Quail's annual average survival, for an established population, is about 23%. "So you expect out of say 100 individuals, that only 23 of those will survive a calendar year,” he said.

The quail chicks start laying eggs at six weeks. Their eggs are about an inch. It takes three quail eggs to make one large chicken egg. Quail eggs have more yolk and protein. Telisak said a dozen ...

Their reproduction cycle is also very prolific — they lay eggs from the time they are six to eight-weeks. An average quail can lay up to 280 eggs a year.