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Try to find a local bird club too, you can meet breeders at local bird fairs that are held usually in the spring, summer and fall. You can see all kinds of birds there in one place and meet the breeders. Bird people are out there, you just have to find them. Sometimes you can find them at local swap meets too. Many of the hobby breeders are passed by word of mouth and that is how they get their business too, but makes them kind of hard to find.
Look in your local newspaper too in the classifieds, many hobby breeders advertise there. You can Google specific birds for your town or surrounding areas online too. Before gas prices got outrageous, breeders were happy to meet you half way if it was few miles distance.
Hand fed males tend to be sweeter as a rule, but there are always exceptions and sometimes you find a very sweet hen. Just remember ALL birds go through a breeding process, hens will lay eggs without a mate, and both hens and males will defend the cage and bite when it's breeding season. I love handfed tiels and lovebirds.
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