- plural of chick.
chicks
Example Sentences
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But poultry companies ended up hatching too many chicks and overestimating demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The eggs were laid between 30 April and 6 May and, once the chicks hatched in June, a local primary school helped name them Ash, Bowness Bobbi and Beau.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 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
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
If I found a nest of nightingale eggs or chicks, I was not to disturb it or the mother would abandon her roost and the chicks would die.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
