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Hidden Hollow Aviary Raising happy, healthy parrots and sharing insights on their behavior, health, training, and care.

DNA female mooncheek GCC, weaning soon 🥰*she has found a perch! ❤️
24/09/2025

DNA female mooncheek GCC, weaning soon 🥰
*she has found a perch! ❤️

This girlie is still available and ready for her new perch! ✨🌙 She has that special GCC combo of sassy & sweet, is an ex...
31/08/2025

This girlie is still available and ready for her new perch! ✨🌙 She has that special GCC combo of sassy & sweet, is an excellent flyer, and loves to play! Send us a message with any questions☺️

& if you'd like to get a jump start on the process, you can fill out our short questionnaire here: https://tally.so/r/3jZ9PR

Our linnie babies have all been spoken for!❤️ But if you'd like to be put on the waitlist for our next clutch, send us a...
15/08/2025

Our linnie babies have all been spoken for!❤️ But if you'd like to be put on the waitlist for our next clutch, send us a message, we've got a pair on eggs ☺️

& for our fellow conure enthusiasts, we still have mooncheek GCCs and one young (DNA male) crimson belly looking for their forever perches ❤️

Got some updated photos of the linnies yesterday! Thought I'd share them while also making a post about what to expect w...
11/08/2025

Got some updated photos of the linnies yesterday!
Thought I'd share them while also making a post about what to expect when inquiring with us about our birds❤️

We are a small scale aviary focused on raising high quality, healthy, happy birds. We want to ensure our babies, and the people welcoming them into their homes, are set up for success. We do not want to see them wind up in a perpetual rehoming cycle, taking up valuable resources in a rescue system, in the hands of a bird flipper, or in a home that is not prepared for all that goes into responsible bird ownership. Therefore, we have a few protocols in place:

The first is a brief questionnaire that we ask folks to fill out when inquiring about a bird (or birds). I will put the link to it at the bottom of this post. It is not pass/fail, it just helps me get to know you a bit and helps me keep my records straight when it comes to organizing waitlists and client records.

Next is our contract. This outlines our Terms & Conditions, including the parameters around our health guarantee, our no clipping policy, and our rehoming policy. I send a personalized copy of the contract for review and signature before even accepting a deposit. That way if someone does not want to be beholden to our T&C, they can decide that *before* sending a (non-refundable) deposit. We've all just scrolled through the fine print to hit "accept" on things before, and I want to make sure that doesn't happen here! I want everyone to be on the same page every step of the way ❤️

And really, that's it! A questionnaire and a contract. If you've read this far and think our birds may be a good fit for you, we'd love to hear from you. We still have two linnies up for reserve (ready soon!), two mooncheeks ready to go, and five more mooncheek babies in the nest. You can find our questionnaire here:

https://tally.so/r/3jZ9PR

03/08/2025

One of my terminology pet peeves when it comes to parrots: using “breed” to refer to different species. I even see professional parrot breeders do it!

Don’t get me wrong: I don’t necessarily think that using “breed” in reference fo parrots is going to do any serious damage anywhere. But it IS inaccurate!

“Breed” is a classification reserved for animals that have been domesticated and selectively bred for desired traits, usually something as a service for humans. Particular behavioral tendencies, appearance, ease of reproduction, health, size, etc. And usually a combination of those things. Breeds happen WITHIN a species. A Dalmatian, chihuahua, and bulldog are all the same species: canis lupus familiaris. Breed standards are set and sought by humans only (though some breeds are also still molded by environmental factors in terms of things like temperature adaptation or disease resistance).

However, a green cheeked conure and a black capped conure are two entirely different species. They do not have breeds within their species, though there are subspecies. Likewise, color mutations or selections are not breeds by themselves, even if humans may selectively breed for them. This can be thought of as the difference between a “yellow dog” and a yellow lab. There is more than just color defining a Labrador retriever.

Of course, some species of parrot have been selectively bred over enough generations that they may be considered domesticated and potentially moving towards breeds, such as show (English) budgies or cockatiels. These come closer to being a breed within their respective species, but that is a distinction I’ll leave to folks with more expertise in those arenas to sort out.

Just look at these kiddos 🤩 At this time we have just two mooncheeks (one male and one female) that are now available & ...
03/08/2025

Just look at these kiddos 🤩 At this time we have just two mooncheeks (one male and one female) that are now available & ready for their new perches. These two are siblings, but if anybody is looking to make a great looking (& unrelated) pair of mooncheeks, we are able to team up with the amazing Rain Blossom Birds to make that happen!

We also got the DNA & disease testing results back on our lineolated parakeet babies! We have just two left available from this clutch - a Turquoise hen, and a Dark Green male that is split Turquoise (and possibly split -ino as well!). These two require half-down deposits to reserve, and should be ready in early September. ❤️

Too much cuteness in one photo 😍 Our linnies are growing so quickly! We sent DNA off yesterday, hoping for results by th...
27/07/2025

Too much cuteness in one photo 😍 Our linnies are growing so quickly! We sent DNA off yesterday, hoping for results by the end of the week, if we're lucky 🤞🏻☺️

23/07/2025

One of our gorgeous mooncheek girls has been reserved and has a wonderful new family waiting on her! We currently have just one female left available, please send a message if you're looking to add some pastel goodness to your home 🥰

I made a little infographic with some common household items that can pose a danger to our feathered kiddos. Especially ...
20/07/2025

I made a little infographic with some common household items that can pose a danger to our feathered kiddos. Especially handy info for new bird keepers, or those researching into bird keeping 🙂

We are feeling so lucky go be working with so many exciting and wonderful babies right now! We will have 1-2 linnies ava...
14/07/2025

We are feeling so lucky go be working with so many exciting and wonderful babies right now!

We will have 1-2 linnies available from this clutch, they should be weaning come September! The mooncheeks are also doing great and will be ready for new perches toward the beginning of August - I still have 2 females available from that clutch❤️

Please feel free to ask any questions, we want people to be as prepared as possible when welcoming home a new family member!

Results on the mooncheeks are in!We've got two girls and one boy currently available for reserve! They should be ready f...
01/07/2025

Results on the mooncheeks are in!
We've got two girls and one boy currently available for reserve! They should be ready for their new perches toward the beginning of August 🥰 Babies will be abundance weaned onto a healthy, high variety diet and introduced to various natural toys. They are also fully flighted and will remain so, we put a lot of focus on safe & thorough fledging practice!

Please send us a message with any questions ❤️
We are near Morgantown, WV - ✈️ available via Delta

Baby updates! All four mooncheek kiddos are doing amazing ❤️ We are sending out DNA this week, and will be accepting dep...
17/06/2025

Baby updates! All four mooncheek kiddos are doing amazing ❤️ We are sending out DNA this week, and will be accepting deposits on at least 3 of these beans once the results are in. We expect them to wean in about 6-8 weeks 🙂 Please send us a message with any questions!
*last pic is of the parents ☺️

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