Description
The male King Quail comes in many colors, including blue, brown, silver, maroon, dark brown & almost black. They have orange feet which are hard and able to withstand a continuous life on the ground like many other game birds.The female is similar to the male but cannot come in shades of blue. They can live up to 13 years in captivity but in the wild only 3-6. The eggs of King Quail are a light, creamy-brown colour and slightly pointed at the 'top'; roughly ovular in shape.
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