Chickens life cycle

All about chicks

Hens lay eggs...about 240 eggs every year!

The eggs look just like the

ones you see in the shops

They grow and develop just like seeds and take 21 days to hatch

This is a hen house – the eggs are safe in here.

After 21 days the chicks will peck their way out

The chicks will be wet at first.

But soon they’ll be fluffy and

cute.

They’ll even start to grow

feathers...

Well, some will. Like people, chicks are all

different.

But they’ll all grow up to be

chickens.

And the hens will start to lay eggs all of their

own!

Click on the link to see some

chicks hatching!

www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DnhqxYUebjAI