Approximate Hatch Weights:
~60-75g at hatching
~100-150g by 5 days old
~150-300g by 10 days old
~300-600g by 15 days old
~400-800g by 20 days old
~500-900g by 25 days old
~650-1100g by 30 days old
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Common Name: Gulls/Terns/Skimmers
Region: Western
Chick Type: Semi-Precocial
Down: Gray down with black markings
Skin Color: Pink
Bill: Long and straight and black
Foot Type: Palmate
Gape: Pink
Gape Flanges:
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Pink to gray legs and feet
Eggs
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/03/WEGUchicks-13-of-20-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Marie Travers
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/03/WEGUchicks-7-of-20.jpeg)
Photo by Marie Travers
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/03/WEGUchicks-8-of-20-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Marie Travers
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/03/WEGUchicks-9-of-20.jpeg)
Photo by Marie Travers
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/03/WEGUchicks-10-of-20.jpeg)
Photo by Marie Travers
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/03/WEGUchicks-11-of-20.jpeg)
Photo by Marie Travers
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/03/WEGUchicks-12-of-20.jpeg)
Photo by Marie Travers
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/03/WEGUchicks-2-of-20.jpeg)
Photo by Marie Travers
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/03/WEGUchicks-3-of-20.jpeg)
Photo by Marie Travers
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/03/WEGUchicks-5-of-20.jpeg)
Photo by Marie Travers
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/03/WEGUchicks-4-of-20.jpeg)
Photo by Marie Travers
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/03/WEGUchicks-14-of-20.jpeg)
Photo by Marie Travers
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/03/WEGUchicks-6-of-20.jpeg)
Photo by Marie Travers
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/03/WEGUchicks-20-of-20-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Marie Travers
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/03/WEGUchicks-15-of-20.jpeg)
Photo by Marie Travers
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/03/WEGUchicks-16-of-20.jpeg)
Photo by Marie Travers
~4th Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/03/WEGUchicks-1-of-20.jpeg)
Photo by Marie Travers
~4th Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/03/WEGUchicks-18-of-20-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Marie Travers
~4th Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/03/WEGUchicks-19-of-20-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Marie Travers
~4th Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/03/WEGUchicks-17-of-20.jpeg)
Photo by Marie Travers
~4th Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/07/IMG_9746.jpeg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/07/fullsizeoutput_3f9c.jpeg)
Photo by Kat Rasp, International Bird Rescue
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/07/IMG_9733-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/07/IMG_9728.jpeg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/01/fullsizeoutput_4f4a-scaled.jpeg)
Photo by Jessie Zamichow, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/01/fullsizeoutput_4f46.jpeg)
Photo by Jessie Zamichow, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network