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Please let's keep this thread nice. I always feel like I need to talk with someone but when I wake up in the morning, I regret that I made the thread because I feel like I made some haters.

I'm just really frustrated!!

Sorry for ruining everyone's mood. I am just really not feeling well!

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As far as I know there aren't any haters on this forum so don't worry about that. You DO have to feed the babies because their lives depend on it, and I'm not sure that disrupting their lives by sending them to a new person at this age is going to be beneficial (even if the new person is a really good handfeeder). Cockatiel babies don't adapt well to handfeeding when they're more than three weeks old, and I don't know how well they'd adapt to a new handfeeder. Make sure they have lots of millet spray and other foods available so they can work on learning to feed themselves. Babies aren't good at eating from a bowl so give it to them foraging style.

As for the rest, it might be a good idea to talk to your psychologist about it. We're not qualified to help with the frustration and anxiety. I thought I'd better answer this thread but I really should be doing something else right now, and honestly I'm not even sure what I could say that would help. So good luck, hang in there, and talk to the psychologist if you can!

Thank you for the input

I know there aren't any haters on this forum. I just don't want anyone to dislike me for being a bad owner

I don't want to talk with any psychologist about my birds, or my life. They will just tell me to get rid of all my birds (at least that's what my mom will do)

The hand feeder is a very good hand feeder. I saw her hand feed many times. I just wonder what will happen if the birds fly away. The store is outside.

I think it's best if you put that idea at the back of your mind for now. Your situation is has improved. You are not at the horrible school anymore, and you have more time to yourself instead of slaving away at that school for dry facts.

You said you enjoy to clean and are very organised. I would say to start with making a list for feedings, chores, homework, and of course thinking time. During your thinking time, really sit and have some alone time to think about what you really want to do. Weigh the positives and negatives about each path that you consider taking with the birds. It would at least to begin to break down your stress hopefully.

Hi! I am Susan from the other foruim. You may or may not remember me. I have not posted in a long long time. I cannot remember my password or which email address I used and I tried everything and nothing worked so I just rejoined and I will use this new name from now on. Anyway, I am so sorry you lost your Bio That must have been so hard for you and I can understand that you are now feeling very overwhelmed. But I have every ounce of faith in you that you can do this! Honestly, you are an inspiration to me and probably a lot of people on these forums. I have hopes that you will become an Avian Vet someday. Truely! Don't give up! You can do this! I know. I have so much faith in you. You are just going through a bad time, but things sometimes have to get bad and then they always get better. These are just lessons in life that we all have to learn. Sometimes the hard things can make us stronger. Arn't the babies almost weaned? Isn't it only a couple of more weeks at the most that you will need to hand feed?

I feel comfortable on this forum and find that I can say what I need to about my birds. Hang in there. I know you care for them and want the best for them. Hopefully your frustration will get better. And I agree about finding some time to just be quiet and think about the positive and negatives of your decisions.

I can only speak for myself but I am sure everyone loves you, Baruch.
I may not agree with some of your decisions but that doesn't mean that I dislike you, at all.
Example: giving the babies away right now seems to me a pretty bad decision, but it won't make me hate you or insult you if you decide to go with it. I just think that you will regret it and feel guilty about it for a long time.


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Thank you everyone.

For some reason, when something bad happens to my flock, i collapse. The same thing happened when the raccoon attack.

I wanted to give them away but I would never. I love my birds, and I would be nothing without them. They give me a purpose in life! I finally have someone depending on me. It's like, I am worth living for someone.

I know I am not the best owner out there. But once I move out, I will definetly change. It's not easy giving a bird a good life when you have people trying to get rid of them.

When I get older, I will defenetly be a better owner. I just hope my future wife won't judge.