hatchery
noun
hatch·ery
ˈha-chə-rē 
plural hatcheries
: a place for hatching eggs (as of poultry or fish)
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There were about 10,000 birds altogether, originally shipped from south-central Pennsylvania hatchery Freedom Ranger Hatchery around April 29.
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 24 May 2025
These fish are genetically wired to return to spawn in their natal waterway — in this case, a hatchery pond — after spending years in the Pacific Ocean.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 15 May 2025
In some places, wild runs are still hanging on or are supplemented by hatcheries, while in others, the bottom has dropped out entirely.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 15 May 2025
After their watershed in the Santa Monica Mountains was scorched in January, the fish were stunned with electricity, scooped up in buckets, trucked to a hatchery, fed unfamiliar food and then moved to a different creek.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 24 May 2025
These fish are genetically wired to return to spawn in their natal waterway — in this case, a hatchery pond — after spending years in the Pacific Ocean.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 15 May 2025
In some places, wild runs are still hanging on or are supplemented by hatcheries, while in others, the bottom has dropped out entirely.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 15 May 2025
After their watershed in the Santa Monica Mountains was scorched in January, the fish were stunned with electricity, scooped up in buckets, trucked to a hatchery, fed unfamiliar food and then moved to a different creek.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Hatchery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hatchery. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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