Can someone tell me, how long DO quail live for?

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Oldest one I ever managed developed a massive tumor and was euthed at around age three. I think it might have more to do with how inbred they are than anything else. A lot of the fancy new colors are very inbred, and some "breeders" inbred even the wild-type colors by not being careful enough to mix up lines.
 
I recommend keeping males away from the females unless you need fertile eggs. Even at the recommended one roo per five hens the males beat them up. Hens are so much happier and healthier with no roos.
 
fishforbrains said:
I recommend keeping males away from the females unless you need fertile eggs. Even at the recommended one roo per five hens the males beat them up. Hens are so much happier and healthier with no roos.
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I think this is going to be my plan going forward. Other than the ladies being.plucked bald, my issue has generally been the other way... the ladies get tired of the males and beat the crap out of them.
 

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