Keith and Paige Gover of Joyful Noise Aviary in Fayetteville, North Carolina have bred English Budgerigars since 1998. Having earned enough bench wins to advance to Champion in 2006, Keith and Paige were listed on the ABS Exhibitor of the Year top 10 listing several times, with Keith earning Best Novice Exhibitor 2001 and Best Intermediate Exhibitor in 2005. Keith served as Sandhills Budgerigar Society’s vice president for 4 years and as the show manager of several shows as well. Larry Moore and Carl Miller are Keith’s mentors in the budgie hobby.
Paige has served as president of both Sandhills Budgerigar Society and Great Southern Budgerigar Club in the past. For four years, Paige served as the ABS District 11 Director. Her original mentors in the hobby are Gene & Beverly Johnson of Alabama, along with many others.
Primarily focusing their breeding program on the normal varieties, they have also been competitive with such rare varieties as yellows, red eyed lacewings and Texas clear bodies. Their lines of budgies originate primarily from Carl Miller, Lynn Dressi and recently some imported stock from Daniel Lutolf of Switzerland.
The Govers always welcome any calls or emails with questions or inquiries for available stock and also raise lineolated parakeets, rosy bourkes parakeets and gouldian finches.

Last modified: 7/6/08