chicks

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Up to 14 osprey chicks were relocated from Scotland and released in the Poole Harbour area each year until 2021.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

The 26 hatched chicks were grown from fertilized tissue transferred from hen’s eggs into the new container, which functioned essentially as an incubator.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

To be fair, the company appears to have successfully developed a membrane that can provide oxygen to the growing embryos better than existing technologies that have allowed chicks to grow outside the shell.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Without at least four birds working together to raise young, their slow-developing chicks won’t survive long enough to leave the nest.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Doing this, she led the coyote far away from her chicks.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III