About eight years ago a customer came into Arlin Moyer’s lawn mower shop in Harleysville and offered him three pairs of quails. Although the Montgomery County resident had no experience in raising ...

Ned Sibert has more than a partridge and a pear tree in his back yard. About 100 pheasants, 75 quail, 50 peacocks, numerous peafowl, and 25 partridges — who never roost on the pear tree — inhabit ...

Loxahatchee may be wellknown for its large lots, ideal for those who desire seclusion. But among bird enthusiasts, this area – home to more than 100 breeders – is by far considered the mecca for ...

Some of the rarest birds in the country – brilliantly colored pheasants seldom seen outside a zoo – are being bred in north Lake County by a retired physician. Dr. Durham Young of Fruitland Park has ...

Glenn Gangaware is looking for partners in an investment he’s sure won’t fly. Gangaware has two people apparently willing to shell out $20,000 each to invest in, of all commodities, emus. He’ll be ...

Palm Beach County Property Appraiser Gary Nikolits said he has nothing personal against “Polly,” “Tweety” or any other pet macaw, cockatoo and parakeet. But he’s taking the exotic birds to court in a ...

The typical wild green form of the Lineolated parakeet does not appear on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services' approved captive-bred bird import list, but it does allow other color mutations that do ...