Reputable breeders?

[CaptCoolbird]

Hi all,

Me and the fam are looking at getting a cockatiel. We’re still in the preparation phase right now and have been lurking on a lot of your beginner posts.

What prompted me to finally post is wondering how to find a reputable breeder? It hasn’t been as easy as I would have thought.

We are in the Detroit area. Anybody know of any lists or breeders they recommend?

 

[Squeekmouse]

There are two places here in Chicagoland who breed cockatiels if you're willing to drive or have them shipped to you.
Www.parrotstars.com is my favorite local breeder and parrot shop.

 

[CaptCoolbird]

There are two places here in Chicagoland who breed cockatiels if you're willing to drive or have them shipped to you.
Www.parrotstars.com is my favorite local breeder and parrot shop.

I assume they’d tolerate a ~4 hour trip/shipping okay or they wouldn’t offer it, but it sounds like such a wild thing to put a young bird through. They do okay though, eh?