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This is the life cycle of a chicken. All
chickens have the same life cycle.
All Chickens begin as an egg. Hens,
female chickens, lay the eggs.
In our classroom we put the eggs into
an incubator.The incubator's job is to
keep the eggs warm so they will
hatch.
On the farm the hen sits on the
eggs to keep them warm.
We wait for the chicks to hatch. It took 21
days for hatch day to arrive. We used a
special light to look inside the egg while
we waited. We saw the air cell, the baby
chick, and veins.
After 21 days the chicks start to hatch.
The first thing they do is peck through the
shell.
The chick keeps
working until he
has gone all the
way around the
egg.
Once the chick breaks
through, he has to push
himself out of the egg.
It is hard
work
hatching
out of a
shell.
Once the chicks dry off, they go into a
special box with a light to keep them
warm. This box is called a brooder.
Once the chicks
rest, they are
ready for food
and water. Chicks
can find their
own food. They
do not need their
mothers to feed
them.
After our chicks were dry, we made observations in
our classroom. We noticed the chicks were fluffy and
soft. The feathers on their wings were already starting
to grow. The chicks look bigger when they are dry, and
chicks can be different colors.
On the farm
the chicks will
stay with their
mom until
they are big
enough to
take care of
themselves.
She takes care
of them and
keeps them
safe.
The chicks grow up and the life cycle
starts all over again.
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This is the life cycle of a chicken. All
chickens have the same life cycle.
All Chickens begin as an egg. Hens,
female chickens, lay the eggs.
In our classroom we put the eggs into
an incubator.The incubator's job is to
keep the eggs warm so they will
hatch.