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LOL Chickielady, I WAS one of those crazy parrot ladys when I lived in Seattle. I had a breeding flock of Cockatiels, and my main project was breeding for Black Cockatiels. Out of 400 chicks in 5 years I was able to produce 7 pairs, three of those would actually throw iether black or Lutino chicks "Lutino's are yellow." The other four pairs would give me 1 black out of ever clutch. It was alot of work and dedication, but I enjoyed the experience, and to top it all off, my neighbors loved me, and didn't even know I had as many as 20 adults in my house at a time. Somewhere around here I still have all my breeding records, and sales reciepts. I also hand raised "actual" parots for the tweetery in Ballard, the owner Jamey is a wonderfull man, and I couldn't have found a better business partner at the time.
I'm kinda hoping that Chicken genetics are as easy to pick up on as the Cockatiels were.
I'd still prefer to buy local. There are a couple of people in Western Washington who have them. 
