Do you ever intervene if one chick is not doing well?

Legally we cannot intervene with these birds without very specific permission as are state and federally protected. Sometimes they are predated on, other times only the stronger siblings survive. While it can be difficult to watch, this is nature and it is survival of the fittest.

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1. Do great horned owls and ospreys mate for life?
2. No one is sitting on the eggs or young. Won’t they get cold?
3. How come one egg of the clutch hasn’t hatched when the others have?
4. Which parent sits on the nest?
5. Why is the bigger chick picking on the little one?
6. Are the birds in danger of freezing to death on cold nights?
7. Why is the bird standing on one leg?
8. Do you ever intervene if one chick is not doing well?