19 Quail Chicks Drinking on a Hot Day

Gambel's Quail typically lay between 5 and 15 eggs, so 19 is unusual. Quail lay 1 egg per day and the incubation period is around 3 weeks and they all hatch at once. Thus, the chicks are all the same size.
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[@critterjon4061]

They look like such proud parents

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[@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394]

They look delicious

[@VinVin_31]

@@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394
Woweee, you’re so funny! so original!

[@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394]

@@VinVin_31 You sound very deep and mature. You must be a very complex person.

[@Sea_Leech]

​@@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394 likely is

[@Josh-yr7gd]

19 quails and counting! They should get their own show.

[@marthajean50]

I'd watch them a million times before I'd watch the Kardashians. So much better!

[@giftofspeech]

LMAO. Now that the Duggars are off, I would love to watch the Quail family.

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[@mayonnaiseeee]

Amazing, love the little dinglebops on their heads

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[@pumpkinslice1811]

They look so fancy!

[@jaffaranga]

"Dinglebops" hahaha I love that word! 😂

[@dinoflame9696]

one of them fancy science words huh

[@asakayosapro]

_First, they cut out the dinglebop, and apply schleem onto it… The schleem is them removed and repurposed for later batches…._

[@robynlynch4992]

Cutest family picnic ever

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[@keithdavis5464]

Well-behaved babies. I used to see about 14. 19 is unusual. Hope they all survive. Thank you for all your videos. So calming to watch. Makes my day as always. Fe (Fay)

[@FrozenMermaid666]

They are so cute and tiny!

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[@MilesBellas]

only 5 survived ??!!

[@spindalis79]

Possibly the result of a "dump nest."

[@JoltJackelope]

I Love How the Babies have little “Mohawks” 🥹

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[@absolutefoot4594]

I love them. They're like little wild chickens.

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[@LuckyBaldwin777]

Indian chickens

[@Simon-talks]

If you really wanna see the equivalent of wild chickens, check out pheasants.

[@timefortinybirdandfriends6565]

Such a wonderful family.

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[@emikotagahushi941]

The babies are precious!! It seemed like the parents were taking turns keeping watch while the other one drank. What a wonderful family. ☺️

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[@BWolf00]

More importantly they were watching each other's backs...and the chicks.

[@JacopoSkydweller]

Used to live in Southern New Mexico where we saw these (Gambles Quail) regularly. They absolutely always have somebody on watch, a lot of times we'd see multiple adults (I believe one family, just last years chicks) where a scout adult would move out, take a good look around, then a couple more would move, then mom, then all the chickies, then a rear guard. They're very wholesome family-first birds.

[@giovannirojas3952]

I'm glad the algorithm brought me here. 😊

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[@SulariGoonetilleke]

Me too 😊

[@user-dd6ng1wn1b]

And they know all their names.

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[@gibbons9599]

I wish humans could manage their 1-2 children this well.

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[@ian.swift.31614]

most can and do. a certain few demos don't seem to though.

[@DuskLegend]

That seems like a strangely negative comment to make here. Obviously there are bad parents but what about these quails look like such an example of outstanding parenting that you feel the need to compare them to humans?

[@marylynch951]

Adorable
God's little creatures ❤❤❤

[@lamontcranston3177]

And tasty!

[@dixiee3554]

I have never seen quail chicks up close! I did not realize they had little "top knots" ! How darling is that?!

[@cuteduckdontlie4636]

This a big family. Kids well behaved. Mother and father stress free on the vacation with the kids. So beautiful ❤️ 🙏🏻 😊

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[@dragulia_venaro]

I think I'm not the only one who loves to bring a huge basket of water in a random forest so the wildlife can drinks.

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[@albercanice]

Sí. Yo también pongo platos de agua diseminados por el parque de mi Ciudad.Y comida para gorriones y ardillas.
En España está prohibido alimentar a los animales.
Lo hago escondiendo los platos.Si me ven,me denuncian.
España no es un país bueno para la flora y fauna.

[@russell-di8js]

Thanks to whoever is making sure the birds have fresh water, increasing their chances of surviving down there in that heat.

[@DesertCrittersOfArizona]

Thanks. I water them every day.

[@mukulsharma2413]

They are so cute and disciplined babies 😘😘😘😘. Parents are so caring and loving😘😘.

[@Rachelholtell5820]

Wow, Mr and Mrs quail have their hands full 😂😂😂

[@lamontcranston3177]

The college fees are going to be crazy!

[@Rachelholtell5820]

@@lamontcranston3177 🤣

[@evelynwells-rk1ed]

Look at mom and dad with all those children! 😊😊😊😊😊

[@mugdham2811]

They are so cute 🥺 and parents are so careful, taking turns to stand guard.

[@Catlover1974]

How beautiful they are !

[@romygime5822]

Little ones are so cute babies.

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[@livingartdesigns06]

This is one of the most adorable and fascinating things I have ever seen. Every one needs to connect with nature as much as possible as a counter balance to the relative stressful and negative world we live in.

[@A-ek]

This video heals my depression.

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[@Alina-ws6ob]

Someone very thoughtful and with much light built them that fountain of water.

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[@Trund27]

Thank you for providing them with water!!! 🥹💕🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥

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[@tammy5654]

Awwww !!!!! 🥰🥰❤️❤️😃😃
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL QUAIL BABIES AND PARENTS. THANKS FOR POSTING THIS ADORABLE VIDEO. 👍👍

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[@glowworm2]

Aw! What a lovely family.

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[@00bones00]

reminds me of the quail family that nest near my parents house , love these little guys

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[@angelwings7930]

My father used to raise quail as a hobby. It was interesting and I still live them ❤

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[@HappyComfort]

OMG! That is so adorable! Especially when you realize that baby quail are only half the size of a baby chick! They’re like the size of a persons thumb only fluffy. Thank you so much for the cuteness overload 🥰🥰🥰💕💕💕🌷😊👍

[@atis9061]

I’m DYING from the CUTENESS 😍🤯 if we were only as pure as this family. It’s heaven to watch. this is so beautiful that I started to cry

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[@patriciarussell756]

It's a reminds me of my days as a daycare teacher! Good job by keeping them all lined up!

[@quickstep2408]

i love how the chicks have the top knot knub growing in on top of their heads 😂

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[@alexgeorge501]

That’s one proud Mamma bird

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[@mojavebirdlife]

this is one of the cutest quail videos I've seen 😍 thanks so much for sharing this!

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[@DavidLS1]

Nineteen chicks! Papa quail is going to have to get a second job.

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[@jomon723]

The Hawks will help them out 🦅

[@DesertDog2]

Dad keeps watch while mom drinks. Then mom keeps watch for him. I love quail families! ❤

[@michelegulli8209]

OMG, how beautiful....I pray that all survive. Those parents are sooo, attending.
Wish I could see them in person...what a sight. Thx, so much for sharing ❤❤❤

[@RecoveringChristian]

I know they're adapted to this and have been doing it for millions of years but they just look like such easy targets for predators.

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[@kiri101]

This video reliably fills me with joy each time I come back to it. Sweet little Quail family all having a drink.

[@treasurechest123]

Wow this brought back a childhood memory of a mama quail and baby quails at my home in Los Angeles…vaguely recall but I think they came in the house by mistake..I think they made it back out!

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[@user-bu6ss3ei5f]

可愛すぎる𓅜𓅦𓅪𓅭𓅰𓄿𓅟𓅝𓅺𓅞
こんなにいっぱいの子ども達🐥⸒⸒

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[@fisherbird1739]

Adorable, I've watched 4 times, so far!

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[@archstanton_live]

It is adorable! Quail are very clever in both their social abilities and their ability to sequentially lay eggs and have them hatch simultaneously. I suspect that this brood represents more than the offspring of just this pair.

[@mensaconservative7887]

Gambel’s quail are the most beautiful of them all. This must be Arizona.

[@mindylee7488]

So sweet and cute! Parents are beautiful!

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[@missbeans]

Awwww I miss these little guys! We used to get them in our yard, but moved and don't see them anymore. Their little peeps are the cutest sound. You should make this video loop for a couple hours as an ambient noise video, I would listen to it nonstop! The sound of the wind in the brush, the peeps, best background noise ever.

[@Wh40kFinatic]

This is amazing! I love quail! ❤

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[@namensklauer]

a bunch of little government drones filling up their coolant tank.

[@notsosilentmajority1]

I am a great, great, great, great, grandfather of 12 Quail. The eggs were laid in a bail of hay next to my open air horse stall. I watched eggs get added and then one day I went out to see my horse acting weird. Sure enough, there were 2 snakes slithering through the hay bails. The snakes were there for the hatching chicks but they didn't get any of the eggs or the couple of chicks that had already hatched that day. I kept count and was waiting for the chicks to hatch. With the snakes around, there weren't any adult quail around for the chicks. Well, I became their "mom" and as they hatched I stayed with them and helped them as they were falling off the hay bail, after relocating the snakes into the desert. They stuck with me and followed me around, the next day they came around with their real mom but were not afraid to come near me. They lived on our property for quite a long time and always stuck close by. There's been generations of quail born since then and the current birds do not stick around, lol. That's good for them, we have too many coyotes and other critters lurking about.

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[@user-wg6fw4ou1b]

I live in Arizona and have a front and back yard busy with quail, a nice bit of nature in this great state.

[@user-px9jt1li2r]

Это так мило 🤗

[@wordreet]

Now that is what I can call cute!!!!!!!!

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[@janetgies8698]

So Much Fluffy Cuteness!🥰

[@jakethepillowsnake5302]

19 chicks and counting

[@Spiritdove64]

cute little mohawks

[@davidruiuz4186]

So sweet, I wish children were this well behaved. ❤

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[@catherinehubbard1167]

Wonderful to see them safely drinking their fill of good water in the desert. If that bird pool is yours, thank you for providing it.
I did not realize that though the eggs are laid one per day, the earlier ones synchronize development with that later ones so they all hatch at the same time.

[@carlbuick]

The hen does the synchronizing of the hatch date. Eggs will not start developing until she lays on them. She won't lay on them until she's done with her daily egg laying. Then she gets broody and will lay on them full time. The chick development clock does not start upon its being laid, but when the hen steadily covers the eggs with her body and its optimum body heat (incubation.) All of the eggs, then start developing chicks simultaneously...ergo, all chicks are the same size.

[@TheHatGuy1500]

Heartwarming to see the chicks drinks water with their Mom and Dad

[@morningmona]

More collected and well mannered than humans

[@Lone_Star_Proud]

Nothing is more startlingly than when a covey of quail unexpectedly flushes out of the bush in front of you.

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[@Jami-vm1zv]

So adorable with their tiny little topknots at such a young age. 💕

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[@gertrudessangalang9778]

Beautiful little birds, they are enjoying drinking, they’re very happy while drinking!

[@CrystalJ7]

That's the sweetest little scene 😁😍

[@josephcullen2512]

Wow cute

[@thebluehotel426]

Beyond adorable.

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[@jenniferjones1819]

They are sooooo cute!! ❤

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[@ellenj8896]

What an incredibly sweet scene!

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[@sandielindemeyer9341]

I love all of your videos so much. Animals are my everything and my cousin who lives in Tucson, probably lives close to you, sends me these videos from her neighborhood watch.

[@DesertCrittersOfArizona]

Glad you like them!

[@ShadowsandCityLights]

Awh! I didn't know both parents raised the babies! 🥰

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[@thebyrd433]

Beautiful quail family! I got up close to a precious quail chick once when my cat brought one in (my cats have since become in-door only) and let it loose in the house. I got to chase that little guy around (so fast!) until I finally cornered it in the bathroom and then took it outside and released it. Such lovely birds.

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[@conniewolf7300]

19! Wow! What good parents!!

[@mariadagraca1246]

Que família linda maravilhosa 👏👏👏 parabéns obrigada pelo vídeo

[@DesertCrittersOfArizona]

Gracias. Me alegro de que te haya gustado el vídeo.

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[@donross7820]

So beautiful! Thank you. These are the same species that I see at Bosque del Apache.

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[@bam2922]

I love watching the babies flutter off like little humming birds. Such beautiful babies.

[@sparkylildog3410]

This is so unbelievably cute, such good parents!

[@buatn]

That was beautiful. Nice job mate 👍

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[@kentuckybowl-o-sticks]

I saw "chicks" and clicked...

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[@ssubramanian605]

Never have seen quail chicks before!! Sooo cute!!

[@EyeSeeThruYou]

Remarkable parents to hatch out that many AND get them this far, too. Beautiful family scene! ❤

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[@wasyertakeawaythaturmadeofcorn]

I had to watch this. Quails and their "bevies" of babies is something I've only seen depicted in cartoon form. Now what is is I'm thinkin' of, I haven't the foggiest.

[@MBCGRS]

Covey, where I'm from...

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[@MandieKearns-Moore]

California State bird

[@user-wg6fw4ou1b]

These are Gamble quail the California state bird is named California quail ,slightly differant.

[@qmnnvrdyz8965]

That's too darn adorable! I love how the Dad walks away and looks around, to make sure no predators are around, at the end. ❤

[@paulagoeringer9466]

Such a cute family. I love how soft and fuzzy the babies look. Thank you for providing them with fresh water and letting us see them. 💕✨

[@carlbuick]

Why are all of these babies the same age? Here's why: The hen does the synchronizing of the hatch date. Eggs will not start developing until she lays on them. She won't lay on them until she's done with all of her daily egg laying. Then she gets broody and will lay on them full time. The chick development clock does not start upon its being laid, but when the hen steadily covers the eggs with her body and its optimum body heat (incubation.) All of the eggs, then start developing chicks simultaneously...ergo, all chicks are the same size and age.

[@DesertCrittersOfArizona]

You arer exactly right. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@jabeita1]

Very nice! I like it.

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[@cynthiaholland13]

They look serene and loved. Thank you for sharing this beauty

[@Spiritofeve1]

How ADORABLE,😮❤😍😍😍😍
Just look at those baby top knots!

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[@syntaxed2]

Imagine having 19 kids

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[@ErnestUngureanu]

Des miracles de la Nature !!!

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[@Lovetheducks]

I live on a golf course with tons of California quails and when they have their babies it is some of the cutest things you will ever see.

[@fredienat78]

C'est trop mignon !

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[@hucks1000]

How cute is this!?! K. No choice. Now Subbed!

[@DesertCrittersOfArizona]

Yeah, cute beyond belief. Thanks for watching, commenting and subscribing.
Here's a link to the Quail Playlist:
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[@theloveyourfacegal2773]

Beautiful family 🐦 thanks for sharing 💕

[@DesertCrittersOfArizona]

Thanks for visiting

[@jeanninecalder3652]

I miss the Quails that used to come to our back yard ….. thank you developers😔

[@JJDK485]

How could a female quail sit on amd hatch all 19 eggs?

[@DesertCrittersOfArizona]

Quail lay 1 egg per day and the incubation period is around 3 weeks and they all hatch at once. Thus, the chicks are all the same size.

[@FAIRYGIRL911]

​@@DesertCrittersOfArizonawait....so on day 1 the quail lays a single egg, and lays one once a day for 20 more days. Does that mean the 21 day old egg and the 1 day old egg both hatch on day 22?

[@DesertCrittersOfArizona]

@@FAIRYGIRL911 Exactly, That's what they say.

[@bmolitor615]

@@FAIRYGIRL911 they don't warm them to development temperature until all/most of the eggs are laid, the older eggs mostly lie there on standby, and the entire batch gets the same general development start date when the parent bird[s] start sitting full-time keeping them warm and getting the 21 days of incubation underway...

[@FAIRYGIRL911]

@@bmolitor615 interesting. if only we could develop that for human babies 🤔

[@garcybarcy9337]

Sooooo cute🥲😘❤️❤️❤️

[@DesertCrittersOfArizona]

Thanks, here's more - 2 day old quail chicks: th-cam.com/video/yX--AKqKlBw/w-d-xo.html

[@janetpattison8474]

Wow! The parents are so pretty, and they must be proud of the large brood. Sweet! TY!

[@JosiahTheScienceGuy]

I've held wild quail chicks before, a bunch at once.
They're cute and small and fluffy, and their cheeps are as adorable as you'd expect.

[@miketobin2324]

Such a wonderful nuclear family..... a rare thing these day, no matter the species.