Rissa Rae Moon Aviary

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Fall 2022 Babies!

We had an amazing ending to the 2022 year with our breeding program! We decided to put 5 pairs together as we were under the assumption that not all five…

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November 14, 2022

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We raise hand tamed pet and exhibition quality cockatiels.

Please view our Nest Box page for current pairings, upcoming pairings and updates on our babies

Upcoming Babies!
Update 1/15 : We currently have two pairs on eggs and should have babies late January!

Check out our blog for Cockatiel Care, photos of past babies and more!

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Here’s Kalinka in all her glory! She got a littl Here’s Kalinka in all her glory! She got a little bump on her nose from her plane ride up from North Carolina but she’s just fine. Been here a few days and still pretty nervous but that’s okay! 
All the new birds are in quarantine which will be about 50 days, then they will join our flock once they all have a clean bill of health. Kalinka is the sister to Lancelot who I posted a couple days ago. They are about four months old.
Our new white face pearl male Ektar (68R). Hoping Our new white face pearl male Ektar (68R). Hoping to pair him this fall, but since we are moving this summer there is a chance this spring will be our only breeding season this year. So he might have to wait until next spring, which is just fine.
Our new boy Lancelot. He will really help us step Our new boy Lancelot. He will really help us step up our game in the quality of our birds! But right now he’s only four months old, so he has a lot of growing to do!
Really excited about this baby. Hoping to exhibit Really excited about this baby. Hoping to exhibit her this year and looking forward to seeing how she does! 7 weeks old. 
We haven’t actually dna tested her yet so she could be male or female. 
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Shower time for Charlie! Shower time for Charlie!
Our six week olds! Getting close to weaning. They Our six week olds! Getting close to weaning. They will stay in the nursery until they are around 12 weeks old and then will move to the aviary with all of the other birds.
Size difference between King and Echo. Echo is old Size difference between King and Echo. Echo is older than King but he looks like a little baby next to him! He might be small but he’s top dog in the aviary. 
#cockatiel #cockatiellover #cockatielsofinstagram #birdlover
The birbs got new toys! Everyone is stoked for the The birbs got new toys! Everyone is stoked for these sea grass mats. I definitely need to look in to making my own because buying enough for the entire flock is quite expensive! But definitely worth it seeing how much they love them.
One of the babies hanging out with dad. This baby One of the babies hanging out with dad. This baby is just shy of five weeks old. Looking good! Excited to continue to watch her (or his!) development. 
#cockatiel #cockatielbaby #pearlcockatiel #cockatiellover #cockatielaviary
One of our three 2023 pairings! This is Legacy (13 One of our three 2023 pairings! This is Legacy (13Y) and Avalon (68R). This will be Legacy’s first clutch. We’ve had them together for a couple weeks and just put them in a breeding suite last night. Fingers crossed for fertile eggs in the coming weeks!
Their feathers are growing and opening up more and Their feathers are growing and opening up more and more every day! Looking forward to them fledging their nest box in the next couple weeks. We’ve always handfed so I’m excited to experience this parent raising process.
(Update: these three have found their forever home (Update: these three have found their forever homes!) These three bubs are looking for new perches! Please check out my website (link in bio) for more information on them. We are located in Maryland.
Our last 2022 babies! Three pearlies. These babies Our last 2022 babies! Three pearlies. These babies will be parent raised to weaning but we will spend lots of time snuggling them. 
#pearlcockatiel #cockatielbaby #cockatiellover #cockatielaviary
DNA results to determine male/female should be in DNA results to determine male/female should be in next week. But I’m pretty sure this one is a boy because I heard his first attempts at singing the other day! Now nine weeks old and fully weaned, ready for his new home! 
#marylandcockatiels #cockatiels #cockatiellover #cockatielaviarymaryland
Pearlie bebes hanging out. Getting closer to weani Pearlie bebes hanging out. Getting closer to weaning! We already have a handful of babies weaned and some of them ready for pet homes.
Same baby as my last post, five days older. Same baby as my last post, five days older.
Citrine x Queen’s only surviving baby. We worrie Citrine x Queen’s only surviving baby. We worried it wouldn’t thrive but I’m happy to see she’s catching up! Also looks to be cinnamon pearl pied, correct me if I’m wrong on the pearl part! 😂
These three are the chonkiest babies we’ve had! These three are the chonkiest babies we’ve had! The oldest is over 120 grams at four weeks old. 
Manichean x Madeira
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The King x Grisha babies, now five weeks old. The King x Grisha babies, now five weeks old.
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