chicks
Example Sentences
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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
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
But poultry companies ended up hatching too many chicks and overestimating demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Thousands of fans, who over the years have watched the couple bond and raise chicks — including two this season — are now rooting for Jackie to return home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Late in the afternoon, I rounded a bend to find a wild turkey and her chicks crossing the trail ahead of me.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
