chick
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Even with trials, like a harrowing storm that claimed the life of a chick last year, it did the trick.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Their first chick emerged from its egg on Friday at 15:10 BST.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
Dorset's much-loved ospreys are incubating another bumper clutch of four eggs and all eyes are on their nest cam, waiting for the first chick to appear.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
Managing people and predators around nesting beaches, with the modest goal of helping pairs of oystercatchers fledge half a chick more each year, brought a 45% population surge by 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
I know it’s silly but I have always wondered if Dad is disappointed that I didn’t become a rock chick.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
Having nested together for eight years, Jackie and Shadow raised numerous chicks and bonded by restoring their nest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Processors are constantly trying to match the number of chicks they need to hatch to the amount of meat their customers are willing to buy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
But poultry companies ended up hatching too many chicks and overestimating demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Eggs were removed from nests in vulnerable locations, such as near footpaths or in fields that would be cut for grass before the chicks were ready.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Even in there, we could hear the racket from hundreds of thousands of chicks chirping.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
