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Food (other)

General food products.

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hatching synchrony

Food (other); Eggs

When all the chicks in a clutch hatch at the same time. Although eggs are laid one at a time, the parent begins incubation after all the eggs have been laid.

hatchling

Food (other); Eggs

A chick from a recently-hatched egg.

hormone

Food (other); Eggs

A biochemical that is secreted by an endocrine gland into the blood stream. It has a specific action on the body.

host

Food (other); Eggs

Bird species conned into incubating and raising the young of another (parasite) species.

incubation

Food (other); Eggs

The process during which the heat required for the development of the embryo is applied to an egg after it has been laid.

incubation period

Food (other); Eggs

The time during which incubation takes place.

indeterminate layer

Food (other); Eggs

A bird will lay replacement

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