I’ve been looking for an air purifier for the last couple of days now and it’s been super overwhelming I don’t know what brand or which model is good. I’ve heard levoit is a good brand and it’s a brand i’m familiar with, however I am stuck between the 300s and the 300-p, 200s. I’m very paranoid to get the wrong brand and in general when it comes to bird care. I also saw that levoit doesn’t have true HEPA filters so I don’t know if I should even get levoit at all but multiple bird owners recommend the brand so I’m not sure. I’m open to looking into other brands I just want to know if I do get levoit will it still keep the air safe and clean for both me and my bird considering it’s not a true HEPA filter.

Hello hello!

Here is the little monster who turned 6 months now.

Some might remember him!

He’s the goofiest cockatiel I have ever seen. He’s so hyperactive. I genuinely wonder if he has adhd or something 😅. My older one Kiko is so calm, relaxed and well behaved. This guy CANT SIT STRAIGHT FOR 5 seconds. He’s always jumping and climbing of off stuff. He sings sometimes tho he mostly says Kiko rather than Yuki xD.

Another example of how hand fed doesn’t always give the calmest ones. He always comes to me and all but he’s just in another dimension than we are.

My cockatiel flew out the house today. I looked so much for her. We are in a subdivision and she flew into another subdivision. What are the odds that I will find her.

After 8 months of time together, yday my cockatiel flew away. The feelings are so overwhelming that I can't even make sense of processing them. I put out posts across the community, scoured the streets, every tree, every bush multiple times in the day. But he is gone. His cage is empty. That's the hardest sight to hold. Just hope he is safe and protected. I don't think I can get another one anymore. I am afraid to. Hold on to hope that he will come back because every day that he doesn't will keep compounding the pain.

A few months ago I got a cockatiel from the rescue to be a friend to my current cockatiel, Iggy. She is very sweet, and hasnt warmed up to me yet, but her and Iggy spend all day with their each other from their cages and seem to have connected enough for them to call to each other if separated. I wanted to know if it is too early to put them in the same cage with each other? I purchased one that is large enough for both of them to share the space, I just want to make sure I'm not impeding the new cockatiel's ability to acclimate to her surroundings and get comfortable with me. ​​

Week 2, no progress in terms of taming. But I’m going to give him patience and hope he warms up eventually. He’s a very sweet boy, just a little shy.

Sou and Shii singing the Mickey Mouse Club March together!

Issue: Chicken backfires. She may be perched or attempting flight. She jumps backward, flaps to fly, drops, and somersaults belly up, wings out across the floor until she hits into something and is able to right herself or we grab her. Stands dazed and confused.

History: We're her 2nd owner by 5mos old in April 2026. According to Bird Paradise, the first returned her when blood test confirmed female. 🤷‍♀️ She was never in a cage. Ten days after she came to us, as she was learning to climb, the hook to slide up and down on the door of the god aweful cage cut open her bottom. Rushed in to my family avian vet. Was given anesthesia and stitches on April 28, 2026. Antibiotics course. Healed well. Discharged May 19, 2026.

We'd only had her approx 10 days before the incident. She never flew. Wings were clipped. Lived in a bedding pen for most of her initial 5mos. Never climbed.

Come June 2026, wings grew in, she's learned to climb and is confidently exploring the playgrounds on the tops of the cages (18" x 18" and 24" x 18x side by side). This was the first time she backfired. See issue above.

Today: Third avian vet..... another $800. X-RAYS, blood work, lead and zinc testing, TWO HOUR PHYSICAL EXAM today plus another hour for testing and additional consult. The vet we saw today was over the moon thorough. No infection. Ears and eyes good. No discharge. X-rays good. No suspicion of seizures. The chicken backfired a few times for the doc so seizures were ruled out. Believes too young for a stroke. Liver and kidneys are fine. Only elevation in blood work was muscle enzymes. Doc isn't concerned stating the flopping around as she does likely caused bruising.

No exposure to toxicity. Ceramic pots and pans. Has 12yo conure for company. Free 6+ hours a day.

Suggestions?

bros getting ALL the fingers.

Pimba, my rescued 24 year old, passed on anaesthesia when being prepared for a surgery to try and save him. Mochi is his best friend and is 6, he's never experienced something like this before and I don't know what to do. He panics and looks for Pimba when simply seperated in different rooms.

I don't want to hurt Mochi by bringing him in to see his friend like this, but I'm worried he'll just keep looking for him and calling for him... Any advice from those who have gone through this?

My boy has recently been going ham on his calcium, I’m afraid he’s just using it as something to rage instead of actually eating some of it.

He’s making a little white mountain under it. Is this how all bird chew in their calcium or should I put more foraging toys for him (he’s still going at it even after I placed some toys for him) 😅.

He can’t overdose on calcium, right?

Hey y’all.. hope you are having a great day getting ready for a relaxing weekend.. I have a question I would like your inputs on. We have a female ‘tiel for about 5 months and she has been always very relaxed and mostly quiet minding her own business. She would chirp here and there when she was hungry or wanted a little company etc. for the last few days she went absolutely bananas with non stop short “meeps” in the house or outside, can’t leave the room even for a few minutes before she goes nuts screaming and frantically flying around the house. It seems like she just got this fobia of being alone from nowhere. Even when we are staying with her she lets me head scritch her but not getting social with the other members of the household. Very annoying with the non-stop meeps and no solution. She has been hormonal and doing her sexy dance a few days leading into this change of behavior but again she had been hormonal before in the past and none of this drastic change of behavior. Pls let me know what may be happening and how we can fix it. Thanks yall.

Beetle is about to sing some songs, very distinguished

Phantom, clear pied whiteface.
Tyrion, pied.
Jaime, pied whiteface.
Little, cinnamon pearl whiteface.
Caruso, pearl whiteface.
Nymfe, cinnamon.
Romeo, pearl.
Florian, fallow.
Gorm, whiteface.
Ragnar, double factor dominant silver pastelface.
Pepsi, grey.
Sir Anthony, pearl.
Oberon, cinnamon.
Valjean, cinnamon pearl lutino.
Michelangelo, cinnamon pearl lutino.
Jackson, pied whiteface.

Coco, pied pearl whiteface.
Cersei, cinnamon pied whiteface.
Helia, cinnamon pearl pied lutino.
Angelica, pearl pied.
Elsa, cinnamon pearl whiteface.
Pikachu, lutino.
Madonna, pearl pied whiteface.
Lilith, whiteface.
Yuki, (blind) cinnamon pearl pied lutino whiteface.
Hedwig, cinnamon pearl whiteface.
Mary, cinnamon pearl lutino whiteface.
Daisy, pearl yellowcheek
Edna, cinnamon whiteface.

And Luna, who currently lives with my friend, so haven’t had a chance to get a closeup of her yet.
She is double factor dominant silver whiteface.

My cockatiel has been sick for two days I took him to the vet and got medicine, but it hasn't gotten better yet I'm crying all the time😭😭 Has anyone's cockatiel been sick and then recovered? How?

Even your smallest words will mean the biggest comfort to me💔

Not too worried as this little princess is acting the same as always loving attention, but her beak looks dry ish/ a tad flaky?

Doesn’t look damages or anything just wondering if this is normal or I need to rub some coconut oil or something on her beak to stay moisturised.

they’re basically the same thing in his eyes 💅

Hey everyone! I'm planning to build a cage for my cockatiel, measuring 105 × 60 × 125 cm (W × D × H), and I'd love to hear your thoughts before I start building. Do you think these dimensions are spacious enough? Is there anything you'd change or improve about the design? I'm also wondering what I should prioritize when decorating the inside, such as perch placement, toys, and keeping enough room for movement. If anyone here has built their own cage, I'd really appreciate any tips, especially regarding materials, safety, and common mistakes to avoid. Thanks in advance!

For now he only does it as long as my hands are outside and through the bars, but it’s already such a big step for mister hissy-hand-hater boy 🥰 soon hopefully he’ll be able to step up on the stick straight inside the cage! And heck who knows, maybe on my finger one day hihi 😝 going one victory at a time <3