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She is indeed, a gorgeous girl. My commendations to you for saving her life, and may the previous owners be condemed to never having any type of pet forever.

She reminds me so much of Missy in her colorations..

Wish that could be said about the owners.... sadly though, they have a dog, and several cats, that breed before they are a year old... and are kept in such poor conditions that they end up with eye conditions, respiratory conditions, or worse... I really should call animal control on them... and not only them, but some other people too! So sickening how many people treat their pets around here! Tomi Girl is the worse case scenario, but I've had a few other birds too come from bad sitations, and still continue to see others in not so great conditions either...

Bubbabird,
I am planning on getting another male tiel over the summer too! what a coincidence! I probably won't get a young baby though, because I am looking to adopt from my friend Lin who is a foster home to rescue birds.

I would love to adopt, but I hate to say that I don't think I am going to have the time to work with retraining birds that so often need it coming from bad homes at this phase of my life... I would really like to at some point though. We have always adopted dogs in the past... but this is a little different. I will be starting law school... enough said It might be worth it though, to go and see if I can find a more friendly bird. I'm definately looking for one that is use to being with other birds--I want to house bubba and the new baby together. I like the idea of rescuing birds, and animals in general... I am the kind of person who takes in abandoned wild birds and raises them into adulthood and releases them... what can I say... I'm a sucker

Just because you may be looking into a bird in need of a home doesn't necessarily mean that it's not tame or needs work... indeed, yes there's plenty of birds out there that are unhandlable, or need work, but there's also times when there's birds who are good "as is" and would make a perfect companion!

Some places to look include Craigslist...
http://geo.craigslist.org/iso/us/oh
Petfinder...
http://www.petfinder.com/
Your local ads...

If you don't see something, you could always put an ad up explaining type of bird your looking for.... Most of my birds are rehomes, and due to the amount of birds some are up for adoption... I have adopted out two birds thus far, and will adopt out more in the future. I've been possibly thinking about applying at my local bird club to be a foster parront to the small fids too. So looking for a local bird club may be of help too!

Yeah, my friend Lin has about 20 birds, and her tiels are all happy, healthy-----maybe not as tame, but woody wasn't when I got him. Adopting a bird from her, I will know alot more about the bird----his likes and dislikes, and what his personality is like. When I got woody, I didn't know a thing, and he wouldn't even eat for the first two days! Plus I know I'll get a healthy bird. I like the idea of adopting, and I don't have tons of time either, but it really doesn't take all that much time to work with your bird and get him hand tame-----just a few hours each day I take woody out, and some days he doesn't come out-------if he's looking sleepy when I want to take him out, I let him nap! but I would say only about one day a week that might happen. Also, she knows the sex of her birds, and it's important to me to get another male. It just seems like adopting would work for me. Right now Lin doesn't have any lone male tiels-----she only has pairs, but she is keeping an eye out for me!

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And then they stopped feeding her.... I think this picture says plenty the condition I got her in (minus toys, perches, and dishes)

How terrible. She certainly looks beautiful and healthy now.

an "as is" bird is definately what I need. I can't work with a bird for a few hours each day, and then not give that same attention to Bubba... and you need to understand the kind of bird Bubba is... He is like velcro, seriously. I cannot go ANYWHERE... whether he is in or out of his cage-- he will cry for me, or follow me (answering him does not work for the crying either). When he is out, he is not like a normal bird happy on a play gym... he is all over me--chewing my face, eyelashes, neck, BOOKS, homework, etc) I absolutely love him, but he is SO demanding! I cannot work on retraining a bird for a few hours a day, and then equal that time with Bubba-- that can be 6-8 hrs a day... with a full course load, homework, and other academic responsabilites... and I think I don't have time to sleep now!

Hmmm..

For some reason, Bubbabird, your scenario sounds so familiar.. I feel your pleasure but pain as well. At some point, we will be rewarded with a happy birdie, I'm sure.

Bubbabird, I have seen baby birds huddle together for comfort. I have also seen a picture of babies huddled with a feather duster! New Clean one of course.

Maybe that could be something for you to try. Luna is getting to be a bit more clingy with me lateley. If she's out of her cage, she wants to be on me. Just a minute ago, hubby had her while I'm in the office. We started talking and that's all it took - she was off! Flew out of the living room down the hall a few feet and into the office and on my shoulder!

Any suggestions for her NOT to do that?

Feather duster... that is a great idea!!

He is really in love with towels for some reason too... he has been ever since he was a baby--towels and socks. He sits by them and whistles and well... just sits. Those act like pacifiers for him sometimes. Sometimes it keeps him busy for hours, and other times... not even 5 min. The only problem is that he also tends to get aggressive with them (funniest thing in the world to watch) picking up a side and yelling at it as it falls back down, or growling at it, and he likes to yell OW at them too like it is the one biting him!

I hope it helps! I've heard that birds can get VERY bonded to their people and don't learn to play and entertain themselves. I'm glad I did some reading before I got her, of course it hasn't helped with everything -but a lot of things. I try not to have her with me all the time so when I do have to leave or work without her she will take it in stride.

I also read an article, I think in Birdtalk, that sometimes its good to have an "enemy" for them to fight in the cage. It gives them a sense of control and power.

Anyway, good luck

My woody is far from demanding------he is such a happy little guy, and although he is the same way when he is out of his cage-----he wants to be on me all the time when he is out-----but he does go on his play gym sometimes and I think it's just that he is still a little insecure about being out of his cage that he clings to me. He does want to be on me whenenver he is out, but is not a demanding bird at all. He is perfectly happy even when he is not getting attention------but we give it to him anyway!

my peaches is my first cockatiel and i love him. i really need to get his wings clipped though because sometimes while i'm holding him and he gets spooked or something he flies and sometimes hits into something and i don't want my little baby getting hurt... and i can't really get his wings clipped now because it's still too cold outside so i haven't been able to spend as much time with him...

Birds fly into things because either one, they don't know the boundaries, or two, because they spook, and all that goes through their mind is to get away from whatever spooked them... thus flying into anything in an attempt to try and fly to safetey.

If you could figure out what your Peaches gets scared of and then remove this "thing", it may very well help...

As for being too cold and clipping wings... I don't necessarily see where this has any correlation or not... if you don't know anyone personally who can clip your bird for you, then I can see where you'd have to take your bird somewhere to get him clipped... however, if he's in a warm car, then this shouldn't be an issue.... just warm the car up first before taking him out there in a small cage or travel carrier that you can cover with a towel if you wish...

If he's a pet though, you should spend lots of time with him... if you are afraid that being out in the house may be an issue, take him into a bedroom with the door closed and let him out and interact him that way. Be sure to tell your family that you have the bird in the room as well, so as to try not to disturb you... and if they need something, have them lighly knock first before entering.