Abstract
Before the American Cockatiel
Society was founded , Cockatiels ,
along with most other " hookbills;'
were shown in Exotics as '' foreign
birds: ' This made it tough on the
judge as well as the exhibitors.
The American Cockatiel Society
was founded in 1977, one of the purposes
being to set a '' standard of perfection"
that all breeders of this very
popular bird could strive to attain.
Top priority of the founding members
of the society was to form a
panel of qualified judges who had
bred and would exhibit cockatiels.
This is still true today. All ACS judges
must breed, band and exhibit cockatiels
to maintain their ACS judges'
position.