chicks
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Shortly before Jackie took ill, the chicks — Sandy and Luna —successfully fledged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Emperor penguins rely on stable sea ice to live, hunt and breed and their chicks can perish if they fall in freezing water before developing waterproof feathers.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Ground-nesting birds such as hen harriers rely on open, treeless bog, safe from predators that would otherwise perch and watch for prey, while the wet ground breeds the invertebrates chicks are fed on.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Many of the rescued eggs have successfully hatched, with the chicks now receiving "intensive" care to "maximise their chances of survival", it added.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Mr. Whiskers perched himself on the still-empty chicken coop—I hoped to order some chicks soon from Sears and Roebuck—earnestly licking the mud from his white paws.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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