Founder Jim Carpenter opened the first store in 1981 in Indianapolis. The first franchise opened two years later. Currently there are more than 300 Wild Birds Unlimited stores in the United States and Canada. We are the first and leading franchise system specializing in the hobby of backyard bird feeding. Wild Birds Unlimited functions as a true community resource: we provide valuable knowledge about the bird feeding hobby, and represent a unique and pleasant shopping experience. We bring people and nature together by creating an environment that allows you to build on your strengths, as well as tap into ours. With our proven system, training and tools, let us show you how to achieve your dream of owning and operating your own business.

From the day we opened our first store our goal has been to provide the products, services, expertise and atmosphere that would give others the opportunity to bring nature into their backyards. Our stores not only offer a pleasant and unique shopping experience, they also function as a community resource by providing valuable information about birds and bird feeding. People can buy birdseed and bird feeding supplies at a variety of stores. They cannot, however, get the quality information, excellent customer service, specially developed products and custom seed blends that differentiate Wild Birds Unlimited from other retailers. All of these extras create incredible customer loyalty, with our customers returning again and again to share their stories about their cheerful chickadees or to seek solutions to specific bird feeding situations.