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Hop,
Flop, Flap, FLY!
Exercise is important. It helps the chicks grow strong, straight
legs and feet.
Chicks
may grow an inch a day between 10 and 30 days of age! After that,
their body growth slows. More energy goes into growing their adult
feathers.
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Whooper
chicks won’t fly until they are about 60-70 days old.
Until then, they hop, run and flap. White feathers replace their
rusty down coat.
Their wings and strong, long black flight feathers grow.