Ok as the title says I have a horribly mean cockatiel... He is always attacking the other birds(seemingly for no reason). He doesn't allow the other birds to get to a food bowl(have to have three separate food bowls). He doesn't let them on the pirch that we put in there(tried to get another one but just chased them off that too). And the latest thing that happened was I got a nesting box for one of my birds who might be having eggs soon. He took over that and is slowly chewing it to pieces. Now if you haven't guessed already I don't like this bird. I don't even care if he likes me or not, I didn't pay $130 for a bird that is going to attack my other birds. I would love to just get rid of him but my boyfriend likes him for some dumb reason(not to mention the bird lets him hold him, though he's still drawn plenty of blood and won't stop at the chance to be able to do it again). I've tried moving him to a different cage but he's stilled so much fear in the other birds that they won't even go near the side of the cage with him. Most of the time hes up on the top of the cage trying to get at the others for eating "his food". What do I do to stop this out of control bird?

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Oh I also forgot to mention that this bird is deformed (feathers don't grow right, small for cockatiel tho that not really deformed) and we've had had him for almost a year.

You could try moving his cage to another room in the house, instead of only moving him to a different cage.

Hmm, can I ask what the cage and room are like? Cockatiels are very sensitive to the dark, so adding a small nightlight near his cage may actually calm him down and stop him from acting out violently. If he can't see properly, he may be acting this way out of fear.

The cage should also be big enough for him to fly around. They need a fair amount of exercise and can lash out if they feel confined, so a small cage could be putting him in very bad spirits. Buying even just one size bigger could get him healthier and happier with his environment.

Lots and lots of diverse toys are necessary too. If he's bored, he's going to concentrate all of his attention on the other birds. Switching around his toys by adding new ones, moving them around the cage, and taking some away each week will keep him mentally stimulated. He should always have something to explore and experiment with. :yes:

Originally Posted by Keyori

You could try moving his cage to another room in the house, instead of only moving him to a different cage.

The thing is is that I would but its very cold where we live and the warmest room in the house is mine.... cause we don't really have any kind of heating system

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Well the Room is decently large with a fair amount of space and the cage is about 2'6" High to about 1'6" wide *two are Cockatiels one is Parakeet*. They aren't locked in their cages all the time we just let them decide if the want to be out or not. Um they don't really have toys because the ones I got them they destroyed, I could get more... had a swing to but they ate through that so no more swing...

I'd probably get him a separate cage and put it in a different room. :sweat: He seems to not like other birds...Sometimes animals are just life that.
He could also be stressed out...again, sometimes animals are like that.

For example, a friend on mine has two snakes. One will eat frozen rats, the other one only sometimes will eat frozen rats. They're about the same size, and the same species. But they're just two different animals.

works for me thank you everyone