Oh, my! They look so cute and sweet.

Their weights and their general development look OK. They're old enough to stay warm now without the parents. They will cuddle together if they need heat, and they'll spread out when they don't need heat.

Dianne, tielfan - thanks!
I can't believe how much the parents are eating... basically all day long... (and older kids eat with them)
Is it OK now that babies are not fed all night long?

Yes, the babies are old enough to get through the night without being fed.

With all the soft food they are eating, my birds want SEEDS! especially in the evening, probably they want seeds for themselves, as they are not going to feed babies. Are seeds OK at this time? I know seeds are not bad, just was wondering if dry seeds can't hurt the babies. The parents eat sprouted seeds and other good soft food, but regular seeds are still their favorite. When they see me filling the bowl, they rush to the bowl to eat before I add some pellets on top.

One of the young birds would rather die than let me touch her. She probably inherited it from the father, who is the same way. She was his favorite chick to feed, she was begging him for food much longer than anybody else. She is just daddy's girl. Stella, the pearl girl. its a pain to put her to sleep. anything I ca do to train her not to be araid of me as of fire? she is trying to figure out the way to get into the cage by herself (this is what daddy was doing when he slept with them, now he spends the night in the breeding cage), and I think she will make progress, but in the evening I really want them in cages fast.

Emma is a hands-off bird. I don't know whether this will work for you. When it's that time I very cheerfully start saying, "Inside! Time to go inside!" As I say this, I sort of herd her into the cage using my hands, kind of like a dog herding sheep. Once she's in, she gets a sunflower seed. I'm using the fact that she doesn't want me to touch her to move her toward the door, not getting my hands close enough for her to fly off.

It's taken a long time for this to be trained up. On the way, I had her wings clipped (last May). When I think back to what I went through with her, it's a miracle! She's now a well adjusted, happy bird.

You can encourage all your birds to eat millet spray from your hand. Millet spray is a good treat for shy birds because it's long and you can hold it so they can eat it without getting too close to the hand. As they become less shy you can adjust your grip to gradually bring them closer to you, and eventually hold it so they have to stand on your hand to reach the millet.

It's OK for the parent birds to be eating seed. The babies are getting older and are more capable of dealing with it if the parents feed it to them. Most of their food should still be soft though.

thanks ladies.
Morning, I am opening the breeding cage. Both parents are on the high perch. Cuddles gets out, Trillie is not so eager. Both fly to the kitchen (where the most feeding occurs). Cuddles comes to eat, Trillie keeps sitting somewhere else. Then both finally come to eat, but its far away from the hungriness they used to have. Everything is silent in the nest box (which is in the living room). After they both ate some food, they fly back to the nest. I see Cuddles going in and feeding the babies, while Trillie is sitting at the entrance and not feeding anybody. Why doesn't he feed them? Babies spent a long night alone without food, all their crops are empty. There are 5 of them. I can't see if Cuddles feeds all of them a little, or just some. She hasn't eaten very much yet to feed well all of them.
I peak in the box. They kind of lying down faces down, without much energy (not all of them though). I don't like this view. I like to see them standing on their feet with heads up. and this is what I will see later in the day (probably).
Later Trillie will go in and feed them. I try not to disturb them when they feed.
Is it how its supposed to be or not?
Chicks seem to be gaining weight properly. Should I worry or not?

Chicks do sleep a lot so maybe they were just taking a nap. But keep an eye on them to make sure they're OK and the parents are keeping them well fed. If the parents aren't giving them enough food you'll need to assist feed.

I remember when I first got Emma and Silver it seemed they slept a lot more than they do now. Seemed they were always taking naps.