I just wanted to take a minute to let you know I bought a blue indian ringneck from you, for my daughter, and what a great bird he is!!

Very healthy, friendly, and loves people! He is the perfect bird. He already is a loved family member, and everyone that spends any time with him, falls in love with him!

We tell everybody about your store and they ask me if i have stock in your business! Just wanted to say thanks for doing what you do and how you do it.... it takes special people to create special birds!

Richard Corrigan
Cleveland, Ohio

I brought my B&G in today for a DNA test... I just wanted to say your store is awesome! Your staff were very friendly and helpful. Your shop was SUPER clean. Your store is by far the best bird store I have been to and because I travel for my employer, I've been to a few in several different states. Thank you! Chris n Patty

Thank you all so much for my bird Marley. He is such a joy to us. Even though I am a small animal veterinarian, I have very minimal experience with birds, especially large birds and I had researched for years before getting a cockatoo. I came upon your web site and was very impressed with the variety of birds you had to offer, as well as the time you took answering my questions personally. I waited a year for my umbrella cockatoo, "Marley", but it was worth the wait. He is very well adjusted and I felt like he was exactly as you described him to me. I also appreciated your updates and emails about his progress. When he was being shipped to us, we were a little nervous, but Gayle talked us through the process and everything went according to plan. We learn new things about each other every day, and I couldn't be more pleased.

Thanks again
Kathryn Bartlett, DVM
Portales New Mexico

Hi David,

I just wanted to congratulate you on an outstanding site. I especially like your account for each species. In my experience, you are right on the mark regarding the disposition, talking ability, etc. for each of the species you discuss.

I have had the good fortune of seeing most species of New World parrots in the wild, including almost all of the macaws. Your comments about their status in the wild, habits, etc. are also accurate.

Great site!

Bill Clark

Dave, I received my new cage. I want to thank you for recommending the smaller cage. It is perfect for my bird. I will tell my friends in Kansas about your company and will highly recommend you. This transaction was quick. Thank you.
Kandy Alters

Maya is at home and doing wonderful! She is a very loveable bird. She preens me all the time while she rides around on my shoulder. I can tell she was well taken care of before I received her. She is already mumbling and trying to talk. That tells me that the staff spent a lot of time with her. I appreciate the time and concern from everyone from the Ohio store and the Florida store. I’ve received a couple phone calls since I’ve picked up Maya, to make sure she is doing fine. This tells me that you really care about your babies. In the near future I will be in the market for another bird. Probably an African Grey. Birdfarm will be the first to know. Again, thank you for everything
Shawn

Gayle and Dave,
We drove from NJ to visit your bird farm and to pick up a sweet bare eyed cockatoo. It was certainly worth the drive. Your store is exceptionally clean, organized and the birds are in perfect health/feather. It was a pleasure to meet you. We appreciate all the education you provided us. We are long term bird owners and learned some new nutritional ideas from you which will be helpful for all our birds!! Thanks for spending the time with us and having everything ready when we arrived. Our bare eyed is such a lovely perfect feathered bird. We are totally in love with him and will enjoy him for many years to come... would definitely purchase another bird from you! You have our recommendation!

Shirley and Frank
NJ

Dave & Gayle,
I just wanted to check in to say Hi and to let you guys know we’re doing great. I think Kao is growing a little bit every day. Fresh fruits every morning, Harrisons and seed mix through out the day, warm vegetables for dinner. He recently seems to have slowed down on the formula. I guess that would be typical as he’s nearing his 7 month b-day. We recently took him to see my Grandma in a retirement home. Everybody loved him. She even enjoyed holding him. He really has his playful moods, festive times, loves his toys but also likes his quite time to be held and caressed. Just a real delight. We wanted to thank you again for our beautiful Kao and spending the time you do to raise such wonderful animals…

Hi Gayle & David,
It's been a week and I am in love with Bella( formally Gizmo) She is so sweet and gentle I am so amazed at the care and love you gave her as she was growing. She says step up, hi ,hello, and love you. She only says love you when she is being cuddled or playing on the bed. She has already learned to go poop on command before she comes out of her cage. I am teaching her to shake and say hello. My grandson with supervision will hold her and he is only 8. She goes to my neighbors with me and loves everyone. Thank you again for everything you did for me making my dream of having such a magnificent bird come true. She came off the plane eating and never showed any stress. For anyone out there who is thinking of purchasing a bird from David and Gayle, they are people with impeccable standards and it shows in the way they raise and care for your future feathered friend. You don't just get a bird, you g et a well socialized well mannered bird. Thank you again, and I will send pictures and keep in touch.
Diane Rhines

Hi -
I just wanted to drop you a note and let you know how much I enjoyed meeting you both yesterday and how impressed I was with your store. From handing me antibiotic stuff for my hands when I walked in until I walked back out the door - I was so impressed with your cleanliness and carefulness with your birds. I wish my baby had been there, but am very glad I drove out there anyway. I have to admit that I have been a bit nervous about getting him sight unseen and from somewhere I had never had contact with before. After meeting you both and seeing your place and talking with you, I can see that you truly are "bird people", and I am very confident now that my baby will be happy and healthy and taken very good care of.
I look forward to seeing you again in a couple months -
Randi Klees

David,
My wife just spoke to Gayle....all is great...I have fallen in love with our baby...I can see why you and Gayle have become so attached. I think we are going to name her Fresca....she is soooo lovable and trusting....it is unbelievable...she was worth every mile times 10. You have my word that you could not have given her to a better couple....we love her and she is very very happy. She really loves me because of my similarities to you....good for me. I have spent my day today building her a play stand fit for a princess...she loves it. Her new cage will be here Tuesday...it is huge with an awesome play top. The cage is 40 w x30 d and 73 h. She will be settled in my new 24X24 Family room which is loaded with glass so she will get lots of natural sunlight and have an awesome view of the outdoors. I am also going to buy her a huge outdoor cage for hanging outside with us on the beautiful weather days. Again I can't even begin to put into words how pleased we are that you chose us for the very special treasure you have given us. God bless you and Gayle and thank you....you are both special as is our new baby. We will always stay in touch and send you photos....thanks again.
Dave

David,
Thank you for this bird, he is so sweet.
He is eating well and like to take a bath every morning!> I think he likes his new home.
I'll recommend your bird farm to my friends.

Thank you
Mary Ida Bonadio

David & Gayle,
Just wanted to thank you for the very sweet TAG. We have named him Jake and he is adjusting to his new home just fine. He is a pleasure to be around & we love him sooo much. Also was very impressed with your Bird Farm Store and all your birds seemed so sweet.

Thanks again,
Margaret Young
Franklin, Pa.

David, Thank you so much for my little sun conure. He is just perfect! You really know how to create some wonderful, cuddly, sweet members of the family. He was instantly my best friend and I am sure he will be for many years to come. Thanks again, Heidi.

Gayle and David,

It was a pleasure to visit the Bird Farm with Theda Saturday to pick up Kimba. Your store should be a model for all exotic bird stores. Kimba adjusted very quickly to his new "flock" and made the ride back to Charlotte in the Poquita Avian Hotel like a champ.

While I was there and looking around I saw a HQ cage for Taco, my Senegal. It was 24 x 24 inches with a play top. I cannot seem to find it on the web site. I would like to get the cage in a dome top and a lighter color. Taco is now in a green cage and he tends to get lost in all the green plus 24 x 24 would give him more room.

I appreciate any suggestions that you have and I am looking forward to hearing from you.

A Michael Arthur
Wilmington, North Carolina

Hey Gayle and Dave,

My new baby Timneh, Kimba, made it to NC in great shape and settled in to his new home upon arrival. He is a friendly, polite little fellow. He chirps "hello" to all who enter his living room and responds when spoken to. Sometimes he chirps out a whole string that sounds like sentences and carries on "conversations" with us. The evening of his first full day in his new home, Kimba was happily grinding his beak.

Our avian vet was amazed at what a happy little guy Kimba is. He is so much more than I ever imagined. I can't imagine finding a better bird anywhere. Thank you for a wonderful little Timneh.

Theda

Just a note to thank you ever so much for the great bird adoption experience :)

As I waited for my baby Eclectus to be weaned, you and your staff were most patient with my questions and phone calls. I wanted Pedro as soon as he was weaned, so didn't want to wait for warm weather to ship the little guy, so drove from Indianapolis to your store.

Everyone at your store was knowledgeable and friendly, and the store is great- a huge selection of every kind of toy, cage, food, and bird stuff in general. The bird area is so clean, and I could see that all of the birds were well cared for, and happy while they waited for their new homes.

It struck me that both you and Gail really care about all the birds at the store, (not just your own birds) which made it especially nice to get a bird that was loved on and handled a lot from the beginning. Pedro is my buddy, and he is the nicest birdboy ever!

Thank you so much, again, for the most positive bird adoption experience! If you and Gail are ever in Indianapolis, call us!

Kathy B.

Hey Dave,
As many times as I have talked with Gayle, I have forgotten to ask if my Timneh is fledged or has he been clipped. I was also wondering if you have any pictures of him that you can email me.

My family was in your new store last week and they were very impressed by how the birds are treated and the cleanliness. Everything that I have heard about your methods of raising baby birds is exactly how I want my baby to be treated. It is worth the drive from Charlotte, NC to own one of your babies.

I am looking forward to hopefully meeting you and Gayle on Saturday. I will let you know if the weather forces us to put the trip off for a week or so.

Hi Dave,
Wanted to write to let you know how the baby is doing. I named him Jewelsy (because he's a jewel)!! He is so sweet, and loving, loves to cuddle, I can touch him anywhere, and he will go to anyone!! I will and already have referred you to many people to buy their birds. You are very professional, by keeping in touch, and checking up on your babies after selling/shipping them!!
I am sending some pics of Jewelsy in this email, feel free to post them on your site if you like:)
Thanks,
Angie from Indiana!!

Hi David,
I hope you are doing well!
I just wanted to give you an update on Pancho (Yellow Nape Amazon). He is one year old today (03/05/07) and doing great. He is talking pretty well and is doing great. He has developed quite a positive personality. He went to the Vet today for his one year well-bird checkup. The Vet was very impressed with him. I owe it all to the initial upbringing you and your folks provided him during the first four months of his life. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!! I have become very attached to this little guy and feel blessed to have the privilege to care for him.

He has learned to say:
Step up
Good boy
Hello Pancho
Hello Zazu
Bye-bye
What are you doing?
What?
Pretty bird
Pancho’s a pretty bird
Oh boy
He Laughs
He whistles (the Cockatoo taught him)

Thanks again for bringing this wonderful bundle of feathers into my life!
Ron Tittle
Belton, TX

Dave and his staff facilitated making a life-long dream of mine come true! I was finally in a financial position to be able to purchase a larger bird and maintain his/hers needs properly. Paging through Bird Talk, I noticed Exotic Pet Birds' advertisement. With the store being only 45 minutes away, we jumped in the car.

I was absolutely amazed at how spotlessly clean the entire store was! I was impressed with the birds being in a room separated from the public and the sign requiring hand sanitizing before entering. There was quite an assortment of precious babies, many of them were still hand-feeding.

Dave directed me to one gorgeous little yellow naped amazon sitting so nicely in his cage. Dave got him out and in no time, he allowed me to scratch his neck, hold him against my chest (where he quickly destroyed the zip of my hoodie!), and make an almost immediate bond. It took a couple of weeks to get everything ready for him to come home, but it was such fun.

"Ozzie" will be two in May and has an amazing vocabulary. He came home talking and almost daily adds something new to his repertoire. Once he learns a new word or phrase, he plays with it and learns to either exaggerate a syllable or word, or add words to a phrase. We have often carried on conversations that make perfect sense to us.

Dave and his staff have been there every step of the way as I learned to handle him, what his proper diet is and even directed me to good toys for him. The one toy he told me Ozzie would have his whole life is looking like it just might! It is a rawhide roll that hangs long ways and has a couple of sterling silver spoons hanging with it. He beats the dickens out of that toy, gets mad at it, hangs from one spoon with one foot and deliberatly falls - only to say either "Ouch" or "WOW"! The more we laugh, the more he enjoys entertaining.

You absolutely cannot go wrong purchasing your bird from Dave and his staff!

Hi David and Gayle......
I just wanted to let you know that our Little BABY is having lots and lots of fun here !!!!....He is playing on all his new portables... and having a ball.... He is adjusting to our GANG GREAT !!!!~~~~ He is a JOY !!!!~~~~ and VERY SMART !!!!~~~~

I took lots and lots of pictures.... As soon as I put them into the computer I will send you some !!!! ....HE LOVES THE CAMERA !!!!

He LOVES TV !!!!.... He loves to hang out with our GERONIMO... He is our little chatter box and he talks and talks to him... They are really funny to watch.... Where ever our GERONIMO goes.... Our BABY wants to go....

Our new BABY eats everything !!!! I am so happy about that !!!! After his dinner we take him and GERONIMO in the den to watch TV with us.... He LOVES all his portables !!!! He stays there and plays.... (I got a beautiful new cage for him I made him plenty of new toys and swings...etc....)

I just have to tell you.... THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH !!!!!!!!!!!!

I know I was a pain in the A........ about everything.... and you were right.... everything went great !!!!~~~~ GAIL WAS WONDERFUL !!!!~~~~!!!!

I now know that I WILL BE BUYING ALL MY PARROTS FROM YOU !!!!~~~~

Thanks again for your help.... JUDY & the GANG