I had a cockatiel named "Porky" that a friend gave me. She was so spoiled, we always had her out of the cage in the house. She could say "hello porky, whatcha doing & come here". One time I had her on the counter & I was doing a few dishes. She tried to walk on the suds but I caught her before she went under. I had to rinse her off & after I did she wouldn't pay any attention to me for about 2 days. And I thought Princess carried a grudge.
We moved in with my mom & Porky got very attached to my sister's bird "Tigger". He was also a cockatiel. When I moved out I decided to leave her because we kept reading about how depressed they could get from being separated after being so attached. I read the depression could lead to death so I left her there.
I don't think I would've ever got Princess if I still had her though, so I think it all happened for a reason. My mom has 4 cockatiels & one day she was giving them food when we were over. One of the birds got out & circled the living room a few times. My mom got it back in & closed the door. We look down & there is Princess sitting pretty at the cage!
It was so funny & a reminder of why I can't have both under one roof.