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What Do Cockatiels Eat? Cockatiels are herbivorous birds that eat a diet that mainly includes seeds, flowers, fresh and dry nuts, fruits, legumes, freshly harvested pods, berries, and crops.

The Foster family may raise more birds, but not as a registered breeder, according to Linda. Part of the fun of cockatiels for the family is they can be taught to talk.

Hallberg said he and his parents used to raise cockatiels and had Crackers' parents. Crackers is 13 now, and his father is one of the three other cockatiels they still care for.

A late Manhattan entrepreneur who pioneered direct mailing with her “rich list” left $100,000 to her 32 cockatiels — with nitpicky instructions on how to care for the birds. Leslie Ann ...

The cockatiels are in need of a home after their owner died. Their temporary caretakers, volunteers at the Alaska Bird Club, hope they'll be adopted soon, but only after they're tested for diseases.