question about a cockateil

[dawn5679]

My stepson got his cocktial about a month ago. bo (the bird) and Ty (my stepson) are best of buds. We got Bo from a bird farm and go in to get his wings done every other week( the bird farm does it for free). now Ty loves to have Bo sitting on his shoulder and Bo seems to love it up there too. the owner of the bird farm says that Bo cant ever go on Tys shoulder because than he will think he's an equal and start to be bossy?? is this true??? anyways the reason why I dont really believe the bird farm owner is because you will ask her something she will say one thing and then next week if you ask her the same thing she says something differnt.

 

please help!!!

my stepson truly loves his birdy and wants to bond alot with him. Bo is 15 weeks old!

[she]

Hi. First, your tiel does not need his wings clipped every other week,Usually twice a year or a bit more often for light bodied birds like tiels is enough.Can he fly at all?With regard to your tiel getting on Ty,s shoulder,I see no harm if they are both enjoying the experiance,tiels are usually very friendly social birds.How old is Ty? I am assuming he is not too young to realise he needs to be gentle with the bird.My advise is to let the tiels wings grow untill he can fly and then if you need to get an avian vet to clip him properly.In the mean time read up all you can on cockatiels and their care so you can dispense of asking at the bird farm.If they are clipping your bird every other week, that is not right. Feel free to ask on hear any questions you have and I am sure you will get very good advise and help.

[judygram]

I wholeheartedly agree with Sheila, they don't need a wing clip every other week, thats BS, you should allow his wings to grow out and let him fly.

 

I see no harm in allowing a tiel on the shoulder of your stepson, if he treats the bird gently and they get along fine then no harm is done, if the bird gets nippy then he simply has to remove him for a while.

[dawn5679]

Ty is 15 yrs old and loves Bo. He was upset when he was told that he couldn't allow him on his shoulder. Yes Bo can fly and his wings seems to grow back pretty quickly after being cut at the bird farm.

[Tycos_mom]

If his wings are growing that quickly then they are not clipping him properley take him somewhere else. as for Bo being on Ty's shoulder I have my Teils on my shoulder all the time and have never ever had a problem. Teils are the most friendliest social birds I've ever seen and all they want is love and affection from there humans they will go out of their way to make their humans love them they are not the type of birds that you have to worry about getting bossy so tell Ty if he wants Bo on his shoulder then go ahead.My teils even sit on my Grandsons shoulder and except pets from him and he is only 1 1/2 years old my teils are the only birds I have that I trust enough to let my grandson pet because they won't bite ever.

[dawn5679]

Thanks sooo much for all of your help!!! I'm going to tell Ty today when he gets home from school!! he's going to be soooo happy that his birdie friend will be able to ride on his shoulders once again....

[judygram]

Since Ty is 15 years old he is almost an adult, certainly an adult size and since he has been allowing the cockatiel on his shoulder why stop now, make the boy's day when he comes home from school, he will love you for it.

[sandra902]

hello there! my opinion is that we all make our own agreements in our own homes. there are of course certain broad issues to consider (having your birdy outdoors and such) but if you have a nice little cockatiel (they are nice little happy fellows aren't they!) and he acts right on the shoulder that is the agreement between pappa (ty) and the birdy.

 

now my little 'tiel does not like handling, but my daughter's does allow a bit. every little creature is an individual and once one settles on the very basic important safety issues, there is a lot of flexibility to be enjoyed.

 

for example, mr merlin does not want, nor do i, to have shoulder time. miss milly the mitred conure loves shoulder time as do i. so we all make our agreements and have happy interactions.

 

hope this is helpful, but after a couple vinos i will be proofing this ever-so carefully!

 

-s

[jasperk]

i have a tiel and he is always on my shoulder he just loves the interaction. so go ahead and let the boy have his buddy back.

[TinyTimneh]

As long as your stepson places Bo on his shoulder instead of simply allowing him to scramble up onto it, as well as Bo being very well trained in terms of stepping up onto a hand or finger all should be well. Although... lol, if Bo is gonna be a shoulder buddy, I'd highly recommend trying to potty train him!