My birds are getting old :(

[Riffecreek]

A bobwhite can live up to 5 years old, but their average life span is less than one year!

 

[Robo]

Yes, it really depends on housing, feed, ext. A friend had one for almost five years, it died of old age. They have the ability to live longer than a coturnix, it depends though.

 

[Wifezilla]

Mine are 3. I ordered a new batch because I know they don't have long. I was hoping they would make it to 5 though. Of course, you are talking to a woman with a 21+ year old cat...so who knows around here!

 

[JJMR794]

Hate To Break It To Ya... But Have Alot Of Ladies 4+ Yrs Old And Have Had Coturnix Go 9yrs.

 

[Stellar]

Stella is turning 5 on the 26th

 

[Wifezilla]

So if shelley's quail are croaking after 2 years, there is a problem.

 

[wren]

Do quail in Florida live longer because of the warm weather?

 

[Stellar]

My older quail (going on 5 years like Stella) moved with me from Oregon so FL shouldn't have a factor. Some hens pass on at earlier ages than others, but Kentucky has had terrible weather lately.

 

[Robo]

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The storms were horrible, thank goodness I disn't get much of it. Alabama got the worst of it. It was an extremely cold winter this year too!

 

[Rozzie]

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Maybe, maybe not. Might be exposed to light more or less. Others might enforce periods of limited light to reduce egg laying. This "might" notice that is a MIGHT increase life span due to allowing a temporary time to recover from egg laying. It's worth trying if a bird is a special pet or important breeder, I think, maybe less so if your birds are primarily production layers. Diets may vary and have an effect, too. Even the housing they are in might play a role -- some housing would reduce stress. Some might increase it. Stress, in general, could shorten lifespan.

I have no idea how old my oldest coturnix are. They were given to me as adults. They have had a low stress life since they came to me and a massive cage (16 square foot for four birds in that covey).

However long they make it is fine with me. I've done what I can to give them a reasonable life. In turn, I use their eggs to nourish our bodies.