative for me thank you 😀
Glad it was helpful Melissa!
@@TheParrotTeacher bunion
I'm sure most birds tap to be territorial, but mine taps when he's finished his seed bell and wants more, no other time :')
Hey Wendy!
It's possible he's decided that's a good way of getting attention from you! Cool photo too!
Thank you for this video!
Hey there!
Thanks for the kind comment!
This is an awesomely informative video, thank you!
Thank you!
I laughed out loud at the sound of someone flushing the loo. Im a simple man
Haha! My girlfriend told me not to use that clip due to that but it made me laugh too during editing!
Thanks for this video it was very helpful :) I have a cockatiel with its wings clipped but it’s still a baby 💜 we named it minion ;P
Hey there,
Glad it was useful! I have many more videos about looking after the little guys!
@@TheParrotTeacher Thanks I’m gonna watch them now!!
Liked the jurassic Park t shirt. I see what you did there
Glad you like it lol! Dinosaurs new and old are good by me!
My female white face named Uno whistles the song ‘September’ by Earth wind and fire… she only does it when she misses me, I can hear her sing it when I go to my room 😆
It’s really adorable when cockatiels whistle that tune!
Are you sure she isn’t a he though? It’s really rare for females to sing!
@@TheParrotTeacher i bought it as a he and he has laid many eggs and the white face never came, stayed grey… so definitely a female. I got her in 2021, so she can pick what gender she is lmfao 😂
@@AgentXRifle that’s amazing! If she’s singing then she’s a very smart girl!
It’s really rare as the females have no evolutionary need to do so (no one to impress!)
@@TheParrotTeacher probably helped I tried to teach ‘him’ that song since getting her. She won’t ever sing in front of me and seems to only sing when she misses me. She’s 2 so hopefully many more years of good times!
@@AgentXRifle still kinda cute! I’m sure there will be! They can easily make 25!
It may be worth looking it hormone management in the future if she ever lays too many eggs though! I have videos on the topic!
Such a great video thank you to all the gracious participants as well as the director/producer. I have two tiels currently and while I knew a lot of the behaviours I now know much more about them and how to articulate them to other people. 10/10
Hey there,
Thank you for the nice comment!
I'm glad it was useful! I have lots of other cockatiel videos too!
@@TheParrotTeacher you've got a follower in me! How many tiels do you have? All that feathery cuteness & love made me want more even more than I already did! You made this birdguy's day!
@@MrFaceNumeroUno We have two! Chip and Fish (brothers!) We also have three rescue conures!
Parrots are addictive lol. We have had to stop at our current flock to make sure we can take care of them all properly!
@@TheParrotTeacher good for you guys that's awesome, Randolph and Lily are also rescue tiels! Showed my Mother the vid and she also loved it!
@@MrFaceNumeroUno Hey there!
Awesome, also very cute names!
Glad she enjoyed it too! Have you guys watched my cockatiel sounds one yet?
Ok this is helpful
Glad it helped!
Thank you so much for your info!
Hey Jacky,
No problems, glad it was useful!
Thank you so much
You're most welcome!
What does it mean when a cockatiel leans forward or goes upside down and has its wings fully stretched out but not flapping or trying to fly away?
Hey Charlene,
This is the second time today someone's asked! Shame I didn't pop it in the video!
It usually means they are stretching out their wings, getting a little exercise or preparing to bath. It can also be playful!
My male cockatiel doesn't trust my hand I tried me best he eats from my hand can get on my hand but won't let me touch Or give him scritches same as the girl a bit she doesn't wanna go away from siting on top of the cage
Amazing video though
Thank you for the kind comment!
Stepping up is all about training! Sometimes they don't really enjoy petting either. Chip loves it, but Fish wasn't so keen until lately!
I'd work on target training and getting them to step up onto your hand for a treat, then straight back onto the cage!
@@TheParrotTeacher well i did it he steps on my fingers when I say step up kiko and he does it but he screams too when he goes away from his wife (lala) so it's super hard to train them can u make a video on how to train mating (mated) birds?
@@farahmohamed182 Hey Sugar,
Honestly, the training process with mated or pairs of birds is very similar to if you have a solo bird!
I'd work on training one, but keep them close to their mate while you do it so they don't get scared.
Thank you!! very helpful
Glad it was helpful!
Ohhh my new cockatiel was In the same positition for the last 10 mins turns out she/he was sleeping! It so cute how their head is tucked in on its wing hope no one makes loud noises
Cute! Always nice to see when they are relaxing!
What is that colourful bedding, is it ok if they eat it? Or did they shred it up themselves? Very informative video. Thanks
Hey S M
That is carefresh. It's one of the safe substrates you can use. It's not safe for them to ingest no. If they ate a tiny bit it'd do no harm, but any bird that regularly eats toys or substrates etc should be discouraged.
Shredding on the other hand is natural and perfectly fine. Our birds routinely chew their bedding, but they never actually eat any, just spit it out.
is it normal for an 8 month old new cockatiel to be really tired and not energetic during the day? while i’m in school, my family claims she chirps a lot for about an hour but quiets down again for the rest of the day
Hey Aoife,
I'd look at other factors in relation to that. Is she eating/drinking ok? Does she have lots of fun things to do in and out of her cage?
It's also possible she's calling for you then realising you're not about, so quiets down until you get back. Does she get energetic when you return? Do your family interact with her?
Cockatiels commonly like to nap during the day too!
@@TheParrotTeacher She’s eating good, I went and got seeds because she would only eat the pellets and veg when I had fed it to her.
She has a lot of climbing stuff and perches in her cage but not yet toys as they’re still being delivered.
Her energy stays the same when I come home and she tends to only want to leave her cage when she’s on me, otherwise she’ll just sit on the cage door and nap. My family come in and talk to her while in her cage but they are too nervous to let her out while i’m not around.
I suppose it may be because there is no toys for her to play with outside her cage so she gets tired out of boredom..
Thank you for your help!
@@aoife1064 Hey there,
It does sound like she's pretty bonded to you and may feel nervous when you aren't about!
I'd work on training with her and encourage your family to do the same! Also keep an eye on her general condition just in case!
@@TheParrotTeacher Yes, thank you very much! I’m looking in to getting her to the vet for a general checkup soon anyway so for now i’ll definitely work on training :)
@@aoife1064 Cool!
Thank you 😊
Welcome!
This video was very informative! Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Hello! Our Cockatiel is very hard to be tamed, he's always afraid of us and he always do "The Maw." He's already 2 months old when we bought him. The pet shop, where we bought him, it's kinda abusive to our cockatiel. Maybe that's the reason why. What is the best and healthiest way to tame him? Thanks! Nice video.
Hey Elijah,
It's likely due to his past experience for sure. We had similar issues with our rescue conures, but they are now much better and step up/play.
The good news is there is LOTS you can do to work on taming your cockatiel, all it takes is patience and effort. I have lots of videos on the topic, so do check out my channel.
Briefly put:
Do target training - it's one of the best forms of training for parrots, scared ones especially.
Work on bonding - watch my video!
Work on step up training once you've done some bonding/targeting work!
Dude mine licks my eye. It’s nuts. I’ve also nodded off with it and it chewed on a callous on my toe until it bled. It’s super attached to me
Hey Ryan,
Blimey lol Definitely likes those eyes!
Also ouch! I'd probably try and dissuade that kinda chewing! They also love chewing spots and skin tags we have found lol
Thank you!!! I just got a re-homed cockatiel today, and it bites alot! This video helped me understand my cockatiel.
Hey Kermit,
Glad you found the video useful! I have lots more on cockatiel's specifically and just popped up a couple on biting today too!
That video really helped me .
Thank you🌹
Hey Yuriko, glad it was useful!
Nice avatar too!
I have a question, when a cockatiel has a hurt leg, what can be done to clean it, before taking it to a veterinarian?
It's that my cockatiel has a bad leg and I don't know how to clean it.😕
straight up take it to the vet! it's seems like an emergency! gooo!
I'd go with what Imtiaz says on this. If it's messy it sounds like it needs to see a vet.
First aid wise you can provide cayenne pepper over food for pain and you can use corn starch to stop bleeding!
@@TheParrotTeacher exactly! thank you!
@Imtiaz Thanks, in fact my boy is better! I would like you to understand my situation, in my city there is no exotic bird veterinarian and I want to give my boy first aid before I can take him. What hurt his little leg was a hair that got tangled in his little leg, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping me. Sorry for my English is really bad.
@@TheParrotTeacher I thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping me.
No angry hiss of doom? I've seen it in videos, pretty sure the translation on that is get away from me or I will bite you. Never seen Buddy do it. He has never done the beak tap territorial thin either. Love when he opens his wings a little when singing lol. He doesn't open them as much as your boys do though. He does do a downward eyeballing, with his head side to side. Pretty sure that is curiosity. It happens a lot when I am doing something near the floor with toys, or treats. My budgies do that a lot as well.
Still working on the scritches. He bows his head a lot. I move my fingers towards him he backs away. When I approach with my face and give scritches using my nose, he loves it. I think I just have a weirdo lol. We are still working on 6 years of abuse issues from his previous owner. He might get there one day. If not I get a good smell of him. I am sure that makes me weird, but I love how he smells lol. He used to reek like cologne. His previous owner was either spraying it on Buddy, or just used so damn much of it in his room the bird was marinated it in. That took just over a month to get rid of the smell on Buddy. He has respiratory issues from it as well. I was worried I might have to clip his wings because of it.
Hey An!
Sadly I couldn't get it on camera. They so rarely hiss it's a really tough behaviour to get! The closest we get is barking lol! The translation is correct too!
We love that behaviour too, the wings are the cutest. The tapping is mostly a Fish thing, Chip only does it on occasion!
It's possible he just likes your nose more as it's like a beak to them! Just keep trying though he may decide its ok!
That's pretty poor of his prior owner :( But at least he doesn't have to deal with it now!
It's also not weird at all, we like how our little ones smell too lol
@@TheParrotTeacher I have a question. My cocktail is a male and sometimes whenever he is on my shoulder he does the barking. But instead of lunging his head, he shakes his head the same manner when they shake their feathers after preening to get the dust off.
And also when he is in the cage, (I think he does it for attention but he only did it twice so I haven’t figured it out yet) he will put he head to the side and does heart wings. He does it all in one motion and kind of jumps before doing it as if I just said “strike a pose”.
@@baconandeggs9113 Hey Acting!
The head shaking is another "territorial this is mine" kinda behaviour. Fish does it all the time on my shoulder!
HAH! Now that is a cute variation on the theme! I don't think I've seen that one before. He is showing off and displaying for you I think!
Our two do something similar. They will do heart wings, shake their head, then bob while barking!
@@TheParrotTeacher oh. I just got worried about the first one because i thought there was something wrong. But then i realized he only does it on my shoulder.
Yeah hes a goofy one. If i get sad or mad and he sees it, he will scream songs at me until i start laughing.
@@TheParrotTeacher thanks for the knowledge!
thank you so much! I have a cockatiel named willow and while I knew some I was confused about a couple behaviors and this video cleared it up for me! thank you!
Glad the video was helpful! I have lots more cockatiel content on the channel!
This is a really informative video thank you so much
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome Vid! Also love the Jurassic park top :) 😂
Thank you! Haha it's a great movie!
@@TheParrotTeacher Agreed! 😁
My cocktail keeps biting me and I’m trying to train it
Hey Gamer,
Awesome that you are trying to train them!
Have you tried target training? Also lots of positive reinforcement?
I have some videos you may want to watch on training and looking after a cockatiel.
Also if you spam too much UA-cam deletes it!
Another great video, thank you! I'm learning so much from binge-watching your and your fiancee's videos!
Awesome! Thank you!
Thanks for this video,appreciate that alot 🙏🏻
Glad it was helpful! I have more on cockatiels on my channel!
Why does mine sometimes he peels his feathers with his beak.Wut that mean?
Hey Chuchay,
If he is running his beak over his feathers he is preening, he is removing dust, lining up his feathers and removing any feather casings.
If he is pulling them out with a loud pop then he is plucking and you'll need to look into stopping it.
my boyfriend got a bird about 3-4 weeks ago and for the last week its been making this sound it kind of sounds like a cockatoo and we called the vets they had no clue we called a bird expert they had no clue and everything online has been saying that his mad at my boyfriend but his still doing all the normal things he did before he was making the noises can anyone help us figure it out please
Hey Emily,
Best thing to do is either send me a message on insta or on our Best Behaved Birds FB with a clip of the noise. If I can hear it I might be able to help you identify what it means. (There's links to both on the video)
I have a guess as to what it means based on the description, but I don't want to give you bad info.
So nice.
Thank you! Cheers!
Nice to see that you added the screm 😜
Hey Michele!
Thank you lol
Hey man my cockatiel is like screeching and coming to me so what could that mean
It depends on his age! If he is still a little one he could be making baby noises for attention.
If he is coming at you and biting/hissing it means he's cross at you or scared!
If he's coming to you, stepping up and screeching he just wants your attention!
Interesting ! I have a female cockatiel myself . But she is aggressive towards me sometimes , she is just calm and relaxed most of the time . She barely let me touch her sometimes idk why . But she is cute tho
Hey Wydad!
It sounds like she needs training and some bonding work! I have videos on both on my channel!
@@TheParrotTeacher i got her a year ago . She is just angry sometimes . Anyway love your videos .
@@wydadt7991 Thank you!
Very helpful
Thank you, glad it helped!
mine does the preening friendship thing with me alot i'm feeling precious lol
Clearly enjoys getting/giving pets from/with you!
Thanks bro helped me allot!
Glad I could help!
Cute bird bro.. 😍👍
Thank you!
thank you for vid .Chicken (cockatiel) comes for his holiday while owners away this is his 6th year with me,. Got u tube on for him he's listening to BE Happy and qiute and peaceful with his crest up
Glad it was useful!
Thanks for a great video! many birds have similar behaviour, and watching your video I found out that when Riki taps his beak that means he is being territorial! also i find beak piking adorable, don't know why but its cute :) Cant wait for you next video!
Thank you for the kind comment! Even better that it was useful to you!
They do seem to share common behaviours, especially among parrots!
But there's some amazing unique behaviours too, like Ringnecks and their cute voices/eye pinning!
We love it too. Not all cockatiels seem to do it, but both of the boys like to do it when they are relaxing!
I learned a lot!
Glad it was useful!
great video!
Thank you!
Apart from different colours it seems that all cockatiels have the same mannerisms, but of course we know our birds individual personalities. People say to me how can I tell them apart, but that's a hard one to reply, I don't know but i can.
I love how your birds interact with you, mine were parent raised and won't allow human touch, even though they have free run of house, you see I am meant to trust them, but they don't trust me. Bit one sided. 🤔. lol
Hey Michael,
They definitely do have similar mannerisms and some vocals. Their personalities usually shine the most for telling them apart, especially if they look alike!
In their mind they probably don't really understand that lol. Trust is definitely two sided but it needs to be built. Being parent raised isn't always a barrier to building a bond and trust, it just takes time, patience and training!
You could start right now by beginning with simple target training or just luring with top tier treats! (more vids on my channel!)
I love parrots 🦜 ❤
Us too!