male cockatiel

External Since: Jan 13, 2007 Posts: 1

Hello, my name is Charlie and I just bought a male cockatiel about a week ago.
I do not know much about cockatiels and would like some help by anyone that
is willing to help me. I put many toys in his cage and try and talk to him a
lot. I feed him when he needs to be fed. I want to know how to get my bird
to talk or just make some kind of noise. I really want to know if my bird is
happy.

Thanks,

Charlie

External Since: Jan 29, 2007 Posts: 9

I'm sure he is happy. Was he hand fed? If it is a male he will talk in time
but if it's a female she probably won't talk but she'll whistle various
tunes/sounds. I have 5 cockatiels. 2 males and 3 females. The males talk
constantly and whistle the Laurel and Hardy tune and other various whistling
sounds but they do talk a lot. The females don't do much but they are really
loving birds. Most birds that talk seem to do so when you are near but not
looking at them at first. Eventually that will change. They all LOVE to have
their heads scratched. They also like to eat noodles, potatoes and crackers.
Just talk to it and scratch it and it'll be happy! I leave my TV on during
the day if I am not going to be around much and that seems to help get them
going. Have fun and let me know how he's doing. Good Luck!
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Jan Temme
"norton002" wrote in message
> Hello, my name is Charlie and I just bought a male cockatiel about a week
> ago.
> I do not know much about cockatiels and would like some help by anyone
> that
> is willing to help me. I put many toys in his cage and try and talk to
> him a
> lot. I feed him when he needs to be fed. I want to know how to get my
> bird
> to talk or just make some kind of noise. I really want to know if my bird
> is
> happy.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Charlie
>