I swear I’ll be walking up to our door and hear my cockatiel start squawking before I’m close enough for her to see me, it amazes me every time! I didnt know it was normal for most to do that! I always thought she was psychic 😂😂
My cockatiel is the same coloring, and he was the same way when I first got him, very standoffish and he still can be from time to time. Honestly got super lucky with how easily I got him onto a pellet diet, I just sprinkled some pellets over the counter with him running around the counter and used my hand to pretend like my hand was eating them he got super curious and here we are 8 years later on a majority pellet diet.
I think my sun Conure is far more intelligent than I give him credit for. The minute you said “ I don’t normally struggle so fricking hard with diet conversion as I did with Clyde” he laughed at you!! So I of course went back to what you said and hit replay and he once again laughed at you. I wish I would have gotten it recorded. Sorry for your struggle, our sun Conure says thanks for the laugh 😂
I am owned by 2 cockatiels,and this series I've been waiting for thisis I am still struggling with conversion to pellets and chop!, I believe its my fault as there spoiled rotten and get there own way 99.9% of the time,
My Sunny looks and acts just like Clyde! I hope that there will be videos about cockatiel night frights. We've been struggling with very terrible night frights for Sunny. Night lights and haven't helped consistently. Sleep cage helps but he doesn't always want to sleep in it :(
Cockatiels are the worst (cockatiel owner here 😂) When converting from seeds go pellets, he starved himself. It took 2 weeks for the converting. I did 100% seed, then 90-10%, 80-20% and so on.. he did not eat. He became weak. He just staved himself 😂😂 they are so dramatic.. fast forward he’s still ok seeds 🙃
As a cockatiel owner of three years, it's great and unintentionally funny watching you struggle with stuff that's a regular Tuesday for us (stubbornness with food, neophobia and skittishness, taciturnity, etc).
I have a cockatiel named Dino who is 27 years old. He can be a bit cranky now that he is older, but he is incredible. I have had him since he was a year old. He has never bit me, likes to dance to music, and he can say some words. He does a wolf whistle too. During my hard times, he was there for me. I'm not ready to lose him. They're incredible birds. I've had 4 already.
Having had a cockatiel for the last 13 years, it is hilarious to finally see a cockatiel project bird on this channel. I feel like working with a cockatiel is just so much different from the larger birds and more difficult in many respects.
I'm so glad you are sharing this content. I have 2 cockatiels and I know exactly the struggle. LOL! I thought it was only my birds. It is like they are saying "I'm the boss!" lol
Seeing you cover your sleeve to have Clyde step up makes me so happy, I used to have to do this with mine and everyone told me I just needed to let him bite it out etc and that it was the wrong way to go about it. 2 years down the line I hardly ever get bitten and I never have to use my sleeve anymore! He recalls to me, knows the gave of hide and seek and even descends to me when I’m laid on the floor! Anyone out there struggling, don’t give up hope! It can take a while but it’s SO worth. He’s also the cuddliest and clingiest boy ever which sometimes can be so irritating but deep down, I love it 😂 Murphy will be 6 in May and we started this trained when he was 3, a month before he turned 4! Anyone reading this, there is hope and don’t let anyone tell you different ❤ Please let me know if you have questions!
My Amazon took years before he stopped biting me and now he's a good little boy. But I have had a pet psychic talk to him on numerous occasions about biting me biting himself being a brat. That helped a lot but it does take a long time. And cockatoos are the worst but Amazons are not far behind
Going to enjoy this! My Tiel is a little shite during the day with unprovoked and unannounced attacks. At night he’s like a wee sweet baby, loves cuddles and scratches.
They say there is no perfect bird species? I give you, the cockatiel. The pro's are far too long to list. Ps. You are rocking that hair style! Keep it.
I have to say I’m surprised at not only Clyde’s behavior but also the comments. I have had two cockatiels in my childhood and they were both very sweet. I was never bit hard by either one of them. I always thought Cockatiels were just sweethearts. Now as someone who was considering getting another one I’m a little scared!
same! I have two of the sweetest tiels. They're temperamental and can be nappy but they never actually bit me, aside from one time when I had to catch my female because she injured her paw. And even then she didn't drew blood. Guess we got lucky? haha
Any species is capable of showing aggression and fear, especially when they might have a background of not being treated with respect. The good news is that with time, patience and by applying permission based training most parrots can overcome those previous fears and tendency towards aggression.
I’ve had crazy tiels and I’ve had superrrr sweet tiels that were like little dogs. Super smart, affectionate, never bit. If it did it never hurt and just tickled. I love tiels they’re all so different
2:02 I am sooooo glad to hear you say this. I thought it was just me with the struggle. 😖 Thank you for the validation! I swear, it’s like anything with a crest has the life goal of seeing just how much patience and willpower we humans don’t have!!
Cockatiel owner for nearly 10 years now, think big cocktoo tiny body. They have just as much attitude and are very clever. But, they are tiny fluffy monsters that can be very affectionate with time. They will still bite, mine does if I don't scratch his head correctly (Yes, in his mind there is a wrong way to scratch his head.)
I loved my cockatiels. Had Poco, which I mated with my nieces male. Took one of the females home and mom and daughter were so loving. Instant love. She recognized my car and started loudly chirping until I went up to say hello. My 65 lbs dogs were totally freaked out by them. All they did was walk on the dog’s back and preen them. 😂😂 they hid under my hair and next thing the preening began. Immediately learned that making my index finger go forward and back meant scratching and massaging the head, helping to disguise the removal of the new feather sheaths. They loved their baths and sitting next to windows listening to birds outside. Just loved them to pieces
ohhh, my little guy was named Poco, too! He was hand fed and I got him as a baby. He was the sweetest bird I've ever had. He lived on my shoulder. I miss him almost daily and he passed 30 years ago!
My cockatiel is SUPER mean lol. He tolerates me to a point, but anyone else is a target, lol. He still bites me for looking at him funny, though lol. I've had no luck with diet conversion to any birdtricks food, but I've got him on harrisons and some chop (he especially likes carrot and spinach based chop).
Wait a minute i have a few questions ok 1 what happend to his tail is it that so he can not fly because i have had a bird with that before because i do rescues and ive got a rescue like that and it was supper agressive but ended up being my best friend and goes everywhere with me BUT some thing i dont understand is why you are training and putting him out in a room before you could bond with him and he seems to aggressive to do that to early because you want training to be a good thing a good activity but he is not cooperating with you and your probably going to ruin training in the future because of it NOW other wise ik your busy with other birds but take some time to spend around him dont look at or express that he is there because bird are curious little creatures and he wants to know what you are know how old is he because that does display some figure in the test because a young bird not knowing what a "Human" is but a rescue or just a pass on will already know what a human is i do not expect you to take this advise BUT consider some things i believe you work with bigger smarter birds than cockatiels there fragile and very easy to upset i do believe you have involved yourself a bit to early now in the car you kinda needed to put him in a cage with a cover because now ive only had this happen to me a few times but he will be afraid to go back in the car now back to involving yourself i dont know many details btw cockatiels are allways stuborn.
He reminds me so much of my Archimedes, who passed two years ago. He was such a bitchy little bird. Would not go off seed, but would occasionally nibble on broccoli slaw. Love his millet and playing on the top of his cage. Had a special distress call for when he landed on the floor(never would try flying up from the floor) and realized that there were cats down there and would want rescue. Cats just wondered what the noisy thing on the floor was. I miss him.
Just remember that cockatiels and cockatoos are not like normal birds. They spend most of their day down in the grass and vegetation foraging for seeds. For that reason many cockatoo and cockatiel owners will tell you they need more seeds than most birds and they think pellets are kind of a scam
Yes when other bird owners are being bitten and they're frustrated and the bird wants absolutely nothing to do with training, I would never ever betray them by saying or else snickering behind the scenes because we've been there
Roflmao! Diet conversion in tiel males is just basically... difficult to say the least (aka it's own version of hell). My grumpy little old man was SO STUBBORN! Lol. (Older rescue). I forgot: Congratulations on your new bird!
YES!!! Huzzah! Me and my 1 year old male cockatiel, Pidgey, thank you!! I have honestly had only the most positive possible experience with my cockatiel so far (had him since he was 2 months old). He has never bitten, and has been super easy to train, and will willingly eat anything. That said, he's in full hormone zone right now, so who knows what the future brings. So very excited to see this series with Clyde. Tiels are something special, man, for real.
Yaaaaaaaaaaay!!! I know this will sound horrible but I'm so glad that you are having the same struggles that all cockatiel owners have!! Ozzy my almost 2 year old boy was hand reared and can be really sweet. Hormones and tiels are a nightmare! Yes the bites hurt like hell when they mean business, but less than green cheeked conures in my experience! I just read his body language so real bites aren't often. I'm really looking forward to seeing this series and how you go along. I only ever want to give Ozzy a healthy happy life, and he loves your grain/seed mix!
Visited friends at thanksgiving who had a cockatiel (one had died). His owner taught him a Mozart opus. He would only perform for the family daughter. It was stunning. Never saw such a thing.
My tiel loves when I let her out of cage ..and.. then... ignore her! Yes ignore her. Lol if ignore her when she is out cage then ..she comes up to me. Begging for attn /giving whistle songs, attn . But if I try to engage w her she shys away (she prefers things to be on her own terms)
@@PG-wz7by The thing about cockatiels is they copy human songs by whistling. Many birds parrot speech, and also whistles, but not like cockatiels do. My grandmother had a canary she was very fond of. Sweet birds.
So excited to see this series!! I've had my tiel for 2 years now and i'm STILL struggling with diet conversion! Have moved him off store bought seeds to TOPs pellets, couscous/rice, nutriberries, and birdy bread with veggies in, but that seems to be as far as I can go - looking forward to seeing how you get on!
If you are interested in more resources on diet conversion check out our Diet Conversion Course (birdtricksstore.com/collections/behaviors-and-training/products/diet-conversion-course) or book a one on one consultation with our Birdtricks consultant, Kim Russell - birdtricksstore.com/products/kim-russell
I'm fostering a Senegal. This "teaser" seems to be exactly my experience with Holly. She would invite you in and then nail you! For a month I sat with her for Hours and hours. I swear she was planning on how to make sure that the next strike would hurt me more than the last one! I think in my case it could have been grumpy because of diet conversion to chop and your pellets (still working on it) and fear. I let her have her way and was hands off until vet day. I had to get her in the carrier, no longer could I wait for her to decide that I'm actually pretty cool to hang out with. Shock of all shocks, I lowered her foraging tree to the ground and she said "step up" "come here" and decided to be my bestie! Now she needs her forever family to find her so she can flourish with them. I'm so excited to see this series!
Great point about being aware of your emotional state before working with your birds. Out of all the birds I've ever had, cockatiels are the most empathic. They really pick up on and mirror your emotions back at you. It's both a blessing and a curse!
I have 5 cockatiels currently and in total I’ve adopted 8 cockatiels. I’m very interested in seeing how you go about training and diet converting Cylde since every single cockatiel (or parrots in general for that matter) is different with how you train and convert them. None of my cockatiels were trained or diet converted in the same way. They all have different backgrounds, personalities and boundaries. One of my cockatiels loves being around me as much as I’ll allow and one doesn’t want me near him unless for food. Cockatiels are very popular so I’m glad you’re finally doing a series on one.
Lol now you probably see why we desperately wanted cockatiel content 😆😆 Oh I loveeed and miss my cockatiel Peaches SO much, but yeah fingers were his arch nemesis for 16 out of the 18 years I had him. Unless they were painted! Then it was magically fine 😆. Loved feet, HATED fingers. Diet conversion (once I discovered how bad seeds were) was a huge challenge, too. But, your videos helped so much with both!! So although Clyde put you through the ringer, your wisdom helped me have a much better relationship in addition to helping me realize how bad seed diets are for birds. So thank you for all your videos!! Can't wait to see more of Clyde so I can get my cockatiel fever fix 😍😊
My tiel absolutely hates cold pressed pellets. Instead of eating the pellets he will chomp them into bits and toss them around lol. Months of this and he would not relent. I look forward to watching this series
If you are interested in more resources on diet conversion check out our Diet Conversion Course (birdtricksstore.com/collections/behaviors-and-training/products/diet-conversion-course) or book a one on one consultation with our Birdtricks consultant, Kim Russell - birdtricksstore.com/products/kim-russell
I'm so excited to see you work with Clyde! I have two tiels, and they are the sweetest and meanest little things. Terry, my boy is mostly sweet but has attitude! My sister's tiel, Skye, can be a sweet bean one minute and biting the next. We've learned to respect their boundaries and they almost never bite with intent to hurt (when a tiel wants to hurt you, they hurt!). I once offered to bird sit for a tiel like Clyde (looked like him too) and he was a vicious little thing. I love tiels so much though. They were my first parrots and they have a special place in my heart ❤️❤️
I an SO excited for this series! I have been struggling with the cockatiel I rescued about 19 months ago with a lot of similar challenges that you are having with Clyde.
Trying to convert my new cockatiel as well. Just got him from seed and millet diet from breeder. Slowly itleast trying to do pellets then gonna sneak some choppy chop in there 😂
If you are interested in more resources on diet conversion check out our Diet Conversion Course (birdtricksstore.com/collections/behaviors-and-training/products/diet-conversion-course) or book a one on one consultation with our Birdtricks consultant, Kim Russell - birdtricksstore.com/products/kim-russell
Cockatiel CONTENT AHHHHH I LOVE LOVE LOVE THEM I have always wanted a cocktatiel ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I'm so excited for this video series thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ive owned many cockatiels, they are the best. I have NEVER had a bad transition at all. They bonded so fast, so well. I always transitioned them fast after, quarantine and never a let down. Love my cockateils and everyone does things different. Good luck you and everything he has to learn. It will go well, I'm sure!
Our hand raised cockatiel is the best pet we have had. He’s so friendly and loves attention. He thinks he’s a baby puppy with wings and is a total Velcro bird. He’s got his dinosaur moments but he’s the best parrot ever. Oh he’s he’s obsessed with eggs lol. I’m guessing the behaviors are all the difference between a project bird like this and a hand raised baby like ours.
I am excited for you! We adopted Milo, our male tiel 3 years ago. We were able to transition his diet from all seeds to pellets and some veggies with seeds being a treat now. My vet recommended Harrison’s fine foods which helped us convert. He is definitely more moody as can be. So sweet and so mean all in one😅. He has come such a long way very slowly over time. Can’t wait to learn from you!
Yay not a huge fan of cockatiels my self but this will be plenty fun love the diet converting and all the stuff you gotta work out thanks Jamie even if you fail we can all learn (yourself included)
Looking forward to the new series! About 6 months ago now, I adopted a cockatiel pair from the local parrot shelter after my companion tiel of 11+ years passed away from egg binding. I wanted to wait a bit longer than I originally did, but I needed them as much as they needed a forever home because my mental health took a big hit. Since then I've managed to get them on a healthier pellet, we're working on veggies, and both have already learned step up and spin! What I learned from BirdTricks when I went to their MC in the Twin Cities has helped so much in that. Love you all Dave, Jamie, and Capri! 💙
WILL YOU BE TRAINING HIM FOR FREE FLIGHT? I hope so. I have a smaller bird that is free flying, but I’m getting some pushback from people because he’s a small bird.
This is awesome news! Looking forward to the whole series. And I love that you don't show only the glamorous side of pet rescuing. We all have put mental limits, and birds are individuals with unique personalities. I'm still working on establishing a relationship with my rescue Senegal, and I am struggling (like, the first few weeks I had to up my antidepressants and I still spent the days crying and feeling horrible. Mine grew in an small aviary with other birds and had little human interaction, so he is a savage. So, of course, I would love to see a Senegal series(especially since I read they are in the top of abandoned parrots).
Hi, JamieLeigh. Mix good food in with old food that's what I had to do with my cockatiels and what do you think of mixing in a little of your pellets? I mixed those in with my cockatiels to switch them over slowly and I gave them a seed treat twice a day. Just a suggestion. It looks like who ever owned him mishandled him made him mean possibly. Thank you and you don't have to do what I said but just a suggestion. My cockatiels had bad health at 7 years of age and the vet said I had to switch to better bird food and I switched to nutriberries (I'm sure your seed is perfect) and then I switched to your pellets for years they ate your pellets just loved them!!! Love you all!! Barb, Baby spirit, Beenie spirit!🥰🥰🤗🤗🤗😘😘😘
Wow! So much excitement in this comment thread! So much birdie Wuv-wuv!!! So many exclamation marks! So much light in your eyes Jamie as you talk about this cockateil and your struggles with him. Are you falling in love Jamie? 😅❤😅😂😂😂
My tiel demands pettings then bites. Or bites before stepping up when he's tired. My other ones does attack food. I think it's just... tiel things lol Both of them get MEGA GROUCHY when tired and will hiss at anything and everyone then next morning they're so happy to see everybody hahaha
3:50 I was like: He is going to bite... 3, 2, 1 ... Clyde attacks the egg xD The male tiel I had was a 'meanie', too, hissing included xD He ruined tiels for me. I still like them though... from a distance. The white ones, like Clyde, are my favorites.
JamieLeigh, because cockatiels are small they get mishandled like any small bird would. I know Clyde will come around just give him some time. Yes their bites can be super bad and draw a lot of blood!!!
I had two different Cockatiels. Spike who flew the coop and was never seen again. Then we had Louie. He died of natural causes. I remember it was Mother's day and I found him on the bottom of his cage. They were both hand tamed when I got them. Looking forward to seeing you work with Cylde. Gina
They're the most charming wonderful pet birds by far hands down I had my first cockatiels in the mid-80s I now have two darling cinnamon Pearl females Luna and Abby
Converting tiels to new, healthier food... good luck, I had to literally eat with my birds to convince them. Managed to do so with 6 specimens so i consider myself to be rady for anything that hell might throw at me. Also that reminded me of how it started with me (the birb madness). In fact it was also male lutino cockatiel but with more scars, fungus, liver damage and some serious aggression problems. Probably why no one wanted to adopt him. My young dumb self thought "eh he's already about 10yo lets give him a nice last few years". And so he lived another 10 years just to spite gods. Turned into real hug bug tho.
I ended up being the caretaker of a ‘tiel. I actually can’t remember his “real” name…..we called him Dracula, cos he appeared to be rather fond of blood. This was mainly because early on we had to restrain him in a towel to clip his hugely long claws, and he got me…..but he not only got me but he hung on like a tiny avian bulldog. We had to prise his little beak open!!. We DID in the end reach an accomodation. He’d come out during his out time and was happy enough to share space with humans as long as they didn’t have the temerity to try touching him, and would happily step up onto a perch to go back when done. He’d still happily draw blood if he felt like it, but it became a less regular occurance. And I guess he wasn’t THAT bad(either that or I’m just a sucker) cos I later got a beautiful hand raised female who was TOTALLY different, loved to be handled, loved head scritches and bit I think once in her whole life. Just goes to show what early handling experiences can do to a birds nature. Sadly I was a lot younger then and I didn’t know a lot about bird training cos i think more training would have suited her, tho we did harness train her.
I have a slightly bitey hahns/sun cross. Appreciate all your content re biting. She's only young (1yo) so we are working on it. She's super velcro birb and very bonded, so that helps, but she's a lil nippy at times.
He reminds me of my green cheek, I haven't figured her out. She is on a healthy diet, and that helps because she is super treat motivated, but still unpredictable from one day to the next
It’s not Clyde, cockatiels seem to like to bite hard! I think they like to laugh too, especially when they see blood 🩸 😮😂! I have 3 but I started with 5 but 2 of them took off and never came back😢
My tiel would act like this. (biting, pain in the butt about diet conversion etc.) but I do want to mention that this shouldn't be 100% of their behavior. My tiel started acting a lot worse at around 3 years old and I trouble shot all of my husbandry. Nothing I did worked and he began having weird behaviors. ie memory loss. I thought it was just his usual stubbornness but quickly realized it wasn't and took him to the vet (between yearly vet visits) and he was diagnosed with AVB and he passed away about 1 week after showing symptoms. My point is that if your bird is acting out and your care is providing everything they need and then some, make sure there is no underlying health issues.
so love when you take on a project bird.. Clyde looks so cute You always make the project birds 1000 times better than when they arrive. excited to watch this.
My tiel is an angle! She was my first bird she goes all over with me. She is nice to everyone is happy to sit and get head scratches. She’s mostly quiet compared to other birds at least. She made me fall in love with birds so much that I got a green cheek that came from another home previously. He’s freaking crazy and made me realize I probably don’t need other birds. Very loud and always getting into trouble but I still love him. Cocktails I’m my experience are easy and very sweet coming from my experience.
Ive been thinking about getting a bird for about 3 yrs now. Researching different breeds, what they need and how to bring them home and train them successfully. I want to give a rescue bird the best life. A tiel or a couple is in my top 5.
A cockatiel was my first pet. If only birdtricks existed back then. He was trained and we had a great relationship but it wouldve been so much better if I knew all I have learned. Looking forward to see this content. I dont have a cockatiel anymore, but want to get one🤣🤣 Is it compatible with sun conure?
Yaaaaaah!!!!!!!! Awesome! I have one that I still can’t fully convert off his seed diet. His weight also automatically drops if I remove too much of the seeds. It is Soooo annoying. He also refuses all baths in all formats. My other one eats everything and takes baths, but he tends to be quite aggressive with me, especially when I need to handle his buddy. They compliment each other well. I sometimes feel like they’re the ones training me to be their pet rather than the opposite.
Love tiels .I got my first at the age of 17, Percy died a couple of years ago at the age of 28! Currently three in the household. My 12 year old daughter owns them . smoky a female, chuckles a male and beautiful Jolene ( Smoky is beginning her to please to not take her man lol ) . Jolene we got in early January as a handraised 8 week old baby .but she is a bit skittish. I will get my daughter for sure to watch this series .
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We had cocktiels when I was growing up. They did a better job at letting us know that someone had pulled into the driveway than our dogs did.
I swear I’ll be walking up to our door and hear my cockatiel start squawking before I’m close enough for her to see me, it amazes me every time! I didnt know it was normal for most to do that! I always thought she was psychic 😂😂
You know how they say a little birdy told me ? 😂 birds are good 'watch dogs' 😂
My cockatiel is the same coloring, and he was the same way when I first got him, very standoffish and he still can be from time to time. Honestly got super lucky with how easily I got him onto a pellet diet, I just sprinkled some pellets over the counter with him running around the counter and used my hand to pretend like my hand was eating them he got super curious and here we are 8 years later on a majority pellet diet.
Ahhhhh! You used the human child approach!! Very clever!!😂
He's so beautiful 😍
Yea!!!!!! You're going to LOVE Clyde!
Perfect timing for this series I’m getting a cockatiel toooo😍
finally!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Best species ever!!!!
Cockatiels are probably the most phobic parrots lol
I think my sun Conure is far more intelligent than I give him credit for. The minute you said “ I don’t normally struggle so fricking hard with diet conversion as I did with Clyde” he laughed at you!! So I of course went back to what you said and hit replay and he once again laughed at you. I wish I would have gotten it recorded. Sorry for your struggle, our sun Conure says thanks for the laugh 😂
Yay!!!! Cockatiel!!!
I am from uk there is not many of them in uk now.
I am owned by 2 cockatiels,and this series I've been waiting for thisis I am still struggling with conversion to pellets and chop!,
I believe its my fault as there spoiled rotten and get there own way 99.9% of the time,
My Sunny looks and acts just like Clyde! I hope that there will be videos about cockatiel night frights. We've been struggling with very terrible night frights for Sunny. Night lights and haven't helped consistently. Sleep cage helps but he doesn't always want to sleep in it :(
Best BEST cocoktails ar de best
Cockatiels are the worst (cockatiel owner here 😂)
When converting from seeds go pellets, he starved himself. It took 2 weeks for the converting. I did 100% seed, then 90-10%, 80-20% and so on.. he did not eat. He became weak. He just staved himself 😂😂 they are so dramatic.. fast forward he’s still ok seeds 🙃
I find cockatiel difficult than budgie
Cockatiel vs Budgie
What do you guys think?
Clyde is a typical tiel. Biting you for doing what he wants you to do 🤣🤣🤣
Typical tiels lol
*cockatiel
As a cockatiel owner of three years, it's great and unintentionally funny watching you struggle with stuff that's a regular Tuesday for us (stubbornness with food, neophobia and skittishness, taciturnity, etc).
I have a cockatiel named Dino who is 27 years old. He can be a bit cranky now that he is older, but he is incredible. I have had him since he was a year old. He has never bit me, likes to dance to music, and he can say some words. He does a wolf whistle too. During my hard times, he was there for me. I'm not ready to lose him. They're incredible birds. I've had 4 already.
Having had a cockatiel for the last 13 years, it is hilarious to finally see a cockatiel project bird on this channel. I feel like working with a cockatiel is just so much different from the larger birds and more difficult in many respects.
They are stubborn little buggers
I'm so glad you are sharing this content. I have 2 cockatiels and I know exactly the struggle. LOL! I thought it was only my birds. It is like they are saying "I'm the boss!" lol
Cockatiels are SUPER difficult to diet transition. Always been the most difficult birds I’ve worked with on diet transitioning cause it took SOOO long
Seeing you cover your sleeve to have Clyde step up makes me so happy, I used to have to do this with mine and everyone told me I just needed to let him bite it out etc and that it was the wrong way to go about it. 2 years down the line I hardly ever get bitten and I never have to use my sleeve anymore! He recalls to me, knows the gave of hide and seek and even descends to me when I’m laid on the floor! Anyone out there struggling, don’t give up hope! It can take a while but it’s SO worth. He’s also the cuddliest and clingiest boy ever which sometimes can be so irritating but deep down, I love it 😂
Murphy will be 6 in May and we started this trained when he was 3, a month before he turned 4! Anyone reading this, there is hope and don’t let anyone tell you different ❤
Please let me know if you have questions!
My Amazon took years before he stopped biting me and now he's a good little boy. But I have had a pet psychic talk to him on numerous occasions about biting me biting himself being a brat. That helped a lot but it does take a long time. And cockatoos are the worst but Amazons are not far behind
@@jmdenison cockatoos ate the absolute worst (I’ll give that to U2s 😂) but we’ve come a long way and it’s so worth it! I’m sure you’ll say the same ❤️
@@jennabeverley4013 My G2 I'll put up against your u2 any day for being and obnoxious brat 😆😆
@@jmdenison I don’t have a U2…
How can i get him to like baths and quit being agressive?
Going to enjoy this! My Tiel is a little shite during the day with unprovoked and unannounced attacks. At night he’s like a wee sweet baby, loves cuddles and scratches.
They say there is no perfect bird species? I give you, the cockatiel. The pro's are far too long to list.
Ps. You are rocking that hair style! Keep it.
I have to say I’m surprised at not only Clyde’s behavior but also the comments. I have had two cockatiels in my childhood and they were both very sweet. I was never bit hard by either one of them. I always thought Cockatiels were just sweethearts. Now as someone who was considering getting another one I’m a little scared!
same! I have two of the sweetest tiels. They're temperamental and can be nappy but they never actually bit me, aside from one time when I had to catch my female because she injured her paw. And even then she didn't drew blood. Guess we got lucky? haha
Any species is capable of showing aggression and fear, especially when they might have a background of not being treated with respect. The good news is that with time, patience and by applying permission based training most parrots can overcome those previous fears and tendency towards aggression.
I’ve had crazy tiels and I’ve had superrrr sweet tiels that were like little dogs. Super smart, affectionate, never bit. If it did it never hurt and just tickled. I love tiels they’re all so different
2:02 I am sooooo glad to hear you say this. I thought it was just me with the struggle. 😖 Thank you for the validation! I swear, it’s like anything with a crest has the life goal of seeing just how much patience and willpower we humans don’t have!!
I think you’re right about the crested birds!
Clyde’s a very pretty birb, attitude notwithstanding. 😉
I always say that cockatiels have the emotions of a full sized cockatoo packed inside that tiny body and they don’t know what to do with it!
Cockatiel owner for nearly 10 years now, think big cocktoo tiny body. They have just as much attitude and are very clever. But, they are tiny fluffy monsters that can be very affectionate with time. They will still bite, mine does if I don't scratch his head correctly (Yes, in his mind there is a wrong way to scratch his head.)
I loved my cockatiels. Had Poco, which I mated with my nieces male. Took one of the females home and mom and daughter were so loving. Instant love. She recognized my car and started loudly chirping until I went up to say hello. My 65 lbs dogs were totally freaked out by them. All they did was walk on the dog’s back and preen them. 😂😂 they hid under my hair and next thing the preening began. Immediately learned that making my index finger go forward and back meant scratching and massaging the head, helping to disguise the removal of the new feather sheaths. They loved their baths and sitting next to windows listening to birds outside. Just loved them to pieces
ohhh, my little guy was named Poco, too! He was hand fed and I got him as a baby. He was the sweetest bird I've ever had. He lived on my shoulder. I miss him almost daily and he passed 30 years ago!
My cockatiel is SUPER mean lol. He tolerates me to a point, but anyone else is a target, lol. He still bites me for looking at him funny, though lol. I've had no luck with diet conversion to any birdtricks food, but I've got him on harrisons and some chop (he especially likes carrot and spinach based chop).
Wait a minute i have a few questions ok 1 what happend to his tail is it that so he can not fly because i have had a bird with that before because i do rescues and ive got a rescue like that and it was supper agressive but ended up being my best friend and goes everywhere with me BUT some thing i dont understand is why you are training and putting him out in a room before you could bond with him and he seems to aggressive to do that to early because you want training to be a good thing a good activity but he is not cooperating with you and your probably going to ruin training in the future because of it NOW other wise ik your busy with other birds but take some time to spend around him dont look at or express that he is there because bird are curious little creatures and he wants to know what you are know how old is he because that does display some figure in the test because a young bird not knowing what a "Human" is but a rescue or just a pass on will already know what a human is i do not expect you to take this advise BUT consider some things i believe you work with bigger smarter birds than cockatiels there fragile and very easy to upset i do believe you have involved yourself a bit to early
now in the car you kinda needed to put him in a cage with a cover because now ive only had this happen to me a few times but he will be afraid to go back in the car now back to involving yourself i dont know many details btw cockatiels are allways stuborn.
Yay!!! I have 3 tiels and can't wait to see this! I might sign back up for Patreon again!
He reminds me so much of my Archimedes, who passed two years ago. He was such a bitchy little bird. Would not go off seed, but would occasionally nibble on broccoli slaw. Love his millet and playing on the top of his cage. Had a special distress call for when he landed on the floor(never would try flying up from the floor) and realized that there were cats down there and would want rescue. Cats just wondered what the noisy thing on the floor was. I miss him.
Tf2 fan?
@@Mellohivee No, history fan.
Cockatiels always come with attitude lol😅
Just remember that cockatiels and cockatoos are not like normal birds. They spend most of their day down in the grass and vegetation foraging for seeds. For that reason many cockatoo and cockatiel owners will tell you they need more seeds than most birds and they think pellets are kind of a scam
Makes me feel better to see you struggle😂 I mean that in the best way possible
Yes when other bird owners are being bitten and they're frustrated and the bird wants absolutely nothing to do with training, I would never ever betray them by saying or else snickering behind the scenes because we've been there
Roflmao! Diet conversion in tiel males is just basically... difficult to say the least (aka it's own version of hell). My grumpy little old man was SO STUBBORN! Lol. (Older rescue).
I forgot: Congratulations on your new bird!
Must be my Montys twin, lol. His tail though 😳
YES!!! Huzzah! Me and my 1 year old male cockatiel, Pidgey, thank you!! I have honestly had only the most positive possible experience with my cockatiel so far (had him since he was 2 months old). He has never bitten, and has been super easy to train, and will willingly eat anything. That said, he's in full hormone zone right now, so who knows what the future brings.
So very excited to see this series with Clyde. Tiels are something special, man, for real.
Yaaaaaaaaaaay!!! I know this will sound horrible but I'm so glad that you are having the same struggles that all cockatiel owners have!! Ozzy my almost 2 year old boy was hand reared and can be really sweet. Hormones and tiels are a nightmare! Yes the bites hurt like hell when they mean business, but less than green cheeked conures in my experience! I just read his body language so real bites aren't often. I'm really looking forward to seeing this series and how you go along. I only ever want to give Ozzy a healthy happy life, and he loves your grain/seed mix!
Thats a chubby cute cockatiel! Thought it was a pigeon, he does look kinda mean when hes about to bite omgah! love this video tho
Visited friends at thanksgiving who had a cockatiel (one had died). His owner taught him a Mozart opus. He would only perform for the family daughter. It was stunning. Never saw such a thing.
My tiel loves when I let her out of cage ..and.. then... ignore her! Yes ignore her. Lol if ignore her when she is out cage then ..she comes up to me. Begging for attn /giving whistle songs, attn . But if I try to engage w her she shys away (she prefers things to be on her own terms)
Cockatiels are the Master Whistlers of the bird world 🎶🎵🎵🎶🎶
I love my tiels, but also had canaries, and their songs were also stunning.
@@PG-wz7by The thing about cockatiels is they copy human songs by whistling. Many birds parrot speech, and also whistles, but not like cockatiels do. My grandmother had a canary she was very fond of. Sweet birds.
So excited to see this series!! I've had my tiel for 2 years now and i'm STILL struggling with diet conversion! Have moved him off store bought seeds to TOPs pellets, couscous/rice, nutriberries, and birdy bread with veggies in, but that seems to be as far as I can go - looking forward to seeing how you get on!
If you are interested in more resources on diet conversion check out our Diet Conversion Course (birdtricksstore.com/collections/behaviors-and-training/products/diet-conversion-course) or book a one on one consultation with our Birdtricks consultant, Kim Russell - birdtricksstore.com/products/kim-russell
I'm fostering a Senegal. This "teaser" seems to be exactly my experience with Holly. She would invite you in and then nail you! For a month I sat with her for Hours and hours. I swear she was planning on how to make sure that the next strike would hurt me more than the last one! I think in my case it could have been grumpy because of diet conversion to chop and your pellets (still working on it) and fear. I let her have her way and was hands off until vet day. I had to get her in the carrier, no longer could I wait for her to decide that I'm actually pretty cool to hang out with. Shock of all shocks, I lowered her foraging tree to the ground and she said "step up" "come here" and decided to be my bestie! Now she needs her forever family to find her so she can flourish with them. I'm so excited to see this series!
Great point about being aware of your emotional state before working with your birds. Out of all the birds I've ever had, cockatiels are the most empathic. They really pick up on and mirror your emotions back at you. It's both a blessing and a curse!
I have 5 cockatiels currently and in total I’ve adopted 8 cockatiels. I’m very interested in seeing how you go about training and diet converting Cylde since every single cockatiel (or parrots in general for that matter) is different with how you train and convert them. None of my cockatiels were trained or diet converted in the same way. They all have different backgrounds, personalities and boundaries. One of my cockatiels loves being around me as much as I’ll allow and one doesn’t want me near him unless for food. Cockatiels are very popular so I’m glad you’re finally doing a series on one.
Lol now you probably see why we desperately wanted cockatiel content 😆😆
Oh I loveeed and miss my cockatiel Peaches SO much, but yeah fingers were his arch nemesis for 16 out of the 18 years I had him. Unless they were painted! Then it was magically fine 😆. Loved feet, HATED fingers. Diet conversion (once I discovered how bad seeds were) was a huge challenge, too. But, your videos helped so much with both!! So although Clyde put you through the ringer, your wisdom helped me have a much better relationship in addition to helping me realize how bad seed diets are for birds.
So thank you for all your videos!! Can't wait to see more of Clyde so I can get my cockatiel fever fix 😍😊
My tiel absolutely hates cold pressed pellets. Instead of eating the pellets he will chomp them into bits and toss them around lol. Months of this and he would not relent. I look forward to watching this series
If you are interested in more resources on diet conversion check out our Diet Conversion Course (birdtricksstore.com/collections/behaviors-and-training/products/diet-conversion-course) or book a one on one consultation with our Birdtricks consultant, Kim Russell - birdtricksstore.com/products/kim-russell
I'm so excited to see you work with Clyde! I have two tiels, and they are the sweetest and meanest little things. Terry, my boy is mostly sweet but has attitude! My sister's tiel, Skye, can be a sweet bean one minute and biting the next.
We've learned to respect their boundaries and they almost never bite with intent to hurt (when a tiel wants to hurt you, they hurt!).
I once offered to bird sit for a tiel like Clyde (looked like him too) and he was a vicious little thing.
I love tiels so much though. They were my first parrots and they have a special place in my heart ❤️❤️
I an SO excited for this series! I have been struggling with the cockatiel I rescued about 19 months ago with a lot of similar challenges that you are having with Clyde.
Seeing you struggle with a cockatiel makes me feel a lot better about all the progress I made with the lost pet cockatiel that my mother CAUGHT
Trying to convert my new cockatiel as well. Just got him from seed and millet diet from breeder. Slowly itleast trying to do pellets then gonna sneak some choppy chop in there 😂
If you are interested in more resources on diet conversion check out our Diet Conversion Course (birdtricksstore.com/collections/behaviors-and-training/products/diet-conversion-course) or book a one on one consultation with our Birdtricks consultant, Kim Russell - birdtricksstore.com/products/kim-russell
Cockatiel CONTENT AHHHHH I LOVE LOVE LOVE THEM I have always wanted a cocktatiel ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I'm so excited for this video series thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ive owned many cockatiels, they are the best. I have NEVER had a bad transition at all. They bonded so fast, so well. I always transitioned them fast after, quarantine and never a let down. Love my cockateils and everyone does things different.
Good luck you and everything he has to learn. It will go well, I'm sure!
Yay!! Cockatiels are easily the best parrot breed in my opinion 🥰
Our cockatiel is 15 months old, and we are keen to learn from your experience with Clyde.
Our hand raised cockatiel is the best pet we have had. He’s so friendly and loves attention. He thinks he’s a baby puppy with wings and is a total Velcro bird. He’s got his dinosaur moments but he’s the best parrot ever. Oh he’s he’s obsessed with eggs lol. I’m guessing the behaviors are all the difference between a project bird like this and a hand raised baby like ours.
You do realize Clyde is a mini-cockatoo???
YES IM SO EXCITED U GOT A COCKATIEL YESSSS
This is exactly what my tiel does! I seriously think he thinks it’s his way or the highway. 😂
I love cockatiel content, Thank you for the informative video! 🙏 😊
I just got a new tiel myself, so it's funny to me to watch you struggle with one! Mine's no trouble at all, though. So far...
I am excited for you! We adopted Milo, our male tiel 3 years ago. We were able to transition his diet from all seeds to pellets and some veggies with seeds being a treat now. My vet recommended Harrison’s fine foods which helped us convert. He is definitely more moody as can be. So sweet and so mean all in one😅. He has come such a long way very slowly over time. Can’t wait to learn from you!
Yay not a huge fan of cockatiels my self but this will be plenty fun love the diet converting and all the stuff you gotta work out thanks Jamie even if you fail we can all learn (yourself included)
he's so pretty! cockatiels look so elegant and proud lol
I know you are never going to give up .
Looking forward to the new series!
About 6 months ago now, I adopted a cockatiel pair from the local parrot shelter after my companion tiel of 11+ years passed away from egg binding. I wanted to wait a bit longer than I originally did, but I needed them as much as they needed a forever home because my mental health took a big hit. Since then I've managed to get them on a healthier pellet, we're working on veggies, and both have already learned step up and spin! What I learned from BirdTricks when I went to their MC in the Twin Cities has helped so much in that.
Love you all Dave, Jamie, and Capri! 💙
WILL YOU BE TRAINING HIM FOR FREE FLIGHT? I hope so. I have a smaller bird that is free flying, but I’m getting some pushback from people because he’s a small bird.
This is awesome news! Looking forward to the whole series.
And I love that you don't show only the glamorous side of pet rescuing. We all have put mental limits, and birds are individuals with unique personalities.
I'm still working on establishing a relationship with my rescue Senegal, and I am struggling (like, the first few weeks I had to up my antidepressants and I still spent the days crying and feeling horrible. Mine grew in an small aviary with other birds and had little human interaction, so he is a savage.
So, of course, I would love to see a Senegal series(especially since I read they are in the top of abandoned parrots).
I cannot wait!! I love cockatiels!
Hi, JamieLeigh. Mix good food in with old food that's what I had to do with my cockatiels and what do you think of mixing in a little of your pellets? I mixed those in with my cockatiels to switch them over slowly and I gave them a seed treat twice a day. Just a suggestion. It looks like who ever owned him mishandled him made him mean possibly. Thank you and you don't have to do what I said but just a suggestion. My cockatiels had bad health at 7 years of age and the vet said I had to switch to better bird food and I switched to nutriberries (I'm sure your seed is perfect) and then I switched to your pellets for years they ate your pellets just loved them!!! Love you all!! Barb, Baby spirit, Beenie spirit!🥰🥰🤗🤗🤗😘😘😘
Wow! So much excitement in this comment thread! So much birdie Wuv-wuv!!! So many exclamation marks! So much light in your eyes Jamie as you talk about this cockateil and your struggles with him. Are you falling in love Jamie? 😅❤😅😂😂😂
cockatiels are notoriously difficult with diet conversion lmao
VERY stubborn
Yesssssss finally! I definitely need help with mine!
My tiel demands pettings then bites. Or bites before stepping up when he's tired. My other ones does attack food. I think it's just... tiel things lol Both of them get MEGA GROUCHY when tired and will hiss at anything and everyone then next morning they're so happy to see everybody hahaha
3:50 I was like: He is going to bite... 3, 2, 1 ... Clyde attacks the egg xD
The male tiel I had was a 'meanie', too, hissing included xD He ruined tiels for me.
I still like them though... from a distance. The white ones, like Clyde, are my favorites.
Ahh my favourite UA-cam channel and my favourite birds
JamieLeigh, because cockatiels are small they get mishandled like any small bird would. I know Clyde will come around just give him some time. Yes their bites can be super bad and draw a lot of blood!!!
I had two different Cockatiels. Spike who flew the coop and was never seen again. Then we had Louie. He died of natural causes. I remember it was Mother's day and I found him on the bottom of his cage. They were both hand tamed when I got them. Looking forward to seeing you work with Cylde. Gina
They're the most charming wonderful pet birds by far hands down I had my first cockatiels in the mid-80s I now have two darling cinnamon Pearl females Luna and Abby
Thank you so much. We need some cockatiel help!! ASAP! Yes we having been waiting!
Converting tiels to new, healthier food... good luck, I had to literally eat with my birds to convince them. Managed to do so with 6 specimens so i consider myself to be rady for anything that hell might throw at me.
Also that reminded me of how it started with me (the birb madness). In fact it was also male lutino cockatiel but with more scars, fungus, liver damage and some serious aggression problems. Probably why no one wanted to adopt him. My young dumb self thought "eh he's already about 10yo lets give him a nice last few years". And so he lived another 10 years just to spite gods. Turned into real hug bug tho.
I ended up being the caretaker of a ‘tiel. I actually can’t remember his “real” name…..we called him Dracula, cos he appeared to be rather fond of blood. This was mainly because early on we had to restrain him in a towel to clip his hugely long claws, and he got me…..but he not only got me but he hung on like a tiny avian bulldog. We had to prise his little beak open!!. We DID in the end reach an accomodation. He’d come out during his out time and was happy enough to share space with humans as long as they didn’t have the temerity to try touching him, and would happily step up onto a perch to go back when done. He’d still happily draw blood if he felt like it, but it became a less regular occurance. And I guess he wasn’t THAT bad(either that or I’m just a sucker) cos I later got a beautiful hand raised female who was TOTALLY different, loved to be handled, loved head scritches and bit I think once in her whole life. Just goes to show what early handling experiences can do to a birds nature. Sadly I was a lot younger then and I didn’t know a lot about bird training cos i think more training would have suited her, tho we did harness train her.
I have a slightly bitey hahns/sun cross. Appreciate all your content re biting. She's only young (1yo) so we are working on it. She's super velcro birb and very bonded, so that helps, but she's a lil nippy at times.
He reminds me of my green cheek, I haven't figured her out. She is on a healthy diet, and that helps because she is super treat motivated, but still unpredictable from one day to the next
Clyde's a really cutie, can't wait to see how this project unfolds
It’s not Clyde, cockatiels seem to like to bite hard! I think they like to laugh too, especially when they see blood 🩸 😮😂! I have 3 but I started with 5 but 2 of them took off and never came back😢
My tiel would act like this. (biting, pain in the butt about diet conversion etc.) but I do want to mention that this shouldn't be 100% of their behavior. My tiel started acting a lot worse at around 3 years old and I trouble shot all of my husbandry. Nothing I did worked and he began having weird behaviors. ie memory loss. I thought it was just his usual stubbornness but quickly realized it wasn't and took him to the vet (between yearly vet visits) and he was diagnosed with AVB and he passed away about 1 week after showing symptoms. My point is that if your bird is acting out and your care is providing everything they need and then some, make sure there is no underlying health issues.
so love when you take on a project bird.. Clyde looks so cute You always make the project birds 1000 times better than when they arrive. excited to watch this.
Having hand fed a cockatiel, I will never own one. He wouldn’t wean until he was 4 months, and was obnoxious. Never again 😂
My tiel is an angle! She was my first bird she goes all over with me. She is nice to everyone is happy to sit and get head scratches. She’s mostly quiet compared to other birds at least. She made me fall in love with birds so much that I got a green cheek that came from another home previously. He’s freaking crazy and made me realize I probably don’t need other birds. Very loud and always getting into trouble but I still love him. Cocktails I’m my experience are easy and very sweet coming from my experience.
Yes!!! My cockatiels, Baby bird & Weeble, give me the hardest time changing their diet, hardest time , won't eat pellets!
10 years with my cockateil, I do love him, but, but he is so hormonal, so aggressive. He is such a Jekyll and Hyde.
Ive been thinking about getting a bird for about 3 yrs now. Researching different breeds, what they need and how to bring them home and train them successfully. I want to give a rescue bird the best life. A tiel or a couple is in my top 5.
A cockatiel was my first pet. If only birdtricks existed back then. He was trained and we had a great relationship but it wouldve been so much better if I knew all I have learned. Looking forward to see this content. I dont have a cockatiel anymore, but want to get one🤣🤣 Is it compatible with sun conure?
Grew up witb Cockatiels, although great birds, I prefer Green Cheek Conures.
Yaaaaaah!!!!!!!! Awesome! I have one that I still can’t fully convert off his seed diet. His weight also automatically drops if I remove too much of the seeds. It is Soooo annoying. He also refuses all baths in all formats. My other one eats everything and takes baths, but he tends to be quite aggressive with me, especially when I need to handle his buddy. They compliment each other well. I sometimes feel like they’re the ones training me to be their pet rather than the opposite.
Love tiels .I got my first at the age of 17, Percy died a couple of years ago at the age of 28! Currently three in the household. My 12 year old daughter owns them . smoky a female, chuckles a male and beautiful Jolene ( Smoky is beginning her to please to not take her man lol ) . Jolene we got in early January as a handraised 8 week old baby .but she is a bit skittish. I will get my daughter for sure to watch this series .