about cockateils?

Question

we have a female cockateil that is very noisy at times would it be quieter if we got another female. It makes a irritating sound. Do males tend to make softer sounds than females.I know they talk and whistle more.

at first it was quiet the pet store owner told us it was a male and my friend got one he told it was a female, they are about 5 months old. hers sings and talks says pretty bird, but ares just squawks all day like every 10 secs and it's annoying, I thought it would rest sometime during the day and it didn't it would be oaky if it sang or had a cute little chirp but it doesn't, we tried a tape playing and it does the same thing while its playing. my friends bird has a soft sounds,and is really not annoying, they even say that about ours. we've tried the blanket at night it works along with putting it in the laundry room. So reading up on it they say to get another teil. I don't want to make the wrong move. Let me know any other suggestions.please

Answer 1

You may not have a female cockatiel. The males generally make the most noise. I know this from years of selling cockatiels. The only way you know for sure is if it is a Pearl (the pattern is female only), to have the bird DNA sexed or to see it being mated or laying eggs. Lots of times pet shop people tell customers a bird is a male or female and they do not know for sure. The string method of determining sex doesn't work either. There may be a legitimate reason the bird is making so much noise. Are you the person the bird is bonded to? If you are away from the bird a lot, it is trying to get your attention when you are around. Try leaving some music or the TV on when you are gone. Try some toys with bells and mirrors for entertainment. Some birds feel comfort if they have a secure quiet place (like a bird tent) to hide. You can always cover the bird in the evening with a towel for bedtime. Birds sitting near a loud source of noise like a TV or stereo are going to be really noisy too.

Answer 2

I have a 6 month old cockatiel that I'm pretty sure is female. She squawks if I come into the room and don't take her out of the cage or if I leave the room and she can't see me. Her brothers are much louder...but they whistle TV themes and such and are trying to talk. I would tend to think yours is a female. If yours is in the habit of squawking it might teach the new one to do it too. Then you would have two loud birds. Check out these website for more info. Good Luck!! Be patient! :)

http://www.cockatiels.org/
http://www.cockatielcottage.net/main.html

Answer 3

Just from my experience with birds, my male cockatiel whistles and rants and raves when he is horny, after that he is on top of my female, she doesn't say much. Sounds to me your bird is lonely. If you have other animals in the house they might be stressing your bird, if that is so you would see feathers around or in your cage. My cockatiels are not much for being held, they love to fly though. So your bird is still noisy through out the night? That is strange, just like wild birds they are noisy when it is bright out, it shouldn't be acting up at night!

Answer 4

My female only makes noise when she can't find the male. And yes, the squawk is VERY irritating. But my male bird, he is the KING or irritation! God, you have NO idea. Noisy little thing. Yes, get another female, she probably just wants companionship.

Answer 5

From your description the bird sounds lonely. When a cockatiel wants company it will keep chirping in a loud voice, trying to make contact. I would get a second bird in the same cage, they will not be always calling out.

Answer 6

have you tried spending more time with your bird, have you tried hand taming it yet? work with your bird some more before you get another one you wouldn't want this bird to teach another
bird it's bad habits

Answer 7

cocktails in my opinion have always been a noisy species.

Jim