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.

My eleven-year-old son is an amateur naturalist. He takes his cue, literally, from The Amateur Naturalist by Gerald Durrell (from The Durrells). My friend lent him her childhood copy and he has ...

</a>Meet Porkchop the coturnix quail (also known as Japanese quail). At the time this photo was taken, she was two weeks old. I think I should tell you, I have a colorful personality, a heart of gold ...

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 ...

A PET quail’s close encounter with death has prompted its owner to speak out about the importance of friendship, whether animal or otherwise. Balaclava resident Dassi Herszberg’s pet quail, Laile, ...

Jeremy Christiani lives in a cozy brick condo on 50th Street in West Des Moines with his wife and 12-year-old twin daughters. He also lives with 36 Japanese quail. Christiani says his family keeps the ...