chick
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She added that the scheme only removes one chick at a time from nests, and the birds are checked for bird flu before they are released.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The charity's reserve's officer Paul Waterhouse explained the new pair, Blue 717 and her mate Blue 476, had only fledged one chick last year, which was normal among less-experienced ospreys.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 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
The first chick emerged late the night of April 4; the second came out the next morning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
I don’t know them, so their pain seems unreal next to Brother Khoi’s, whose eyes are as wild as those of his broken chick.
From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai
“She looked so fierce with her powerful sharp beak and large powerful sharp talons, but cared for her chicks so gently and lovingly.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Since the pair formed in 2018, fans have watched them weather freezing winter storms, incubate eggs and dote on fuzzy chicks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
But poultry companies ended up hatching too many chicks and overestimating demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Site manager Mhairi Maclauchlan said staff had been "on tenterhooks" until the chicks hatched and very relieved when they did.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
PS I wish I’d told that boy I was sorry about his rooster, and his chicks.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
