About Us

I have been around canaries it seems all my life. My dad has been breeding canaries since 1953. Him (Luis Masferrer) and his partner (Jose “Pepe” Fontaine) bred Red Factor Canaries in Cuba. He was a member of a club called “Club de Canarícultores de la Víbora” en la Habana, Cuba. After leaving Cuba, He settled in Union City, NJ in the mid 60’ and pick up the fancy again by purchasing and breeding Red Factor and Mosaic Canaries.

My earliest recollections of my interest in canaries take me back to the age of about 5. When I used to help my father with his birds. I would assist him with the feeding and cleaning. During breeding season, He would let me hold the chicks and help feed them. I remember starring at the eggs and admiring the blue hue of the eggs and the specs of darker coloring on the ends. The hardest part was the waiting in anticipation for the eggs to hatch.

I became more interested at the age of 11 when I read my first book on canary breeding. I tried to memorize the book and would read it often. I would go with my dad to the local canary shows. I would ask all kinds of questions to who ever would take the time to listen. I took back what I would learned and applied it to our birds.

Fast forward a few years (being kind to myself), my family and I moved to Florida in December or 2005. I missed being around the birds and the climate here is so nice. I found myself looking on the internet for local bird breeders. I found a Gloster Canary breeder by the name of Freddy in the Miami area. His web page is called “CasaCanary” (casacanary.com). On his page he explained were his birds came from, the lineage of the nationally respected breeder Mr. Don Perez, (houseofcrests.com) and what he was trying to accomplish with his breeding program.

I purchased my Initial stock from Casa Canary. The opportunity presented its self where I was able to purchase additional birds from House of Crests with the help of Casa Canary. I have been following the regimen suggested in the House of Crests website. I only use Abba, Quicko and Avi-Culture (an avian-specific probiotic) products. I purchase my supplies from “Chippy the Pirate” located in Fort Lauderdale and “Sinbad's Birds” in Miami. Both establishments are top quality with a knowledgeable staff.

As to my dad, he has recently moved to Florida also. He has sold off many of the birds he had in Jersey. We are in the process of setting him up now with a small stock of canaries he brought with him and some he as acquired from our friends here in Miami. So far it looks like we will both be working together again this up coming year.

Julio Masferrer

My lovely wife Dayline. She's not hands on but none of this would be possible without her.

My daughters Natasha (left) and Laurenie (right) holding a 10 day old Gloster Consort.

Above is a picture of Natasha helping me give supplemental feeding to a Gloster Consort.

Luis Masferrer and me in the bird room in Florida. We are evaluating two 3 day old chicks.