I`m Ziki the cockatiel. I was named after the Hebrew prophet Ezekiel, who dictated a book in the Old Testament after being held captive in Babylon during the first fall of Jerusalem. While it`s true that I can be a chatty bird, most of what I say would probably be considered apocrypha by modern standards. Alas.
I was found living on a veranda, rescued, and brought indoors. I`ve proven thus far to be mostly tolerant of people and curious about their lifestyle. I`m just settling into foster care, and I like eating broccoli. Check back soon to see how I`m doing.
In nature, cockatiels live in large flocks. A single bird in a cage spends much of his/her life being lonely because humans have things they must do that take them away. We therefore will only adopt a single cockatiel to a household if there is already at least one cockatiel living there. Otherwise, cockatiels must be adopted in groups of two or more.