Hurley-Byrd Bird Feeder Co - Who are we, where did we come from?

462 Williams Cross Way - Fairmont, West Virginia 26554

Telephone: 304-363-0199 Toll Free: 877-363-0199

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The Hurley-Byrd Bird Feeder Co.

The Who, What and Why of Hurley-Byrd

We formally opened Hurley-Byrd in 2001 but.......

we've been doing this a loooooong time. Read on......

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Who

The Hurley-Byrd Bird Feeder Co. was conceived, established and built from a dream of Peter Hurley. When Peter was just five years old, his mother Rose taught him the most important lesson of his life. She instilled within him the values of nature and all of God’s creations. At this age Peter's first "chore" was to take care of feeding the wild birds on their large dairy farm in Upstate New York. This so called chore was a highlight of Peter's life and he has never stopped appreciating the value of Mother Nature. Through his teens, Peter was very active in the outdoors. He was camping, hiking, hunting, etc... all the normal country boy activities. Peter was always studying wildlife and nature in an attempt to learn as much as he could in order to bring the wildlife he loved closer to his home. From this, Peter learned all the different birds by sight and sound, taught himself the different animal traits and can even tell what creatures had visited by the marks or evidence left behind. Throughout Peter’s life he has been involved with birding and wildlife feeding in some manner. Peter explains: "There has never been a place I lived that was not surrounded by wildlife. There has always been and always will be a bird, deer or wildlife feeder (if not 6, 10 or 12) around my home and now my business."

Why

Over the years, Peter had bought, rebuilt, fixed, and redesigned about every feeder on the market to suit his needs or curiosity. In short, he found so few truly good feeders on the market and started designing and constructing his own for around the house. Soon, family and friends started coming to Peter to have their own needs filled. They would tell him what their situation was and he would come up with a new idea or a better feeder to suit that need. Over time, Peter solidified his scope of design and started to work on the quality aspects of his feeders. Peter states "There are so few great feeders on the market any more. Every business needs to make money but it has become the driving force behind nearly all businesses in this country. The thought of making a quality product before all other aspects has gone to the wayside, even in the birding business. Yes, there are a few excellent feeder manufactures these days but the majorities are still doing it wrong or for the wrong reasons. I decided it was time to make a difference in how people look at feeding birds. I’ve taken my years of wildlife feeding, feeder designing and incorporated my corporate experiences in manufacturing, purchasing, organization and meshed it all together to produce an excellent product at a reasonable price."

Where

As the years passed, Peter went on about his life, learning to live, making money, etc. but was only really happy when at home surrounded by nature. With time, Peter found himself traveling to different states building a corporate career that finally landed him in West Virginia in 1997. He felt as if he had returned home to a land of beauty and full of nature. His thoughts: "Everywhere a person looks or goes here in West Virginia, they are up close and personal with nature. The majestic mountains, the serenity of babbling brooks, heart felt warmth of each person that calls this state home." Peter was instantly drawn back into the world he loved and missed so very much and after four years he knew it was time to truly "return home" to the importance of what his Mother taught him years before. Peter left the corporate world to pursue his true love, nature.

Beginning

In 2001 The Hurley-Byrd Bird Feeder Company was born from a 16 year dream. Over the years Peter and his company have grown but have not lost touch with the ideas which started it all. Peter has taken his line of products to levels beyond his wildest dreams and nature lovers around the world are enjoying the finest feeders available. We are excited to note that Hurley-Byrd feeders now grace homes, businesses and governmental institutions in all 50 United States, each of the southern providences of Canada from British Columbia to Nova Scotia and several European countries.

What

It was roughly estimated that Hurley-Byrd feeders have fed 75,000,000 birds, deer and other wild creatures. We’ve used enough lumber to build 28 typical homes, installed over 250,000 screws, cut up enough rope to hang out 4,000 shirts or 32,000 socks if it were strung into a clothesline, used enough acrylic sheeting to enclose an arboretum and applied enough penetrating oil finish, if applied to a typical deck hand railing, to cross the Mississippi River 12 times at it widest point.

We are proud of our accomplishments but when you call, write or place an order, you still get a real person who picks up the telephone, writes you back or takes your order with patience, understanding and most importantly,

treats you as a human being.

You

The Hurley-Byrd Bird Feeder Co. is here to serve you, our Customer. Each of us here knows the importance of listening. If you have been seeking a better way to feed your birds, deer or other wildlife, write or call us and we will be glad to help a fellow nature lover. We do it because we love it, not because we have to. It is our great fortune to serve you. View our lines of fine wildlife feeders and order your own Hurley-Byrd feeder today.

We guarantee you will love them as much as we do.

Sincerely,

The Hurley-Byrd Bird Feeder Co.

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