My First Experience Owning a Cockatiel! | Bird Vlog

This Vlog is my personal experience owning a cockatiel. I know it's not perfect and I could have done a few things better, but owning any pet is a learning experience and I hope it can help you if you are thinking of getting a pet bird too!
Hopefully this is the start of a weird and wonderful KZbin journey full or art and birbs!
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[@Bharathux]

The fact that you didn't replace but recover him from all sort of sickness is another level of patience and true love💘

[@sandybratzel4384]

What a sweetie! I’m glad you were able to cure her problem. I hope she is still doing well and living her best life!

[@cosybirb]

Thank you! She is still doing really well! Been recently trying to harness train her to be able to take her outside and it's been going well. She is a very spoilt lil bird.

[@aishafaisal9819]

I also have cockatiels..first I bought a pair and now from that pair I got 20 more cockatiels in 5 years...I'm feeling sooo proud of it😊

[@pira416]

Please post more videos of your cockatiel 🥹😍🥰!!

[@tvisha398]

The cliffhanger 😭

[@patriciaohara2717]

I have a pied Lutino called Cheeky and I love him to bits. You won't regret getting a cockatiel. You're obviously a Witcher fan going by his name "Geralt". Me too. 😍🤩

[@wassup5108]

She is gorgeous I will be getting a cockatiel this week I’m very excited thank you for this video i’ve learned some new things

[@cosybirb]

So happy I could help! Having a bird is a constant learning experience, but they are so worth it. Cockatiels are the absolute sweetest birds too!

[@hieonkd9572]

If a bird doesn't go outside a UV light is needed. Glass keep the UV light away that they use to make vitamins

[@AKATE47]

Great video! And true that it is quite important to take your bird to an avian vet when you get them, but more importantly if you are buying a new bird go for a reputable aviary that disease tests their animals! That will help you avoid this in future :) 🦜 Also uwu zone made me laugh 😆

[@cosybirb]

Thank you! Yeah after taking her to the local vet a few times we have since found a really good avian vet who we now use. And I'll definitely keep that in mind when we get more birbs! I couldn't resist calling it the uwu zone hahaha.

[@renatobautista563]

Great Video! I got 2 pairs from a breeder last Dec 2022. The 1st pair is lutino and the second pair is albino. One of the albinos has a mild swollen right eye but I am glad it didn't worsen and he's okay now. They were not tamed and I placed them in my newly built large aviary and placed inside my greenhouse in the backyard. I was hoping that they will lay eggs and produce more babies and from there, I can start to tame some of them. It's really fun to watch them playing in a bigger cage and seeing them very happy.

[@cosybirb]

That's great to hear that they are doing well (and sorry to hear one of them had an eye problem too). And they would be very happy with all that space to hang out in. I have a friend who breeds Green Cheek Conures and I got to handle them as babies! Hand raising birds definitely looks like a very demanding but rewarding thing to do and I hope it goes well for you!

[@artivan111]

She's gorgeous! A real tweetie 😍🥰

[@m.j.l.abulle9107]

Nice video , these guys are very endearing little creatures and enjoy caring human company to the max !

[@cosybirb]

Thank you! Getting Geralt was the best thing I ever did, she melts my heart every day.

[@unicorns_rainbows7129]

I have a cockatiel to and frosty is my second cockatiel I’ve owned and frost. Does. Big wings too

[@cosybirb]

Frosty is such a cute name!! And yes their wings are absolutely gorgeous 😍

[@DupeFortGaming]

Cliffhanger ending! 😱

[@cosybirb]

Tune in to see what happens to Geralt in next week's episode. 👀

[@kromsnavelfun]

Nice burd. Don't give her bells and too much seed. and : Clipped wings are crual !

[@cosybirb]

This was a fair few years ago now! I've since become more aware of better and safer toys for birds, as well as what to feed them. This video is intended as my own honest experience owning a bird for the first time, and hopefully it helps inform people before getting a bird about how much care goes into having one 😊 Also, I've never clipped any of my birds wings, they were already clipped by the seller.

[@kromsnavelfun]

@@cosybirb I hope no one will even buy clipped birds again. And I can see in your video that your intentions are okay.

[@maple.and.hazel.the.bunz_]

She looks a lot like my cockatiel

[@leaf-911]

Cool👍 this would be good for me since im getting a cocktail my brother has one my lil bro doesn't care only if it's me trying to help i do have a budgie but one dead

[@Mandywashere100]

She's a beautiful girl.

[@terence7009]

I'm glad you were able to deal with that disease - but wow, how frustrating it would be to put up with that on a very first bird.

[@cosybirb]

Yeah it was a bit stressful to go through while learning how to care for a bird. After having birds for 3 years now (I later got a lovebird) I've learnt that they are definitely a handful but I love them to bits.

[@terence7009]

@@cosybirb that's awesome

[@wolfybaddd4458]

Amazing video! Ik the video is 1 year old and i hope you are loving the experience

[@cosybirb]

Thank you! Yes I have since removed the rope perches from inside her cage for that very reason after learning about it :) And the experience has definitely been amazing

[@wolfybaddd4458]

@@cosybirb sooo happy to hear about it

[@FlamedAce]

I also have a cockatiel for about 6 months now, the only thing i regret is that hes not that friendly with me yet, i am trying really hard, i bought him from a breeder but hes not hand tamed so i cant get him to step up he will bite my fingers but still love him to death, his name is Hercules :D

[@cosybirb]

I'm sorry that you're struggling, but yeah it's going to be a lot harder when they are not hand tamed. Even though Geralt was hand tamed it still took her a little bit to warm up to me, what helped was hand feeding her. I would offer her some millet every day, and once she was comfortable eating it I put my hand between her and the millet so that she could only eat it if she stepped up. It took a little bit of patience and now she refuses to get off me 😂 I hope Hercules warms up more to you soon!

[@nightmaresdaycare]

Aw heck

[@Arnoldjgaming2]

it's my baby penguin!! :)

[@cosybirb]

Such a cute lil baby 🥺

[@Arnoldjgaming2]

@@cosybirb she is and i completely forgot about the eye thing. Now she healthy and stronk and can poop on Erin's head

[@farshid71]

Definitely don’t want to give her seed diet not a healthy choice.

[@cosybirb]

I actually managed to get her off a seed diet for a year because I had heard it wasn't a healthy diet, but it ended up doing more harm than good. At first she was fine but after a while she started losing weight and had gotten sick again. My avian vet recommended a mix of budgie seeds and pellets for both my cockatiel and lovebird, along with vegetables of course (sunflower seeds are kept for treats only). She has been doing much better now and has been much happier too. A seed diet isn't bad as long as you're giving your bird the right kind of seed mix, and they get a lot of daily exercise flying around the house too.

[@yourfragranceguide2579]

I have a lutino cockatiel haven't got the DNA test done we were told it is a male so we call him Tio. He is very naughty and wants attention 24*7. Your bird is so cute like my Tio

[@cosybirb]

They really do love getting all the attention, Geralt always does soft little pecks at my cheek to let me know that she requires scritches haha

[@carolynyoung8958]

Hi, Where did you buy the metal stand?

[@terence7009]

looks like a standard prevue hendrix one. just dolled up a bit with that twine. most pets stores will have this

[@cosybirb]

Hi! I bought it from my local bird store, and most bird and pet stores I've been to have stocked them! As Terence said, I have added a few extras to it myself like the twine to help my birds land and climb on it easier.

[@Lazy_Elephant143]

I got my pair of cockatiels 1.5 months back. male and female. they look atleast 6 months old. i give them healthy soft food , fresh water twice a day, minaral blocks and mixed seeds. they are happy and make a few sounds but they have not started singing yet. i am getting impatient looking at your cockatiels singing songs so nicely. When did your cockatiels start singing ?? tell me about ur experience please.

[@Aakarsh350]

How’s she noww?❤ btw you got a pair or only 1?

[@cosybirb]

She's doing really well now! I have just the one cockatiel but I also have a lovebird now and they enjoy each other's company. I've been meaning to make an update video but life's been busy.

[@Aakarsh350]

@@cosybirb ❤️❤️

[@aliimran1110]

Worst feathers cutting

[@Versbreizh]

When will wingclipping finally be forbidden. When you don't want an animal how it is...just don't get one

[@aliimran1110]

He is male not female

[@cosybirb]

She has laid eggs so I'm pretty sure she is female

[@ansyp5713]

Man made things shouldn't be pushed on animals. That uv light was really unnecessary. & people shouldn't be cutting bird wings. I really think it's important to train birds to fly to you. & if you don't want to put in that effort don't get a bird at all!