Cockatiels Information

The Cockatiel has a relatively long life span of about 15 to 20 years or more in captivity.

Cockatiels grow down feathers that disintegrate into a fine dust.

There are several color varieties of Cockatiel. Normal, Silver, Pastel, Cinnamon, Fallow, White Face, Pearl, Albino to name a few.

It is truly a matter of personal preference, which you find appealing.

Cockatiels thrive and breed well on a simply prepared commercial diet of seeds or pellets.

They need a regular supply of various fresh green foods such as, spinach, Brussels sprouts, watercress, and carrots. All green food should be given fresh daily.

Your bird should have a cuttle bone available at all times for his/her calcium needs.

Better is a mineral supplement such as Avimin, added to their water daily.

And of course your bird should always have fresh water available at all times.

They like apples (NO APPLE SEEDS, they are poisonous), grapes, oranges and just about any fruit and nearly all vegetables. These can be given raw or cooked.

Also a good treat is an occasional peanut. Please limit these, since they are very high in protein. Another treat is raw or cooked pasta, they do like that.

DO NOT ever give your bird COFFEE, CHOCOLATE; the caffeine is very bad for them, and no AVOCADOS. Other than that, your bird can eat pretty well whatever you eat, but should have a low salt intake.


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