CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. -- A Northern California woman who has been breeding hundreds of exotic birds in her backyard has received an ultimatum: get rid of most of them or face the consequences.

That's one reason why exotic birds can be so expensive. Guenther's birds start at $150 and go into the thousands of dollars. "If parrots bred like chickens, they'd be the price of chickens," he said.

Her business' Facebook page states she's been breeding exotic birds for more than 37 years. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Reach Angie Jackson at 843-937-5705. Follow her on Twitter at ...

Cynthia Gill's bird barn is hallowed ground."They only produce when they feel comfortable," Gill said. She's been breeding all sorts of exotic birds since 1985, and today she will take 29 birds ...

Fluker Farms is a family-owned breeding operation. The Flukers started out breeding crickets before expanding to mealworms, hissing cockroaches, and worms for feeding and baiting. They have since ...

Many exotic bird species have made Southern California their home, breeding and living here year-round, with several populations of these birds skyrocketing in recent years. Doug Willick, who ...

The owner apparently has been breeding and selling the birds for at least two years. “We just want to do what’s best for the neighborhood, the owner and the birds,” Kelly says.

“You can have 500 birds as personal pets and not have a license,” Lt. Tom Quinn, an exotic wildlife inspector for the game commission, said.

AWENDAW, SC (WCSC) - Investigators are working to determine what caused a fire early Monday morning at an Awendaw bird breeding business that housed hundreds of exotic birds. Firefighters arrived at ...

“We don’t have specialty bird stores in Pittsburgh and I’m super excited to be here,” said Bahny, who named her new companion Delilah. “I wanted a bigger bird to interact with me and it ...

Spate of exotic bird thefts leaves SoCal parrot lovers on edge Michelle Martin, owner of the Feed Barn in Dana Point, holds Rio, a blue-fronted Amazon.