he is very very small almost as small as a english budgie is this normal or is he a runt or dwarf
2007-03-23 12:09:23 · 4 answers · asked by Fashion Bug 2 in Pets ➔ Birds
he is about a year old and he was hand fed he is a lutino
2007-03-24 01:24:59 · update #1
He does sound rather small! Younger cockatiels can be quite tiny, as the other posters have stated. I have a baby that I'm currently hand feeding who is about the size of a budgie, but s/he will get bigger once their feathers fully grow in.
Genes can also cause birds to be extra small. Dwarfism exists in many animals, including humans and horses. Sometimes an extra tiny animal is born. Sometimes they'll have a normal sized body but very tiny legs. Other times they'll be miniature copies of a normal adult. This can be confusing as some runts are dwarfs!
Hope this helps :-) . I'd say your guy is an extra small youngster. Give him a few years. he may grow into his feathers.
2007-03-23 20:46:53 · answer #1 · answered by white_ravens_white_crows 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cockatiels comes in different sizes.
Hishi the cockatiel of a friend was a small cockatiel. He never did get as large as normal tiels. he had the length of a normal cockatiell but the width of the body was only about 1/2 as side as my cockatiel (scampy).
2007-03-24 08:25:09 · answer #2 · answered by Rev. Two Bears 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How old is he? Was he parent raised or hand fed?
If he is under a year, he is still growing.
If he was hand fed, he may not have gotten enough to eat and that could have stunted his growth.
Take him to an avian vet and see what they have to say.
2007-03-23 19:54:34 · answer #3 · answered by Christie D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is perfectly normal.He is most probably just still growing if he never gets any bigger i would say he is the runt of the family. I have a cockatiel just the same he has just never got bigger...its kinda weird but perfectly normal.
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2007-03-24 00:20:51 · answer #4 · answered by ldjfllejrd 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋