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

[AlvaPriss]

I have been searching everywhere, but I can't find an answer which everyone agrees on. Some say 2 years others say 7. I'm talking about Coturnix in captivity by the way, lol. Thank you for any answers

It’s because it depends on habitat and also on how many males and females are in pen. I had my mine a male for about 6 months by himself the I put 4 females with him. Moved him to a bigger pen and after 2 years then incubated eggs and had 6 added after 3 months old. But I didn’t realize that they were to many males.. so after a year more almost 4 yrs the other cotunmix males started killing each other and hurt the females and so they died off. Have one left. Just bought him a female will keep an eye out to see what happens. Was told add more females.

 

[fishforbrains]

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.

 

[Wandering_r0gue]

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.

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.