Just wanted to say. I don't have a tiel yet and not sure if I will get one or not. I have always wanted one. Right now my boys and I will be getting 2 new budgies since our other keet just died. I am thinking about getting a tiel for myself at that time. So I am here to scope out info on them. We have a very nice pet store in our town called Corbin's and they breed their own birdies. We stopped in to check out what they have. They have a few keets from a September hatching (not sure the correct terms) and then they showed us a next box (lifted the lid for us) of babies that will be ready in about a month (which is when I want to get the new birds). Plus they showed me baby tiels without feathers in the nest box, I am not sure when they will be ready.
I am also a member at talk budgies!
Cockatiels are great, they offer a whole new experience to budgies. I have both and could never pick a favourite, so i think i will just have to always own a couple of each species. 
