Parakeet / Budgie and Cockatiel Meet For the First Time | Can They Be Friends?

We introduced our budgie ( parakeet ) Pillow and our new cockatiel Pearl for the first time ever. Will a budgie and cockatiel get along? Can a parakeet and cockatiel be best friends? This is how it went down...
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[@sirnigelcogs]

Maybe Pillow kept trying to land on Pearl because Pillow is used to landing on the people he wants to interact with, so he was trying to do that with Pearl too.

[@KevinandKrista]

We hadn't thought of that. It's definitely possible. She doesn't like it though. haha

[@rat2137]

Yea maybe😂😂

[@fortnitebaby3443]

Well not really pillow is trying to show he’s the boss, he/she (idk) is trying to show dominance because pillow thinks he/she is the boss of that cockatiel so it’s pretty bad they needa show them how to cope with each other

[@riose8065]

Fortnite Baby He.

[@bread8936]

Sir Nigel Cogs Gaming or maybe pillow was trying to mate with pearl

[@Loveofpets]

Pillow is so excited! Budgies are so pesky. Pillow will keep trying to feed pearl and Pearl will get annoyed. Hopefully pillow calms done but budgies are budgies,lol I recommend getting another budgie and another cockatiel and that way the two budgies can feed, play and preen away and the two cockatiels can be more relaxed together. I can see you in the future with a bird room and more birds just like me, lol.

[@walterwhite8229]

Hey love of pets I watch u love for Monty and Ur other pied cockatiel can u make a video dedicated to cockatiel way they can eat best perches and toys and other things plss

[@lilyliu8035]

LOL~ Love of Pets and K&K, you are my most favorite 2 channels!

[@KevinandKrista]

Yes, Pillow is very pesky to Pearl and she does seem to get annoyed. Haha! And your prediction for the future of a bird room for us... Haha, maybe. We seem headed there.... :)

[@KevinandKrista]

Aww, thanks Lily!

[@anabeltanya936]

Love of Pets u watch her videos

[@TheGeekMonster]

Pearl: Oh, hi, how are - Pillow: BESTIE, BESTIE, BESTIE, BESTIE!

[@KevinandKrista]

The Geek Monster - 😂😂😂😂

[@小陶-s2c]

That’s what my bff is like 🤣🤣😂😂

[@sufianullah1539]

The Geek Monster buddies are really hyper Well at least from my experience

[@catholicchant1726]

@@KevinandKrista can male budgie and female cocktail or female Fischer's lovebird mating and have babies ?

[@catholicchant1726]

@@sufianullah1539 my budgie is super lazy and i guess most of budgies here in egypt are lazy and fat due to hot weather ? i put to them water bath and they spend most of their day light in any water so i closed the W.C door

[@gisogi1]

Pillow is trying to establish dominance over Pearl. My first budgie acted this way when he encountered my second one. After the “mounting” experience each will know their pecking order so to speak... In my personal experience this never occurred again. All of my 3 birds are males btw. Totally normal when new members are introduced to the “flock”. Hang in there...things will calm down. Your parakeet will definitely be more sprite whereas your cockatiel will tend to be more chill. Enjoy them!

[@rsoubiea]

Jeannie Calisi ditto, exactly what i thought too. i think you could let them get to know each other but in their own cages for awhile.

[@hobsdigree2]

I don't think pillow was trying to establish dominance, not to say that doesn't happen in birds. I've had multiple budgies in the past and have seen what aggression looks like. If pillow was trying to be dominant you would have seen him trying to stand tall, break open, ready to bite, wings somewhat spread to appear larger, and the pecking would have been persistent. Pillow just seemed overly excited. It actually looked more like pearl was confused with what pillow was doing.

[@kylogamingyt5954]

You need to know if the two birds are compatible

[@shittinginthetoilet]

The budgie equivalent of t-posing I guess

[@CALndStuff]

Males are able to mate they just won't make eggs

[@lynnpeppa1]

Birds can be so exciting. I thoroughly understand your excitement getting a new bird. I’m the same way.

[@Tammmmmy]

Great job

[@pameiraortiz9576]

Hajhjlivku

[@C2K_Chuufis]

The reason why this is VERY wholesome is because cockateils and budgies live together in harmony in the wild so cute!

[@KG84C]

They do not, they just happen to be native to the same continent. But I believe that you believe that.

[@xandraschoots9612]

Budgies are so, so busy compared to cockatiels! I don't think pillow will calm down since it's natural behaviour! Maybe you could get an other cockatiel and an other budgie :), Also, Pillow was landing on Pearl because that's what budgies do when they play with each other, although it also could be jealousy since Pillow never had a bird friend before! I hope they'll get along! ❤️

[@diptydoo4845]

So cute I love pillow and pearl such fast learners

[@Sue_Kaye]

We just had this same exact situation in our home. They are best friends now 😊💕

[@RBN662]

One reason I like cockatiels because they are chill and sit on your shoulder for hours when budgie are super active.

[@creaturecorner6908]

I think getting a second bird as a friend for pillow is a awesome idea but the only real friend for pillow would be another Budgie. Budgies in the wild live in giant groups. Budgies have Specific calls and behaviors that differ from that of other birds.

[@timharris2497]

Budgies are funny man they always get supper excited when they get a new friend

[@billmale5195]

Just came across this video and I think it's fantastic how you made the birds family members. Lifelong memories for your son. Heart warming

[@charlenerich7756]

They are look very curious. ... I generally think Budgies and TEILS get a long very well 💕💙💚💛💜💟💝

[@kylogamingyt5954]

This is why I love birds

[@luluk1132]

I was so pleased when your husband started protecting the bigger bird not letting your budgie land on him he must have been very wary 😊

[@kirabowie]

My Parakeet Cookie & My Cockatiel Gilbee are chirping along with Pillow & Pearl! It's like they're trying to talk to them! :D

[@KevinandKrista]

Sweet! :)

[@kirabowie]

@@KevinandKrista :D

[@cooperirving152]

My favorites are cockatiels and parakeets are my favorite birds

[@brigetteturner9091]

They are the cutest, sweetest birds, good luck!

[@KevinandKrista]

Brigette Turner - Thank you! 😊

[@senni7391]

I think Pillow just tried to flirt with Pearl because its the budgies flirting time, thats why Pillow is exiting. (that is just my teory dont be mad)

[@KevinandKrista]

You might be right. :)

[@VELO2DN]

Pillow: hey ;) Pearl: hii🙂 Pillow: so let’s talk Pearl:about what Pillow: mating 😚 Pearl: WTF you rapist Pillow: chases pearl around room Pearl: help😬 Pillow: lets mate please🥰🥰😘😚 Pillow: jumps on her ... tries to pin her down Pearl:goes back in cage you know I want to go back out tries to walk Pillow: hey what did you do I wanted to talk to her Pearl: let’s get some exercise wait I forgot Pillow: chases her near the steers 🥺 Pearl: no I don’t want to and don’t want you pillow Pillow: p Pl Ple Plea Pleas Please Please M Please Ma Please Mat Please Mate Please Mate W Please Mate Wi Please Mate. Wit Please Mate. With Please Mate. With. M Please. Mate With Me!

[@skyrunrodriguez4278]

Theory*

[@cookiedough1156]

Pillow:HEYYYY Pearl: (cricket sound )

[@carterjc27]

I love Pearl’s cage

[@kaiyas9464]

Awww! When my budgies met they snuggled a TON

[@miyuki1266]

Pillow has such a chaotic energy😂😂

[@SenatorJellyBeans]

Oh my, what a bloodbath! :D two cuties!

[@artistsstudio4132]

Can I say out of all cute bird videos I’ve watched this is THE CUTEST ❤️

[@wiizard1528]

I just woke up!

[@mcgrendypiter3218]

Mines named pillow too ! I have 2 Budgie Bull-bul ( Female ) Pillow ( Male ) hihihihi

[@googleuser4351]

I Have a cockatiel & a budgie. They are the best of friends! 🦜

[@diptydoo4845]

Pillow looks like my budgie named pistachio

[@JustinsDustyShelf]

My pudgy budgie named Pudgie looks like pillow but his chest is a gradient of darkish medium green at the top to teal at the bottom

[@DiegoGarcia-zi4ut]

Pearl: hi pillow Pillow: hi pearl your my bestie Pearl: aw thanks pillow

[@THEE.apples]

Awe Pillow is so cute makes me want a budgie.

[@KindCountsDeb3773]

I've heard of larger parrots picking on smaller birds and actually doing them harm. Maybe small guys like these will get along. Love them.

[@yabommize8024]

Pillow is amazing i have seven budgies like pillow but it is not smart like pillow

[@krasue8073]

Perl and pillow is cute and funny

[@asokakumarlpandit6317]

Pillow is so happy that he got pearl, so cute ,aww that made me melt

[@KevinandKrista]

:)

[@th3birbsyoutube133]

I’m watching this during quarantine ✌🏽😗

[@ccgirl5055]

Very cute and funny video! I only have budgies, but have been considering tiels too, so that I can enjoy both types of birds. When it comes to budgies though.... Budgies are often very social and love other pets. However, they are normally of a fast paced and too playful temperament, and often are received as "annoying" by most other pets. Cockatiels are often a much more docile temperament, and when met with hyper budgies they do feel easily annoyed by them. Many budgie cockatiel relationships, are budgies love the tiels, while the tiels are too mild to keep up with the crazy budgies, and so they tend to be one-sided love relationships, lol. It is often good to give budgies other budgies to play with, so that they annoy other animals less, but that doesn't always work, and having an odd number of birds can instead sometimes cause bullying. You might later do fine with two tiels and one budgies though, as tiels are more docile and don't normally bully like budgies can. You do also have a cage large enough for two tiels. :) About Pillow landing on Pearl, at first I think it was Pillow just trying to land on a shoulder where there wasn't room for him. However, as he later kept trying to land on her, even on the couch and floor.... this might sound odd, but I think pillow might have been giving mating gestures. I've seen budgies get "romantic" with other odd pairings, even instant crazy “romance” out of no where, so it wouldn't surprise me, lol. Pillow likely won't ever hurt pearl, but pearl will likely have a love/annoyed (not love/hate, just annoyed) relationship with a hyper budgie. :)

[@jocy_lamb2795]

This is why I told my mom I wanted a parrot lol...

[@romeobustillos9890]

Pillow and pearl are so cute!!

[@romeobustillos9890]

Lol tv friend

[@reeserudisaile1191]

11:04 pillow has successfully landed on pearl 😎 Edit: also, pillow landed on pearl on 11:20 too

[@abbyohara5941]

I love your videos but I would not recommend putting the wood chips at the bottom of the cage. It can contract molds and grow bugs from the food or water spills. I would recommend reusing newspaper or old papers for the cage bottom tray ❤️keep up the good work!

[@gabegamer6760]

Budgies jumping on other budgies backs is a mating sign

[@supercoolmom]

Budgies I have my dear friend I like it dear friend

[@kaitlyn4735]

Cockatiels like to forage on the floor of the cage so putting maybe rattle cat toys or news paper down there would make your cockatiel happy.

[@anitap2619]

I had boy budgie and female cockatiel, few months later I bought female budgie and she fell in love with cockatiel, they were all in same cage and behaved really good together

[@kristiandahlkristoffersen8634]

Pearl:relax Pillow: hi

[@PHILMKD95]

It's like a little interceptor chasing a medium range bomber. I once had a pet budgie "Gizmo" and a pet cockatiel "Chi Chi" live in a cage together for +9 years.

[@taiphan4685]

it's worth a wait, it's so nurse wracking as Pillow circle around the case, I guess, boys will be boys lol

[@kidsfun9932]

I Think Pillow’s Shy To Meet A New Friend! And That’s Why ( He Or She ) Flew Away. And Pearl Is Getting To Know Pillow & ( She Or He ) Wants To Get Out Of The Cage.

[@tracianderson8917]

Best video ever

[@KevinandKrista]

Traci Anderson - Thanks! 😊

[@shay4938]

Those birds prepared betten then us in lockdown

[@jessiej6715]

Haha. Cutest thing ever! Pearl is a little shy

[@mackthegerbil6673]

Brenden has a long neck and it's new to show and hello bing

[@yacineonlydogym]

Thanks you and you are cute famille

[@KevinandKrista]

Thanks Yasin!

[@SaloniesSimpleKitchen]

Very fun watching, you handle them well.

[@rebekahwilliamson1783]

Pillow is landing on Pearl because he is trying to mate with her, they are both probably hormonal right now due to spring. You also might want to try introducing them somewhere neutral and not on your shoulders because they could also be competing for you and your attention. You might want to get a new pirch stand that they can both fit on so they can meet without competing over you or their territories. 😊

[@KevinandKrista]

Good ideas. Thanks! :)

[@dracolette8201]

This is the first time watching u and I actually have the same cage for my budgie (blueberry) and I think that is cool

[@gamingtutorials6965]

They are so cute

[@carolbourlier572]

Aww, so cute.

[@UniversityofBirds]

Lovely.

[@randomart3857]

Am I the only one who wants to make 30 fan fics about the perfect couple known as pillow and pearl?

[@KevinandKrista]

hahaha! :)

[@Gummiechew101]

Noticed that as they were meeting around the first half..one didnt fight off the other and they seemed curious about the other too. That was a good start and way to do it. : ) im happy they got along xD

[@Gummiechew101]

Oh wait-..there was a lil pecking xD..oh boy lols

[@shanegivens1983]

I love birds I’m getting one soon

[@davidens8204]

awesme first session hopefully yhey will become fast freinds see you next time

[@KevinandKrista]

David Ens - How are you doing now? We hope you're okay! ❤️

[@davidens8204]

@@KevinandKrista well i have good days and bad days ...just take one day at a time ;;; see you next time

[@Marie-eh7hm]

Pillow is so cute

[@hunteraquatics1257]

Not to be mean but your budguie penenclosure is too small they live hard to clean night up-and-down so that’s a waste of space at the top of their pen and even without that your pen is way too small I think just making a DIY pen 2ft wide 4ft tall 4 ft t long mine cost roughly $75

[@heyyy7290]

Haha You loose as long as they have free flight of the house I’m sure it’s okay

[@JustinsDustyShelf]

It’s a budgie not a frickin bald eagle

[@TheWriterscrampshurt]

The Budgie is all over the place! Lol 😂

[@bawisungpar8964]

Yeah they will be friend

[@Love.15859]

I love Nathan because he’s so adorable and handsome and he’s so kind and he even kisses me on the lips and that’s why I like him by

[@sammylee9440]

That is great I've 2 budgies and getting a cockatiel tomorrow so after quarantine they will get to meet 🤞

[@Tammmmmy]

Krista. You prob should have held your arm out straight for Pillow to land next to Pearl that way they could stand next to each other to get acquainted that way. Just saying. A great job with the birds btw!

[@slothsquad4323]

1:55 cutest chirp ever

[@chicky4444]

Just introduced Kiwi (Cockatiel) to Pongo and Dora (Budgies) and they are fine... I've had Kiwi for 7 years and Pongo and Dora I got today (4/22/2020). Shoutout to PetSmarts 21.99 each! I played happy singing Budgies in the back ground as I clip their wings and introduced them... they are even ALL in a cage together! Which in could post a picture... Kiwi's friend Safari died a year ago so I figured some messy little Budies would liven things up. Lol. I love your setUp... a Pillow seems territorial and I believe that's the issue... pillow is probably used to only you guys and how that he knows another parrot is in the house... it's GO TIME... lol! So cutie tho! Pearl just got introduced to her annoying neighbor! LOL! THANKS FOR THE VID!

[@driverbesd6308]

💕

[@maxtrzeciok3135]

You always have to get Dan grass the Dan they know build their nest

[@Cloxxyy]

I love you so much and I hope your day went well love from Elsa 😘.

[@Cloxxyy]

Please can you give me a new budgie for me please please please

[@0thepig1234]

So cute

[@cindyli2075]

they are SO CUTE! OMG I ALSO WANT TO GET A COCKTAIL!!!!

[@8Asterism8]

9:43 Pearl: Aight imma head out

[@ThaTarotChick]

That budgie was fearless you hear me!! I'm scared of my own cockatiel (he loves me but he is extremely spoiled😌) and I'm 5 million times bigger than him

[@brody5211]

Had a male Kakariki and a female cockatiel. The cockatiel had no interest in him while he had a lot of attention for her . Both were so smart but very different . He was really quick running around and ate with his his claw while she was very slow moving . Sadly the Kakariki died one day eating a strawberry. We let them fly around the house and they loved life . They had so much attention . Hopefully will get a bird again

[@jacquelinekeddy1893]

I agree with someone else who said sprinkling seeds that they can eat together and also, I would highly recommend NOT introducing them while pearl is on you, try to introduce them in neutral territory, where pearl doesn’t feel protective of you or less interested in pillow because she’s already interacting with you. Just some tips! Keep at it!

[@Taesune]

Did i just see a budgie pick up a cockatiel lol

[@kawaiicuteplace4078]

Hello, beautiful birds you have. I noticed one thing and you should remove the net from the bottom of the birds cages. It´s not good for them to walk on the net to much and the birds love to run around on the floor and look for seeds. So try to remove the net and the birds can have some fun on the floor in their cages. I had birds for more than 30 years and know how happy they are without the net. So much fun for Pillow to have got a bird friend.

[@docmason9677]

Very cute watching them meet for the first time. I was wondering why Pillows toys are hanging on the outside of the cage instead of inside. Pillow sure became tame since you first brought him home and fly's like a champ now.

[@jesspao9785]

They remind me of my budgie and cockiteal lol daisy (budgie) bosses Charlie (cockiteal) around and tries to be his best friend, and Charlie sees her more of an annoying little sister lol

[@Allison-qx4bs]

Wow when I put my budgie with my coakateil they started getting along very well when they first met and my budgie is just as crazy as pillow is but he would land next to my cocktail and start preening his tail?

[@arie9162]

Misson: Break into Pearl's cage!

[@abbi_timberwolf3168]

Where did y’all get pearls cage? And their “jungle gems”

[@mariasuarez1601]

My birds are canary’s and when I got the second one the older one started fighting so we taught them to not fight and to not try to harm the other and now they sing together and play

[@prawnpizza]

I luv Pearl

[@rumsenta6836]

I love how hyper pillow is 😂

[@ryanaroy8742]

I’m getting a cockatiel soon, but my mom wants me to get a budgie. But, the place where we might get the budgie from isn’t every “caring” for their pets bc every time my brother got a hamster or mouse from there it died within a month, and he took care of them jus fine and was never stressing the hamster/mouse out. So should I jus get a cockatiel or...?

[@KevinandKrista]

Ryana Roy - Cockatiels can be more demanding than budgies, especially if you get a hand-raised one. What makes them cuddly pets also makes them kind of needy. I'd say if you have the time to devote to a needy bird, a cockatiel is lots of fun. But if you're busy and want one that's more okay being on its own, a budgie is the better bet. Good luck! 😊

[@vickiebell7464]

I think it's cute when Pearl and pillow meet I have a cockatiel named lefty he's so cute he chirps when I talk to him he's bonded with me Vickie bell

[@zozoeay]

I noticed that you called Pillow " Cheepie "...Is it because he chirps and cheeps a lot? I'm guessing it's a nickname right?

[@emiliaa-bn]

They are so cute😫😍😍, great channel 💗

[@nytelunakatzza9781]

I have two male budgies Spunky and Billie , and spunky jumped on my cockatiel Treasures back. They all get along and during the night they all share the same house. But treasure has her spot and Spunky and Billie have theirs but they get along great. (As for the back my male budgies try to flirt with my female Cockatiel) it won't hurt them.

[@ZeroTheFianceeToSal]

o-o my birb chirped

[@Dxrl1ngz]

My cockatiel and budgie are childhood friends

[@yaya-gs5iw]

Hi guys! Your birds are so nice and cute! Only I think that both cages of both birds should be on one level otherwise the bird whos cage is above will believ that he is the dominant one )))