Not a focused photo but made by a child, so, we think it deserves attention :-) Taken with a Raibow Jam Wiko on 09.06.2016 when Tina was 3 years old.
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Even the lettering with her name has been made by #ArtbyCecce, we find it irresistible!
Main behavioural traits & info on cockatiels daily life:
Cockatiels, as other parrots, don't really need to stay all the time in the cage. They of course need it to eat, drink & sleep in their homy cage which is for them the most important point of reference & shelter. They are social & like to sleep in community, one side by side the other but, daily, they also need to fly a little & they superlike to land & stand on very high positions/platforms like on top of our heads and more, on top of the tallest closets & furniture!
In this photo Tina, the Mom of the happy 8 newborn cockatiels is quietly out of the box, lol. Tina is a female cockatiel,solid colour, blond lutino variety with deep orange cheeks, now 7years old, the heroic Mom of the 8 puppies! This event was totally unexpected but the couple (Tina & Yuki) is really deeply in love! And all this joy has been lent to us too :-)
It is very interesting to see how the two parents are perfectly INTERCHANGEABLE, both brood & take care of the eggs, both feed the puppies & warm them. They turn&exchange their own obligations allowing the partner to rest & eat. And there is more to say, for instance, we've observed that frequently the male feeds the female partner too, enlightening her to recover forces. A perfect harmonious family running! Even the puppies from very small show interest towards the sieblings, the bigger ones take care of the smaller ones, warming them, combing their feathers, cleening their face & tip, being always generous in cuttles. Rarelly they argue, when they do is becos one wants to take the place of another but they solve it in few seconds just with gently shoving each other. They are almost never noisy, apart when they are still small & hungry, or they want to attract our attention or they demand to fly. Their signs are very eloquent & unmistakable, very good communicators!
Very important to know: each cockatiel has his/her own original personality, different from the others. But everyone, in a way or another, is very funny. They are curious & show a fast progressive learning. Not true they copy one another, they have their own personal tastes! Well, let's say they accept to learn also when they "inspire" one another :-)
Alltogether we have now 12 parrots, well 11 as Pepe has been adopted. 10 are Calopsite (cockatiels) and 2 more who are Parrocchetti (parakeet parrots, 1 blue & 1 golden). Parakeets are much more noisy, 2 are lauder than the 10 cockatiels!
All are considered honor members of our family & we are super proud of each one of them!
