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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.
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