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The babies will usually stay tucked under the mother for the first day of their lives and should be safe from other chickens being nosy. I hope it all goes well!

I would wait until you are sure they have all hatched and dried, should be within a couple of days of the first signs of hatching/day 21. Then move all chicks and mother hen in one go in some kind of carry crate if possible to minimise stress. Once the chicks have hatched a mother hen doesn't...