Cedar Bird Feeders: When you send feeders you send two gifts: the feeders themselves, and the moment they arrive. There's the knock at the door or the package on the porch. And the next thing that happens is your special someone's heart races with delight as they open a gift they will remember for years to come.Feeder Delivery: At Hurley-Byrd, we do it differently and oversee every part of the process: from the buying of raw materials, to handcrafting the feeder, to the day your purchase arrives at the front door. We send freshly crafted feeders direct and bypass all the middlemen, which means better feeders and a better value. (Don't just take our word for it. Thousands of customers rate Hurley-Byrd "best value.") We believe in complete satisfaction and lasting value, too, which is why we guarantee a perfect feeder for you or your recipient , and also that your feeders will outlast all others available and will be enjoyed from the moment they arrive and for years to come. It's how Hurley-Byrd is changing how America feeds their wildlife.
Hurley-Byrd does it differently: We handcraft every feeder we sell. Beginning with our own designs, buying the finest western red cedar and crafting your feeders
to near perfection with a beautiful penetrating oil finish so they last for years. We take pride in every step of our service, too. From the moment you first interact with us, whether on our website or on the phone, to the delivery of your feeders and gifts and everything in between. We want to make owning and gift giving easy for you. So whether it's a simple thank you, a unique deer feeder or a whole feeding station for yourself, choose Hurley-Byrd and see what a difference our feeders really make.
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462 Williams Cross Way
Fairmont, West Virginia 26554
Toll free: 877-363-0199
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A Word About Wood
There's cedar and then there's Hurley-Byrd CEDAR
Before building a single feeder back in 2001, we went looking for the best Western Red Cedar possible.
We didn't want the country's best cedar, we wanted the world's best cedar and it took a lot of searching
to find the right sawmill producing the finest cedar possible. After an exhaustive search, we found one company, Northwest Forest Products of Tacoma Washington, with a philosophy of producing cedar
lumber unequalled by any other producer and this is the only cedar lumber Hurley-Byrd will use.
Visit Northwest Forest Products web site and you'll understand why.
Why only Western Red Cedar? (grammatically, it's Redcedar not Red Cedar)
Western Redcedar (Thuja Plicata)
Is indigenous to the Pacific Northwest United States, north through
Western Canada and into Alaska. It is harvested under strict sustainable
forestry practices with extreme guidelines to prevent deforestation.
Longevity and Weather Resistance
All cedar is naturally decay resistant due to its high oil and
resin content as it wards off the effects of rain, humidity and the sun's
UV rays. Cedars also possess very high levels of tannin which act as a
natural insect repellant. But, the species Western Redcedar itself is far
superior for outdoor use as it's oil and tannin levels far exceed
those of Inland, Eastern and other cedar species.
This is why Hurley-Byrd ONLY uses Western Redcedar.
Appearance
The beauty of your new feeders comes from within. A Western
Redcedar tree produces many colors of lumber throughout its diameter.
The sapwood (outer layer of the tree) is typically pure white to mellow
yellow. The closer to the center of the tree, the darker the
wood. Heartwood (the very center of the tree) is
typically dark brown to near black.
Coloring of of your new Hurley-Byrd feeder will
range from glowing gold to pinkish red, or chocolate brown and
may contain multi-colored stripes or beautiful black streaking.
It matters little which part of the tree we use, each and
every Hurley-Byrd feeder is gorgeous in its own right.
Lets take a closer look.
See the photo to the right, which was taken prior to applying
our Penetrating Oil Finish (a must read to understand the true beauty
of an HB feeder), which darkens and exaggerates the contrasting colors.
We have taken sections from five different boards to illustrate how
different the coloring is in our lumber. The piece at the top is a nice
gold and the bottom one is dark brown. The typical lumber coloring
in our feeders is from one of the three bottom sections. The
middle piece and the second from the bottom show how
a single board can have extreme color variances in
one board while the bottom piece illustrates the
beautiful striped effects that may be found.
How We Use This Lumber
Each piece of lumber is inspected for the following:
Soundness - We make sure each piece of lumber is not cracked,
split, twisted or warped in any way. If a piece of lumber is found defective, which is extremely rare, it is placed aside for use in experimental
items, discarded or becomes a garden stake or fence rail.
Natural Beauty - Like the striped effects noted above, we
look for unusual characteristics in the lumber. When we build your
feeder, we "use" these qualities to enhance the design characteristics
of the feeder being crafted. As an example, we will match and
place the dark, chocolate brown edge of a board toward the
peak of a feeder's roof. This visually enhances the depth of
the feeder as dark colors recede and light colors come
forth in our mind's eye. Hence, producing a feeder
with more stimulating visual depth.
Grain and color patterns are accentuated and placed in
such a way as to add greatly to the feeder's attractiveness. Roof
halves, as shown above, always have the most colorful or beautifully
patterned grains as they are the most viewed aspect of the feeder.
No matter what lumber we use, you will be pleased when
you see a Hurley-Byrd feeder for the first time.
When Shopping for New Wildlife Feeders
Keep these wood facts in mind when shopping for new feeders.
Nearly all wood feeder manufacturers use lesser grades of cedar
such as Eastern White Cedar or worse yet, Pine or other unknown
species due to their cheap cost. AND, when you do find
feeders manufacturer from Western Redcedar, they
WILL NOT match the premium grade lumber found in
all Hurley-Byrd feeders and their components.
Furthermore, the feeders shown throughout our website
are of the feeder's design. The lumber coloring will always be
different each and every time. Have no fear though, each
feeder is a true "thing-of-beauty" all unto itself.
There is simply no equal anywhere!
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Tuesday - Friday
(10 - 8 EST)
Often times we are here Mondays and Saturdays also especially during
peak seasons.
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