calvino 0 Posted June 26, 2010 Member ID: 2,798 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 57 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 410 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/10/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 1, 2010 Birthday: 19/02/1994 Share Posted June 26, 2010 (edited) Hi guys, I got am worried about my 6 yr old male cockatiel who looks like he's becoming bald. I keep him caged with a young 1 yr old female cockatiel, and i have never seen her harassing him before. This is the first time ive seen him like this, he has never had moults this bad before, i keep my cage clean, and the other cockatiel seems to be fine. I checked the droppings, they seem normal, and the behaviour of both cockatiels don't seem to be abnormal, Any suggestions to what this might be? http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u45/cur...52/DSC03410.jpg Thanks. Edited June 26, 2010 by KAZ over sized photos Link to comment
GenericBlue 0 Posted June 26, 2010 Member ID: 4,737 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 106 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,156 Content Per Day: 0.92 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 28,240 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/10/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 08/09/1973 Share Posted June 26, 2010 their is a teial sight conected to our member livs signiture however i think a vet may be needed could be stress or could be beak n feather which would mean your other birds are at risk pm liv cheers shes good with teails Link to comment
calvino 0 Posted June 26, 2010 Member ID: 2,798 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 57 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 410 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/10/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 1, 2010 Birthday: 19/02/1994 Author Share Posted June 26, 2010 their is a teial sight conected to our member livs signiture however i think a vet may be needed could be stress or could be beak n feather which would mean your other birds are at risk pm liv cheers shes good with teails Thanks Link to comment
Ratzy 0 Posted June 26, 2010 Member ID: 5,628 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 77 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,283 Content Per Day: 0.06 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 8,095 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 30/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 22, 2012 Birthday: 26/03/1998 Share Posted June 26, 2010 http://www.totallytiels.com/forum/index.php Here's the link. Link to comment
lealotta 0 Posted June 26, 2010 Member ID: 5,775 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 140 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 800 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/12/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 10, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2010 has your cockatiel bonded with the young female cockatiel you've got? do they preen each other? I've got a bonded pair of cockatiels and they do rip each others feathers out sometimes while they preen each other. it is quite common for bonded pairs to do that. Link to comment
calvino 0 Posted June 26, 2010 Member ID: 2,798 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 57 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 410 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/10/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 1, 2010 Birthday: 19/02/1994 Author Share Posted June 26, 2010 has your cockatiel bonded with the young female cockatiel you've got? do they preen each other? I've got a bonded pair of cockatiels and they do rip each others feathers out sometimes while they preen each other. it is quite common for bonded pairs to do that. I believe their bonded, ive seen them mating sometimes (i don't have a nest box yet though), and i see them preen each other, although if thats the case, it's just the female ripping the male's feathers. If it's her, should i seperate them? Link to comment
lealotta 0 Posted June 26, 2010 Member ID: 5,775 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 140 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 800 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/12/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 10, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2010 (edited) has your cockatiel bonded with the young female cockatiel you've got? do they preen each other? I've got a bonded pair of cockatiels and they do rip each others feathers out sometimes while they preen each other. it is quite common for bonded pairs to do that. I believe their bonded, ive seen them mating sometimes (i don't have a nest box yet though), and i see them preen each other, although if thats the case, it's just the female ripping the male's feathers. If it's her, should i seperate them? no, i wouldn't seperate them. it is a sign of love and affection, but i would keep an eye on this behavior. i found that they have 'periods' of plucking...maybe when they are in breeding condition. would only seperate if she does it all the time. i have a male cockatiel that plucks his hen's feathers...she has a bald patch behind her crest just like your male in the photo. and i've got another hen that rips her partners crest out. it is not an aggressive behavior. it is more a possesive behavior and sign of affection i think. Edited June 26, 2010 by lealotta Link to comment
lealotta 0 Posted June 26, 2010 Member ID: 5,775 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 140 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 800 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/12/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 10, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2010 (edited) here some more information on feather plucking in cockatiels: click here hope this helps. Edited June 26, 2010 by lealotta Link to comment
calvino 0 Posted June 26, 2010 Member ID: 2,798 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 57 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 410 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/10/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 1, 2010 Birthday: 19/02/1994 Author Share Posted June 26, 2010 (edited) Thanks for the great info on that link, I think it answered most my questions. I think this is the behaviour of a coupled cockatiel. Edited June 26, 2010 by calvino Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted June 27, 2010 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.28 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted June 27, 2010 Topic closed now as we are not a tiel forum. Link to comment
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