I got Alex (Alexis), my first cockatiel about 8 years ago. I got her at Petsmart for my 16th birthday. I called a ton of places, but no one had hand raised tiels. The Petsmart that had them was not that close to my house so my mom and dad drove me. There was a beautiful Lutino and Alex (a normal grey) My mom and dad thought I would take the Lutino, but I picked Alex. I knew she was supposed to leave with us.

I got Danny, another tiel because my boyfriend found him in his friend's backyard. His friend is named Danny, so that's what I named the tiel.

My third cockatiel, Milton, came from a shelter in Madison, WI. Madison is about a 3 1/2 hour drive, but I wanted to adopt, so I took the ride.

My four, and final, cockatiel Evie came from a nice little pet shop that hand raised them. The poor birdies got an infection while at the store or from the breeder and the store paid to get them well. A lot of Evie's brothers and sisters didn't make it. I picked her out about a month and a half before she came home and before they got the infection. Since Evie fought so hard and made it, I knew she was meant to be mine