CovidtimeQuail
Highly quailified
Some articles say 1 year, others 1 1/2 years. Some articles say egg production slows down by eight months old. What have been your real-life experiences?
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Unlike chickens, quail don't have breeds. There are different species, but most of the pretty colours that people mistake for quail breeds are usually colour variations of coturnix quail.based on my small amount of chicken knowledge, i believe it's going to depend very heavily on the breed. I've heard hens lay best in their first year but I also know that production layers tend to lay amazingly for a year and then pretty much stop being healthy in general. so I suspect healthy hens that lay less in general will lay longer overall.
I probably should have specified quail hens, although I sure would love to get 7-8 years out of them!I keep hens until they die. Mine were 7-8 when they died, I still got a few eggs a week, about 4 from two hens. They production slows down after 2 ish years but they still lay.
Lol, yes, sorry. When I click newest threads, it just show titles, not what section it's in. Quail are mice of the poultry world as far as I'm concerned, the grow fast, breed fast and die fast. A little over 1 year sounds right.I probably should have specified quail hens, although I sure would love to get 7-8 years out of them!
You actually had quail hens live that long?! I thought that 2.5 years was average and 5 amazing.I keep hens until they die. Mine were 7-8 when they died, I still got a few eggs a week, about 4 from two hens. They production slows down after 2 ish years but they still lay.
oh my god I saw this in new posts and didnt realize what thread this was inUnlike chickens, quail don't have breeds. There are different species, but most of the pretty colours that people mistake for quail breeds are usually colour variations of coturnix quail.