So You Want to Breed Cockatiels?

There comes a moment in every cockatiel owner's life when he is thinking about breeding his cockatiels. And every owner has his or her own reason for why he or she wants to breed, but actually that's not what really matters. What really matters is if that cockatiel owner has all the resources of time, knowledge and will to breed his cockatiels, so that everything goes without problems.

Also, it's also important to critically look at your own cockatiels and find out if you have the right bird to breed. For some owners this might be the hardest question to answer, but nonetheless it's the most important thing to answer.

You must answer this question mainly because breeding two birds that are not acceptable candidates for breeding might result in causing some serious damage to their cockatiel babies. Some might say that they are not going to be selling those babies anyway, but that's not the point. The thing is that some mutations can be really harmful to cockatiel babies' life and health.

But then again, what are those mysterious desirable features? Size (the bigger the better), talkability, adaptability in stressful situations, rare mutations are just a few to mention. What I always recommend to do before breeding your cockatiel is to consult with the books of show standards to see if your cockatiel has the desirable features to be a great candidate for breading.

But even though you may have a good breeding candidate, it still doesn't mean that all lights are green. You should sit down and think if you, yourself, have the right conditions to breed cockatiels. Do you have the right amount of knowledge? Will you have enough patience and time? Will this not interfere with your job or other responsibilities? Will you know what to do if something goes wrong? Will there be a quite place in your house, where you'll be able to put your cockatiels to enjoy peace and quiet? And that's just a little part of things that you must consider before breeding your cockatiels.

Breeding cockatiels is serious thing and I ask you to think and consider if you really want and have the right resources to do so. This is not something that can be decided in a second. You should weigh all those pros and cons and see if this is truly what you want.