We Are An Independent, Full Line Pet Supply and Wild
Bird Feeding Store, Catering to Natural and Holistic Pet Care
Not exact matches
Each
store sells
bird -
feeding and
bird - watching supplies, including birdhouses, feeders, food and binoculars.
Look at the
birds of the air; they do not sow and reap and
store in barns; Yet your heavenly Father
feeds them.
Looking at this field of sunflowers made me think of Matthew 6:26 - 28: «Look at the
birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or
store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father
feeds them.
If a
store carries all pet categories, approximately half of its customers
feed wild
birds.
The pet
store's job is then to tell the customers why they should be
feeding their wild «pet»
birds to begin with by making them feel that the outdoor
birds are their pets, and therefore, their responsibility.
Whatever the excuse, a pet
store that doesn't sell wild
bird items, especially
feed, is missing out on many easy sales.
Besides offering a mix of wild
bird feed,
stores should offer some feeders, perhaps hung above the food for efficient use of space.
Even if a
store just sells dog and cat products, which is the most common type of pet supply
store in the U.S., more than 40 percent of its customers
feed wild
birds — that's a lot of potential add - on sales.
Another reason that a pet
store should stock wild
bird feed is for convenience.
The most common reason a pet
store does not sell wild
bird feed and products is lack of space.
If a customer is already in the
store and has the mindset of buying food, how difficult could it be to convince them to buy wild
bird feed while they are in the
store?
In the back of the
feed store (away from public access) they found 58 dead
birds, along with hundreds of other
birds in various stages of neglect.
Working with Nevada County Animal Control, Animal Place staff aided in the confiscation of 360
birds from Simply Country
feed store.
I am reading the comments and I am astonished of how many people new this place and how bad the
birds were but they still purchased their animals from this
feed store and did nothing to help those innocent lives!!
Company - owned
feed stores feature products and supplies for pets, wild
birds, horses, lawns and gardens.
Don't
feed wildlife on purpose or out of carelessness: don't
store pet food in a place accessible to raccoons, possums, rats, mice, or
birds; securely cover garbage cans; bury vegetable scraps if you use them for compost.
Store personnel must know what was being
fed and be sure the young
birds are eating the food and not just breaking it up and throwing it out.
If hand -
feeding is not possible for these customers, a
store can either do the hand -
feeding themselves (learning proper techniques from experts, breeders or exotic veterinarians) or have the customers handle the baby
birds once they are starting to feather out, usually around three to four weeks of age for cockatiels.
While
feeding wild
birds has long been a favorite pastime for pet owners, pet
stores are facing unprecedented competition in the wild
bird category today.
The problem, however, was getting
store employees and
bird owners who had
fed seeds for years to change over to the better diet of pellets.
Hanging high - quality and durable
bird feeders that can not be found in big - box
stores above the wild
bird food section can also drive add - on sales, as
feeding wild
birds can be a bit addictive.
I would enjoy the weather vane... I collect
bird feathers to remind me of God's provision stated in Matt 6:26, «Look at the
birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or
store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father
feeds them.