Doing what is right, for you and your pets.

Our industry inspires us to bring you quality, and create innovative new products - food, treats, bedding, toys, habitats, and accessories. Kaytee is committed to the comfort and safety of small animal pets, pet birds, and wild birds.

For more than 150 years, our focus has been on giving pet parents the best bird and small animal nutrition and care. We’re also dedicated to supporting various community outreach programs in our backyard, beautiful Chilton, Wisconsin! Kaytee’s commitment to excellence reflects the values and work ethic of our friends and neighbors. Doing the right thing for the animals we love also helps the people who appreciate them.

1866-1897

Nicholas Knauf starts his own grain and feed business in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Knauf opens a branch elevator in Brillion and sends 500 railroad carloads of wheat per year to the then thriving flour mill town of Milwaukee. Nicholas Knauf builds a grain elevator in Chilton, Wisconsin, which becomes his corporate headquarters. William N. Knauf (the 19-year-old son of Nicholas), Frank Tesch, and Milton Jones form a partnership. Under the subsequent ownership of Knauf & Tesch (K&T), the business supplies area farmers with clean, reliable seeds.

Today

At Kaytee, we believe in the incredible life connection between people and their pets. We are dedicated to providing the highest quality foods, habitats and accessories as your pet’s health, security and comfort is our top priority. Whether feathered or furry, we are passionate in creating a total solution of products that you can trust because at Kaytee no pet is too small to love Kaytee continues its tradition of scientifically-formulated products and a tradition firmly rooted in the past with a vision toward the future.