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I've never used cedar chips before but cedar gives off toxic fumes and could kill the baby chicks.

If you let mama hen and the babies out make sure that the chicks don't get pecked on by the flock, though a good mother hen might chase off the attackers.

Yes, when your hens start eating the chicks will copy them, just make sure that your chicks don't drown.

The chicks hatched, congrats!

The nest's wall looks tall enough for the chicks to not jump over it.

About on the second and third day.

Well moving the hen and eggs might disturb her and seeing that she is not in a familiar place, she could abandon the eggs (that happened to me once). For now just keep them where they are and make sure no baby chicks fall out, when they are all hatched out try moving them.

If the box is off the ground the chicks might fall out and get hurt. A baby chicks legs are a bit "wobbly" at first so a ladder won't be much of use for them. Make sure the chicks don't get out because usually the hen won't get off of her nest until all the chicks have hatched. Good luck on your...

If there are other chickens in your chicken tractor you need to separate the broody hen from the others or risk getting the newly hatched chicks pecked on. You can put the broody hens in the garage after the chicks have hatched and are walking around in the tractor. If this doesn't work and the...