We have been concerned about our Lady Amherst female, Cornelia, as she has spent most of the last three weeks in her brood box. Today we found out why she was so diligent. This morning she was anxiously cooing at two tiny chicks trotting around in the pen. There may be more in the brood box, but I haven't looked yet. What puzzles me is how she got the little ones down from the box to the ground, a distance of about five feet.