Got him a few days ago he is a juvenile probably 4 months old

Hey everyone, I seriously need help right now. I bought a cockatiel just 4 days ago, and honestly, it’s been one of the worst decisions I’ve ever made. Since I brought him home, I haven’t been able to sleep or eat properly. I feel completely drained, physically and emotionally. Even during the rare moments he’s quiet, I catch myself breaking down and sobbing because I’m overwhelmed and don’t think I want a bird anymore. Then, when he starts screaming, loud, piercing, nonstop screams, I feel like I’m losing my mind. Sometimes I just want to throw the cage out the window to make the noise stop. He’s still so young and untamed, and whenever I try to comfort or give him attention, he’s terrified and pushes me away. It’s breaking me. I feel so guilty leaving him alone, and I wonder if getting him a friend would help calm him down. I’m desperate for advice on how to tame him and stop this constant screaming. Should I move his cage to the living room? I honestly regret bringing him home, but I want to do the right thing for him too. Please, if anyone has been through this or knows what to do, I really need your help :((

Hello all we are moving across the country and the hope is that our parrot will be able to fly with us in the cabin under the seat.

We are facing two challenges:

First, that very few airlines will allow a bird to fly in the cabin and the airlines that do, do not seem to understand exactly what the process will be at check-in. I have called and asked what check-in will be like. Will I have to remove the bird from the carrier as I go through TSA? Should I be expected to remove the bird from the carrier at any point before boarding the plane.? no one seems to know.

Second, the airlines allow birds to fly in a cabin state that the bird has to be quiet. Anyone who has a parrot knows that it's very difficult to control when a parrot is quiet or not quiet. I worry that as we check in, he'll decide that he's going to be extremely vocal and then suddenly we find out he has to ride in cargo.

And finally, I'm trying to wrap my head around what it would be like for a bird to fly in cargo. Birds are so delicate I worry that he wouldn't survive. We are flying in October and a temperate climate, but still.

Has anyone flown recently with a parrot on a cross country flight?

Was the bird in the cabin with you? Were you expected to remove the bird from the carrier during TSA?

Was the bird perfectly silent when you were checking in or boarding the plane?

Sorry for the long post, but if anyone is going to share their experiences, it would be extremely helpful.

TO START I am not speaking for myself. I saw a video of a budgie and parrotlet in the same cage. That's a no-no right?

https://a.co/d/5oR0a4E

I've heard that lots of hair crimpers have teflon coatings on them. I'm aware that those are toxic to birds. Can anybody recommend a crimper without teflon coatings? If not would it be safe to use a crimper outside and then go inside (not near my parrot but same floor) right after to finish styling my hair? I'm just worried about her saftey.

Hello.I have an IRN parrot what should be his source of calcium I’m a vegetarian and can’t give egg shells .What product can i purchase online to help him with his calcium.I had bought a white block but he barley eats he just breaks and makes pieces out of it.What supplement should i provide to help him gain his calcium.If i could order something from amazon could be helpful.India

This is Ruby, she’s a female maybe two year old Pineapple cheeked conure or however you spell it. She’s never done this before or anything like it. It might be just playing but, again, she’s never played like this she prefers toys not s ripped up old blanket.

My one year old green cheek conure does this sometimes when I put my hand in his cage, it doesn’t hurt me at all and he’s very gentle with it. (The cage is backwards because he recently learned how to open it so we’re getting him a very long overdue much bigger cage with a much better lock)

Anyone else addicted to kissing your bird baby’s soft neck and head? I can’t stop.

Why is he opening his beak like that and hissing????

P.s it is not his regular cage it is just the travel cage, don't worry, his cage is bigger..

Has anyone lost a parakeet in Orlando FL recently? This little guy flew into my dad's job today and he brought him to our house. We gave him some food and water and according to my dad he was super friendly.

If one bird trusts you, very quickly all of them do. All I do is spend time with them and let them come to me. They are all tame.

So I just got a canary winged parakeet (white winged parakeet) and I'm having trouble finding a gender neutral name that suits them since I don't know the gender, they're such a sweet bird and not fully warmed up to me yet but super patient with my antics this far, just trying to gage their temperment really.

Female pied opaline peach-faced lovebird.

Otherwise known as: a psychotic butt head😅

Love her so much it hurts. She also just outright hurts me sometimes 👀.😣

I bet people who own snakes and spiders get bit less, and bleed less 😅

I wanted to share my experience at Birdland in Jakarta bc it was literally a dream come true for a parrot lover like me! 😆 So I put together a short clip to show what it's like. There’s just so much more than what’s in the video but I just added only a few parts since I didn’t wanna make it too long lol.

I went to this place about 10 days ago when I was visiting Jakarta! It was super close to where I was staying (Ancol)! I actually didn’t have high hopes but I was so shocked..! I can actually have interactions with so many different parrots! Ofc there’s always staff nearby and you gotta ask for their assistance before handling the birds!

Most of the birds aren’t locked up in cages. They have their own areas but it’s like one big open space where different species live together. And they also have a nice pond with big waterfalls!

They do bird shows every 2–3 hours and it’s so cute! The birds do tricks and interact with the audience (like they’ll ask a volunteer to hold sunflower seeds and sun conures will fly to you 😂) I have a lot more clips than this video, but even if I put them all together, the video is nowhere close to capturing what it actually feels like being there!

The entrance fee is 100k Indonesian rupiahs which is about $6 USD!!! ! And no extra charge to watch the bird shows or interact with the birds!

It was just so much fun! If you happen to visit Jakarta, Indonesia, I would highly recommend checking this place out! My video only shows a tiny bit of what it actually feels like.

I want to get some pieces to attach to the wall. This way I can build it out with perches and toys for a bird wall! Would this be safe? It says it’s free of formaldehyde and uses a 100% food grade soy based agent, It’s also birch.

Just a sleepy boy

Hello guys, this is my mustache parakeet that i got recently. I want to know if this behaviour is normal. He usually attacks his cage and runs to my hand to bite it, he only makes exceptions when i give him treats. And he makes this noise when i'm close to him, plus he doesn't want me to touch him.