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Although this video about Cockatiel Randy Bird Syndrome is both funny and amusing, at another level this sort of behaviour is not likely to be seen in nature. Cockatiel Randy Bird Syndrome has lots to do with how cockatiels adapt to situations in which their natural needs from a young age of having a choice of partners of the opposite sex before reaching sexual maturity have not been met. In my book "Caring for Birds with Love and Gratitude" I advise pairing birds after they have been initially hand tamed, with compatible partners of same species and opposite sex, before either has  reach ed sexual maturity, if and when possible.

Http://www.CockatielsHealth.com brings you another video clip of cockatiels Shadow and Cricket courtesy of Greg. This time Shadow dances All Shook Up Cockatiel Style.

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Be sure to enjoy their other dances which on one hand are very amusing and on the other belie compensation behaviour for unmet needs. So let's laugh some more while pondering the concept that many of the  emotions and needs of birds might parallel our own.

Details of other videos of Shadow and Cricket dancing are :

Hot to Trot Dance for Randy Birds 301010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdK3Yo0JyCk

http://www.CockatielsHealth.com brings you another Hot to Trot Dance  for Randy Birds Enjoying a Roll. This is a sequel to the previous Hot to Trot Dance with link below, and again features Shadow and Cricket courtesy of Greg..

Hot to Trot Randy Bird Dance 301010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5jCSW2VQ8o

http://www.CockatielsHealth.com brings you Hot To Trot Randy Bird Dance featuring Shadow egged on by Cricket who is along for the ride, and courtesy Greg McCarthy.

Avian Vet Specialist Dr Ross Perry notes that this video is highly amusing and close to x-rated but not quite. It  shows another aspect of Randy Bird Syndrome behaviour. Cricket and Shadow are friends but are both males and neither have compatible partners of the opposite sex and same species yet. During peak breeding season they're feeling more than their oats and find a rolling dowel perch is not so easy! Learn lots more about Randy Bird Syndrome in Dr Ross Perry's book "Caring for Birds with Love" available from http://www.DrRossPerry.com.au

http://www.CockatielsHealth.com brings you another Hot to Trot Dance  for Randy Birds Enjoying a Roll. This is a sequel to the previous Hot to Trot Dance with link below, and again features Shadow and Cricket courtesy of Greg.

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Hot to Trot Randy Bird Dance 301010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5jCSW2VQ8o

http://www.CockatielsHealth.com brings you Hot To Trot Randy Bird Dance featuring Shadow egged on by Cricket who is along for the ride, and courtesy Greg McCarthy.

Avian Vet Specialist Dr Ross Perry notes that this video is highly amusing and close to x-rated but not quite. It  shows another aspect of Randy Bird Syndrome behaviour. Cricket and Shadow are friends but are both males and neither have compatible partners of the opposite sex and same species yet. During peak breeding season they're feeling more than their oats and find a rolling dowel perch is not so easy! Learn lots more about Randy Bird Syndrome in Dr Ross Perry's book "Caring for Birds with Love" available from http://www.DrRossPerry.com.au

http://www.Cockatielshealth.com with Sydney bird vet specialist Dr Ross Perry brings you Part 1 of a long consultation for a cockatiel health check for "Little One" a cockatiel reportedly making a strange noise intermittently over a period of 1 month.

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In part 2 Dr Ross Perry discusses cockatiel wing clipping.

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In part 3 Dr Ross Perry gives lots of advice about choosing and caring for another Cockatiel to partner single cockatiels around the world. 

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In part 4 Dr Ross Perry concludes a long consultation with "Little One" with advice about his microscopic examination of the faeces, and advice about diet and natural sunlight.

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http://www.CockatielsHealth.com with Bird Vet Specialist Dr Ross Perry brings you a video clip of a very annoyed upset Cockatiel with a jammed toe filmed immediately after she had a protective dressing applied to her left foot. About 1 hour earlier she had her left front toe jammed badly in a cupboard door that was accidentally closed while she was perching on its edge. Her left front lateral jammed toe was badly bruised and much of the skin on the upper surface of the toe was peeled away. She was given pain relief as soon as possible just before the dressing was applied. The dressing includes a series of decoys for her to bite so that she is not biting herself, especially her jammed toe. However, some birds still need to have an Elizabethan Collar applied as well to prevent self-mutilation until they adjust to and accept a dressing, splint or cast.

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Cockatiel Care & Cockatiel with jammed toe 140810 recovery

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http://www.CockatielsHealth.com with holistic vet and bird specialist Dr Ross Perry brings you video clips of the follow-up consultation about Louie Cockatiel's jammed toe. We see that the nail remained alive and the skin and the toe has made a marvellous recovery. The video is cut short because we ran out of battery! When Louie's bandage was completely removed and he was returned to his cage he held his foot up for a while and then resumed using it normally.

http://www.CockatielsHealth.com with avian vet specialist Dr Ross Perry brings you a video clip from a consultation for a sick white faced pearl grey cockatiel with signs of Avian Chlamydiosis, a disease that is associated with Chlamydia psittaci. People also sometimes succumb to this disease. In people it is called Psittacosis.

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http://www.CockatielsHealth.com brings you part 1 of the clinical examination of Misty, a cockatiel with an abdominal lump. The cockatiel is found to have an abdominal hernia, probably secondary to chronic oviduct disease and randy bird syndrome. Dr Ross Perry discovers that in addition to the abdominal hernia she also has a cere abscess, chronic air saculitis and respiratory disease, probable psittacosis/ chlamydia infection, severe chronic bumblefoot, diarrhoea and signs of Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease PBFD. In the next video Dr Perry discusses surgical repair of the abdominal hernia as well as what he advises for the other issues.

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In #2 Dr Ross Perry discusses what can be done to help Misty.

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In #3  you can watch Dr Perry performing a "nose job" in which he gently and carefully curettes out the dry pus from the cockatiel's left nostril

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