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Chicken’s Life

Cycle
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Eggs •   A hen lays eggs in a nest. Some
eggs have an embryo inside. 
• An embryo will grow into a
chick in 21 days. 
• The mother hen must keep the
egg warm. 
• The egg's hard shell protects it
while it grows. 
• The baby bird will use an egg
tooth on it's beak to hatch out of
the egg. 
• This can take a full day!
Chick
•   The chick is wet when it hatches
from its egg. 
• It has feathers called down. 
• The down will dry fast. 
• Also, chicks can walk right away. 
• They like to eat seeds, bugs, and
worms.
•   Chicks grow more feathers in about
4 weeks
• . A comb grows on the chick's head
and a wattle grows under the chick's
beak. 
• Chicks resemble their parents from
the time they hatch and as they grow.
Chicken 
• Chicks are fully grown
into chickens in six
months. 
• Female chicks grow up
to be hens. 
• Male chicks grow up to
be roosters. 
• The hens will lay more
eggs. 
Quiz !

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