Approximate Hatch Weights:
~10-13g at hatching
>100g by 25 days old
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Common Name: Gallinules/Coots
Region: Broad Range
Chick Type: Precocial
Down: Black down
Skin Color: Orange
Bill: Straight and red with yellow tip
Foot Type: Anisodactyl
Gape: Orange
Gape Flanges:
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Dark gray legs and feet
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/Harmon_COGAchicks.jpg)
Photo by Selimah Harmon
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/fullsizeoutput_4aff.jpeg)
Photo by Joan Paprocki
>4 Weeks
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2018/04/fullsizeoutput_4b00.jpeg)
Photo by Joan Paprocki