Check out the pictures of my new birdie!

[Not_Giving_Up]

He doesn't have a name yet, but here he is...

[BlackVelvetElvis]

1. Congrats on your new baby!

Any names you're thinking of?
I miss having birds.

[Not_Giving_Up]

5. There are several on the list

Turbine seems to be at the top because of a noise he likes to make, but no decisions have been made yet. My nine year old doesn't understand why we can't name him Cocky...he's a Cockatiel after all!

[TorchTheWitch]

10. Oh, he's lovely!

Looks so much like my old birdie. I had a female cockatiel for 11 years. Of course, being a female, she didn't have such an impressive pompadour.

Cockatiels are very strong fliers, so if you don't want him to fly, clip only one of his wings... with both wings clipped they can still fly pretty damn good, but just get tired from it more easily. Clipping only one throws them off balance, and they can't get too far that way.

If the early morning screeching gets to you, put him in front of a mirror. My bird would be highly entertained for hours and hours in front of a mirror. Covering the cage never did anything to settle mine down.

They like to play in water, too. My birdie used to come in the shower with me sometimes or I'd fill up the bathroom sink and let her play in it for awhile.

Have you got your official "Poop Shirt" yet? ;)

[Not_Giving_Up]

12. I love him to death!

One wing was clipped by the pet store, but it's mostly grown back. He flies well, but has yet to figure out the landing part. If he doesn't get it down quick, we'll clip again to keep him from hurting himself.

When he wants out of the cage, he paces in the bottom, squawking his head off. I'm having to train my other half not to take him out when he does this, spoiling him is BAD!

He has a bird bath in his cage, but has only been in it once, and that was by accident...We put warm water in a spray bottle and mist him every couple of days, and he loves that.

As for the poop shirt, LOL! He nailed my DU shirt the other day, but when I washed it, all was well!

[BlackVelvetElvis]

21. Turbine-a pretty cool name!

I'm glad you have the spray bottle. My birds used to love that.
I had budgies and doves. When I'd spray them, they'd spread their wings out and fluff their feathers.
Let us know when you decide on a name.

[Not_Giving_Up]

23. He likes to sit on my finger and bend way over...

spreading out his wings for balance...it's cool to see. We wanted to get pics of that, but of course, he wasn't playing the balance game when we had the camera out!

[rasputin1952]

2. Great looking bird!!!!

:D

[Not_Giving_Up]

6. Thank you!

We traded in ten finches and a parakeet for him. He's hand fed, and a real sweetie!

[ScreamingMeemie]

3. They have the cutest little faces...with almost squeezable looking

cheeks! Congrats! :hi:

[Not_Giving_Up]

9. He loves head scratches

He bends his head down so we can scratch the back of his neck.

[Double T]

4. Beautiful Pet , Enjoy !!!

[TheProphetess]

7. He's a pretty boy!

Very handsome little guy. Congrats on your new family member!
:toast:

[Not_Giving_Up]

8. Thanks!

The cats are annoyed...they get closed up in a bedroom whenever he comes out. They should hush...there's a litter box in there!

[Left Is Write]

11. He's a cutie!

Will you name him or wait for him to "tell" you his name?

My mother always said her birds "told" them their names. She'd wait a few days until something came to her.

[Not_Giving_Up]

13. Basically

We're waiting to get to know him, make sure the name fits!

[Codeine]

14. Is he...

...a cinnamon pied?

[Not_Giving_Up]

15. He's a pearl

From what I've read, he may lose those markings at about six months though.

[BikeWriter]

16. He is beautiful, congratulations!

[Not_Giving_Up]

17. Thanks!

Much less of a mess than all of those other birds too!

[BikeWriter]

26. Very good. I'm glad you're happy with your trade!

I really should pick up a few pair of some sort of birds. I have a few cages I could be breeding some in.

[Not_Giving_Up]

27. I have a giant finch cage

Complete with nest boxes! Of course, it takes up a ton of room and is a pain in the ass to clean!

[BikeWriter]

30. I once built an eight by twenty foot house for Lutino lovebirds...

We had love bird babies up to our elbows!

[Not_Giving_Up]

32. Zebra finches breed like mad

As soon as the male shows up, hineys go in the air. Little hussies! This cage was five feet long and three feet high.

[BikeWriter]

35. LOL! They're pretty little things...

Keets are the smallest bird I ever bred, though. I especially loved the lutino and albino babies. We'd hand feed them some so they'd be especially loving. They made amazing pets.

[Not_Giving_Up]

37. I tried to breed keets

It just never worked. The females kept beating the hell out of the male until we separated them.

[BikeWriter]

42. Ouch! I've always been rather lucky at breeding exotics...

The sheer number of birds we had may have been a positive influence on that, with them being flock birds.

[auntAgonist]

18. I used to have a cockatiel I named "Clancy"

don't know why I named him that but it suited him.

noisy critter, but LOADS of fun.

[Not_Giving_Up]

19. This little guy is mostly quiet

Except when he wants out of the cage.

[Cannikin]

20. I spent 16 years with mine. I loved him alot. I hope you will too.

[Not_Giving_Up]

24. I had a parakeet for 12 years

She was so cool...she'd fly back to her cage to poop. I'd say "cage" and she'd go back in the cage. I WUV birdies!

[ronnykmarshall]

22. Purdy baby!

:loveya:

If I knew my cats wouldn't freak ... I'd get me a bird like him/her.

What a sweetie!

[Not_Giving_Up]

25. The cats are not amused

The finches were in a huge cage that sat on the floor. Scribbles would sleep all stretched out, right in front of it. This guy is in a hanging cage, and the cats are put up when he comes out, so they're very intrigued.

[ronnykmarshall]

28. Oh SHIT!!

This should be interesting.

[Not_Giving_Up]

29. It's fine

They can't get to him, so all is well.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

31. What a handsome fellow!

His cheeks look like suns...Maybe you should name him Sunny. :-)

[Not_Giving_Up]

33. Thank you!

I thought about Buddy...but that was rejected by rest of the household.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

34. Turbine's a cool name...

One day, when I don't have cats, I'd like a bird...

[Not_Giving_Up]

36. I just worry

That he might stop making that noise when he's older. It's kind of that baby bird "feed me" noise. Then the name would make no sense.

Cats and birds can live in the same house! We've done it for years. Just have to make sure that the kitties can't get to the birds!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

38. I'd worry about drafts, too...

It'll take some rearranging and planning before I'll feel comfortable with it. Meanwhile, I at least have my bird feeders. :D

[Not_Giving_Up]

39. True

The cage is strategically placed away from air vents to make sure he's a happy guy.

[flamingyouth]

40. Beautiful 'tiel!

I have a Lutino named Buster. :hi:

[Not_Giving_Up]

41. Thanks!

He's going to be spoiled rotten, I can already tell!

[Behind the Aegis]

43. Awesome!!

I love birdies too! We have several zebra finches and a few exotic ones (plus a quaker, black-masked lovebird, and Pionus parrot)! What names are you thinking about?

[Rhiannon12866]

44. Thank you for sharing! What a cutie!

What a pretty little guy! I don't know a lot about birds, but I can sure see why you're taken with this one. He's beautiful and seems very personable, LOL!:-)