Semi-zygodactyl – 4th digit rotates back
Approximate Hatch Weights:
~15g at hatching
Weight varies by region
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Tytonidae
Common Name: Owls
Region: Broad Range
Chick Type: Altricial
Down: White down
Skin Color: Pink
Bill: Hooked and off-white
Foot Type: Semi-zygodactyl
Gape: Pink
Gape Flanges:
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Pink to gray and raptorial legs and feet
Video from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/01/barnhatch.jpg)
Photo by Brenda Varvarigos
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/06/32861067_2073112469635664_1295023976518516736_n.jpg)
Photo by anonymous contributor
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/01/IMG_6975.jpg)
Photo by Brenda Varvarigos
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/01/IMG_6977-2-e1546614623501.jpeg)
Photo by Brenda Varvarigos
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/01/barnnestling.jpg)
Photo by Brenda Varvarigos
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/01/barnnestlingfull.jpg)
Photo by Brenda Varvarigos
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/05/IMG_3866-scaled.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/05/IMG_3867-scaled.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/05/IMG_3868-scaled.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/03/Barn-Owl-Week-1.jpg)
Photo by Ingrid Hodel, WildCare Oklahoma
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/12/fullsizeoutput_4cc6.jpeg)
Photo by Laura Kintz, WildCare Oklahoma
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/01/barnnesteatingrat.jpg)
Photo by Brenda Varvarigos
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/12/IMG_7543.jpg)
Photo by Laura Kintz, WildCare Oklahoma
~3rd Week - 324g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/06/IMG_4207.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~3rd Week - 324g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/06/IMG_4208.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~3rd Week - 324g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2020/06/IMG_4210.jpeg)
Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/08/32829089_2073146919632219_9016403107663314944_n.jpg)
Photo by anonymous contributor
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/05/IMG_0499.jpg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/05/IMG_2250.jpg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/03/fullsizeoutput_2d0e.jpeg)
Photo by Jen Osburn Eliot, Wildlife Images Rehab Center
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/05/IMG_0497.jpg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/05/IMG_0499-1.jpg)
Photo by Avery Berkowitz
~3rd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/12/Barne-Owls-004-scaled.jpg)
Photo from the Wildlife Center of Virginia
~4th Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/04/fullsizeoutput_3265.jpeg)
Photo by Andy Cunningham, Tufts Wildlife Clinic
~4th Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/01/IMG_6981-1.jpeg)
Photo by Brenda Varvarigos
~4th Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/01/IMG_6980.jpg)
Photo by Brenda Varvarigos
~4th Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/12/fullsizeoutput_4cca.jpeg)
Photo by Laura Kintz, WildCare Oklahoma
~4th Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/12/fullsizeoutput_4ccc.jpeg)
Photo by Laura Kintz, WildCare Oklahoma
~4th Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/12/fullsizeoutput_2876.jpeg)
Photo by Laura Kintz, WildCare Oklahoma
~4th Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/12/Barn-Owl-Chicks-in-Incubator-2.jpg)
Photo from the Wildlife Center of Virginia
~4th Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/12/BANO-12-2611.jpg)
Photo from the Wildlife Center of Virginia
~4th Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/03/Barn-Owl-Week-2.jpg)
Photo by Ingrid Hodel, WildCare Oklahoma
~4th Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/12/fullsizeoutput_bff.jpeg)
Photo by Laura Kintz, WildCare Oklahoma
~4th Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/12/fullsizeoutput_4cd0.jpeg)
Photo by Laura Kintz, WildCare Oklahoma
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/12/fullsizeoutput_2903.jpeg)
Photo by Laura Kintz, WildCare Oklahoma
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/12/fullsizeoutput_4cd3.jpeg)
Photo by Laura Kintz, WildCare Oklahoma
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/12/fullsizeoutput_4cd7.jpeg)
Photo by Laura Kintz, WildCare Oklahoma
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/12/fullsizeoutput_4cd9.jpeg)
Photo by Laura Kintz, WildCare Oklahoma