Cockatiels make a wonderful hobby and wonderful pets!
For those who want to handle their birds often, we suggest hand-tamed Cockatiels. Please research through reading, the internet, and asking questions of pet shop clerks before purchasing a Cockatiel. The more you know and understand about these wonderful birds the better relationship you and your Cockatiel will have with each other.
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We have 4 Lutinos available for homes and due to the economy we are willing to go way lower for you. These Lutino Cockatiels are hand-fed, hand-tamed! They are now priced at $60 each.
With the $10 member discount that brings them down to $50 each. A great bargain since in Pet shops Regular Grey Cockatiels are usually priced at $90 or more and Color mutations are as high 139.99. Remember, Lutino cockatiels are usually priced on the higher side then regular greys. So $60 is a great bargain and if you visit our Yahoo group and join our Club $50 is an even better bargain!
Non-members if you join The OC Club - Our Cockatiels Club before purchasing one of our birds then you too can receive the $10 discount for any Cockatiel over $50.
We do not ship. Purchase and pick up is done by appointment in our Auburn, Maine home.
If you breed and band your birds or if you have a bird with a bandLeg Band Numbersis a good group to join and record your ownership (via it's leg band number) of your bird in case it ever flies away by accident. If your bird does fly away, whether you previously recorded its leg band ID within the group, you can still post your bird's band number in hopes somebody finds it and has the integrity to look for the bird's original owner.
Also, if you are not the first owner; sometimes the group owner will be able to attempt some investigating of the history of your bird, using the leg band number.
Seeds and pellets are OK but if possible it should be supplemented with a variety of fruit and vegetables in a Cockatiel's diet.
Here are some guidelines about food:
1. Most vegetables and fresh fruit are good for Cockatiels. Our Cockatiels love the watermelon rind for one example.
2. Eggs - Eggs can be fried or boiled (no salt, no avocados) 3. Milk - food soaked in Milk (like grain breads) Cheese also but not spicy or sharp cheeses! Eggs, Milk and Cheese are the only non-plant proteins that are allowed as far as I know.
4. Bread - Best if not white bread but any bread that is less processed and grainy.
5. Our birds love Cereal (any cereal with grains but not sweet cereals) A Cockatiel probably would probably like sugary cereals but it is not good for them.
6. Stay away from anything high in sugar.
7. Stay away from foods high in sodium, This includes No MSG and all of the sodium by-products.
8. I have also read that the tomato stems, tomato plant and fresh tomatoes can be dangerous for Cockatiels. Well-cooked spaghetti sauce is probably OK but if even one piece of tomato did not cook well it could be dangerous and if using cans it might have sodium or sodium by-products which are also bad for Cockatiels. So to be on the safe side we give our birds plain cooked spaghetti or plain cooked noodles for a occasional treat before we add any flavoring or sauce to our portions.
9. Toxic foods are avocados, chocolate (in any form), anything with caffeine (including coffee and soft drinks) Alcohol is strictly off-limits!
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Sincerely, Bill Mazzulla
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Cockatiels make a wonderful hobby and wonderful pets!
For those who want to handle their birds often, we suggest hand-tamed Cockatiels. Please research through reading, the internet, and asking questions of pet shop clerks before purchasing a Cockatiel. The more you know and understand about these wonderful birds the better relationship you and your Cockatiel will have with each other.
If you click on our photos; you will have a super close-up.
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