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That's so cute!

That's quite the puzzle.

Do you have other eggs in the same batch that hatch OK? If they don't grow at all, there could be a fertility issue. But maybe that hen lays eggs that are a little less porous and need a lower humidity. Did you open the eggs and were the chicks goopy?

That's true. I have no Idea whether mine are using it or not, but it's there if they need it. (I don't go out and check on them at night - it's too cold for me! ) They are running around happy in the mornings though, so they must be fine.

They are absolutely going to love being out in that coop! Mine are inside the coop in a brooder/grow-out box, but I don't have a secure enough area in the run to let them play in. They'll have to get a little bigger first.

Can you put the heat plate in the coop? I did, so they can sit on it or under it at night if they want.

I love the patterns on the quail eggs! So pretty.

They are growing up so cute!

Good ideas, Faraday. Maybe in a garage in a dog crate? My chicks have a brooder plate they can tuck under or roost on top, but our temps are nowhere near as cold as that! I think we'll get in the teens at night next week though.

I used to have separate nest boxes, but they all wanted to lay in the same one and would stuff themselves in on top of each other sometimes. So when we moved and I built the coop inside of an existing shed on the property, I decided to try a community box. I've had 7 hens in there at one time...

The top section is a community nest box and the brooder area goes underneath. Still haven't cut the window/access in the front or trimmed everything out - maybe I'll get around to it next year. :lau

Sorry about the losses Mylied and Faraday, hawks can do so much damage. Amazing you were able to catch one Aurora! Mine moved outside this morning, too. the far end of the box connects with the coop by a chicken wire door, which I'll open in a week or two, so glad they are out of the house!!

Good luck! I was going to move mine out today but got caught up in some stuff. Tomorrow, out they go into the brooder/grow-out space in the coop. Usually they'd be out by now, but my elderly father was house sitting and it was easier for him to watch them inside.

Aurora - I love those crests! My last legbar will be 4 next spring, and I am hoping to get a few more babies from her (crossed with my Ameraucana), to get some more blue layers.

They are Ayam Cemani. Kind of crazy little things. My Orloffaucana looks like a giant next to them.

LOL, They can come over and clean my brooder any time! :) ETA: here are the ones I have left, as of last Saturday

Oh that's so cute having them in a birdcage like that!

Really cute! Amazing how fast they grow.

I'd watch it for a while, maybe a little gentle foot massage to help relax the toes. If not better by tomorrow, I'd make shoes.

Hope the little one in the pic is OK tequl, and congratulations on the 6 healthy ones!