If a cocketiel is nine months old is it old or young lol just curious thanx
2006-12-21 04:39:27 · 12 answers · asked by {®¿©} ChickenŽ (õ¿õ) ‹(•¿•)› 3 in Pets ➔ Birds
That's pretty young. Cockatiels live 15-30 years. (And everyone you ask gives a different number, LOL.) At 9 months it should already be weaned (be able to eat solid food) and should have most of its feathers. Google "cockatiel breeding" to get more info about how they age.
2006-12-21 09:01:54 · answer #1 · answered by zandyandi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A nine month old cockatiel is young, generally chicks are weaned at 7 weeks of age. Depending on wheather you bought you cockatiel at a pet store or from a local breeder most birds will have a band on one of their feet. Generally this is for identification purposes and can for sure tell you the true age of the bird. If you are wanting to breed your cockatiel it is suggested to wait until a female is 18 months and a male is 12 months. A cockatiel can live upwards of 20 years old.
2006-12-21 12:45:43 · answer #2 · answered by clouderback2003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Young! Birds live for quite a long time if they are taken care of. A Cockatiels average life is about 15 to 20 years. My uncle has a parrot and it's life expectancey is about 80 years. It's crazy!!!
2006-12-21 12:47:37 · answer #3 · answered by minicoop_jen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Young. It's not a baby any more but they can live to be about 15 years old. I prefer starting out with birds about 2-3 months old so they really trust you and love you. Good luck!
2006-12-21 12:52:43 · answer #4 · answered by Horsey Girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOUNG...a cocketiel can live for as long as 12 years if not more
2006-12-21 12:42:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Young. Really young. In my opinion, any bird younger than a year old is a baby.
My oldest macaw is 5, and he's still a baby. (since he lives 90-100 years), and my youngest macaw, Katie is 18 weeks old. She's a baby-baby.
Good luck!
2006-12-21 14:38:57 · answer #6 · answered by sdkramer76 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WAY YOUNG! Cockatiels live between 20-30 years. My last cockatiel lived to be 25.
2006-12-21 15:10:26 · answer #7 · answered by Champagne115 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Young. I think they can live up to 10 years maybe more. I know parrots are a lifetime investment as they can live 30-40 years.
2006-12-21 12:42:45 · answer #8 · answered by father of 4 husband of 1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its pretty young..I had a cockatiel named turdbird and she lived to be atleast 11 yrs but she died early because of a virus of another bird.
2006-12-21 14:07:07 · answer #9 · answered by goulyhotty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a baby still. they have 25 yr life span
2006-12-21 16:27:18 · answer #10 · answered by mickmanster1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋