The hot news tip came from an avid dove hunter whom I had seen blast birds out of the sky with a shotgun. I knew the guy wasn't overly precious or sentimental when it came to cute fowl or household ...

Pet quail's fave food: cheeseburgers and Mountain Dew The owner of a quirky quail feeds his pet bird Sparki a steady diet of Mountain Dew and cheeseburgers. The quail is just one of many birds dove ...

It all started with a YouTube video and a child who wanted to be Gerald Durrell. One moment we were saying “maybe” to hatching pet quail eggs, and the next we were sneaking an incubator into the loft.

Q: Can I keep and raise quail as domesticated game birds? Can I sell their eggs? A: California is home to three native species of quail: mountain, California and Gambel’s quail. To keep these species ...

Dear Bird Folks, I’ve just returned from a visit to Cape Cod. I stopped at your shop with a question but neither of the two young saleswomen could answer it for me. I’d like to know where in Orleans ...