Cockatiel Advice & First Aid 101

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03/09/2026

Your parrot can accidentally learn to demand more attention from the way you interact with them. Giving attention when they scream or climb onto you can teach them that demanding behaviour works, while waiting until they become louder can teach them that a quiet call isn’t enough. If you’re also their main source of entertainment, they can become much more reliant on you whenever they have nothing else to do. Encouraging independent play and regularly rotating activities can help keep them occupied without relying on you for constant entertainment. If you’d like to learn more about parrot care, health and first aid, my book, How the Flock Do I Care for a Parrot?, answers over 300 real owner questions covering a broad range of topics, including parrot health, first aid, nutrition and general care. It is available on Amazon. This is for educational purposes only. Please seek advice from an avian veterinarian when needed. 🦜

02/09/2026

New feathers are delicate while they’re growing, and some everyday mistakes can leave them damaged before they’ve even finished developing. Stroking pin feathers too roughly can be painful and damage them, poor nutrition can affect the quality of the feathers your parrot produces, and a cage that’s too small or overcrowded can leave new wing and tail feathers constantly rubbing or catching against things. During a moult, regular bathing can also help soften the sheaths around developing pin feathers. If you’d like to learn more about parrot care, health and first aid, my book, How the Flock Do I Care for a Parrot?, answers over 300 real owner questions covering a broad range of topics, including parrot health, first aid, nutrition and general care. It is available on Amazon. This is for educational purposes only. Please seek advice from an avian veterinarian when needed. 🦜

100% pure Spirulina might not look very exciting, but this little green powder has a lot to offer your parrot! It is pac...
01/09/2026

100% pure Spirulina might not look very exciting, but this little green powder has a lot to offer your parrot! It is packed with protein and essential amino acids, provides natural antioxidants, supports immune and gut health, and is a source of beta-carotene, which your parrot can convert into vitamin A. You only need a small amount of 100% pure spirulina powder can be easily added to fresh foods as part of a healthy, varied diet. If you’d like to learn more about parrot nutrition and feeding, my book, What the Flock Do I Feed My Parrot?, provides comprehensive guidance on safe and toxic foods, introducing new foods and pellets, helping picky eaters, nutrition for breeding birds, weaning chicks, moulting, illness, older parrots, over 40 recipes and smoothies, sprouting, and feeding myths. It is available on Amazon. This is for educational purposes only. Please seek advice from an avian veterinarian when needed. 🦜

01/09/2026

Taming becomes much harder when your parrot has little reason to come to you, becomes frightened of gloves or is trying to focus on another parrot at the same time. Using a favourite treat can give them a reason to approach you, avoiding gloves prevents another source of fear, and working with each parrot separately gives you the chance to build trust with each bird individually. Keeping one special reward just for taming sessions can also make that reward more valuable when you need it. If you’d like to learn more about parrot care, health and first aid, my book, How the Flock Do I Care for a Parrot?, answers over 300 real owner questions covering a broad range of topics, including parrot health, first aid, nutrition and general care. It is available on Amazon. This is for educational purposes only. Please seek advice from an avian veterinarian when needed. 🦜

A diet that is high in fatty seeds and human snack foods can affect the quality of your parrot’s feathers. Growing new f...
31/08/2026

A diet that is high in fatty seeds and human snack foods can affect the quality of your parrot’s feathers. Growing new feathers requires a good supply of protein, essential amino acids, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients, so when foods such as sunflower seeds, crisps, fries, crackers and pizza regularly replace a balanced diet, your parrot may not be getting the nutrition needed to grow strong, healthy feathers. Sunflower seeds are high in fat and should be fed in moderation as part of a balanced diet. Human snack foods such as crisps, fries, crackers and pizza can also contain very high levels of salt and fat and are not suitable foods for parrots. Excessive salt intake can cause salt toxicosis in birds and can become life-threatening. If you’d like to learn more about parrot nutrition and feeding, my book, What the Flock Do I Feed My Parrot?, provides comprehensive guidance on safe and toxic foods, introducing new foods and pellets, helping picky eaters, nutrition for breeding birds, weaning chicks, moulting, illness, older parrots, over 40 recipes and smoothies, sprouting, and feeding myths. It is available on Amazon. This is for educational purposes only. Please seek advice from an avian veterinarian when needed. 🦜

31/08/2026

A strong bond with your parrot is built on trust, and some everyday actions can gradually damage that trust without you realising it. Forcing handling when your parrot is trying to move away, punishing or frightening them, and reacting unpredictably to the same behaviour can all make your parrot more cautious around you. Giving them opportunities to choose to approach you, and rewarding that choice, can help make spending time with you a positive experience. If you’d like to learn more about parrot health, first aid and husbandry, I cover these topics in much more detail in my book, How the Flock Do I Care for a Parrot?, available on Amazon. This is for educational purposes only. Please seek advice from an avian veterinarian when needed. 🦜

30/08/2026

If your parrot used to step up but has started refusing, look at what the behaviour has been predicting for them. If stepping up always means going back into their cage, they feel pressured when they move away, or your hand doesn’t feel stable underneath their feet, they can become much less willing to do it. For parrots that are frightened of hands, teaching step-up onto a perch first can give them another way to learn the behaviour without forcing them onto your hand. If you’d like to learn more about parrot care, health and first aid, my book, How the Flock Do I Care for a Parrot?, answers over 300 real owner questions covering a broad range of topics, including parrot health, first aid, nutrition and general care. It is available on Amazon. This is for educational purposes only. Always seek advice from an avian veterinarian when needed.💛🦜

29/08/2026

If your parrot only seems interested in listening when they can see a treat, they may have learned that the food is part of the deal. Showing the treat before asking, relying on food as the only worthwhile reward, or offering something better when they ignore you can all shape what your parrot learns to expect. Keeping the treat hidden until after they respond helps make the behaviour itself the focus rather than the food in your hand. If you’d like to learn more about parrot care, health and first aid, my book, How the Flock Do I Care for a Parrot?, answers over 300 real owner questions covering a broad range of topics, including parrot health, first aid, nutrition and general care. It is available on Amazon. This is for educational purposes only. Always seek advice from an avian veterinarian when needed. 🦜

28/08/2026

If your parrot bites when you stop petting them, it doesn’t always mean they suddenly became aggressive. They may be frustrated because something they enjoyed has stopped, they may have learned that biting gets your hand to come back, or they may simply be reaching for your hand with their beak because they want the attention to continue. Rewarding calm behaviour when you stop can help prevent biting from becoming the behaviour that gets your attention back. If you’d like to learn more about parrot care, health and first aid, my book, How the Flock Do I Care for a Parrot?, answers over 300 real owner questions covering a broad range of topics, including parrot health, first aid, nutrition and general care. It is available on Amazon. This is for educational purposes only. Please seek advice from an avian veterinarian when needed. 🦜

27/08/2026

Beautiful feathers start from the inside. A balanced diet that provides good-quality protein, essential amino acids, vitamins and minerals gives your parrot the nutrients needed to maintain healthy feathers. If you’d like to learn more about parrot nutrition and feeding, my book, What the Flock Do I Feed My Parrot?, provides comprehensive guidance on safe and toxic foods, introducing new foods and pellets, helping picky eaters, nutrition for breeding birds, weaning chicks, moulting, illness, older parrots, over 40 recipes and smoothies, sprouting, and feeding myths. It is available on Amazon. This is for educational purposes only. Always seek advice from an avian veterinarian when needed. 🦜

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