Question: what is the difference between precocial chicks and altricial chicks?
Answer: Altricial chicks are born with closed eyes, naked, with patches of down feathers, and are unable to move away from the nest. ... Precocial birds (also known as nidifugous birds) are those that are born with open eyes, a well-developed down cover, and leave the nest within a day or two after hatching.