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The Life cycle of

a chicken!

The third stage: Adulthood

By Katie Laliotis and Claire Beardsley

-A female chicken is called a hen (the mother). A male chicken is called a rooster (the father).

-When a chick is strong enough, it hatches from its egg.

-Most hens will lay about

two eggs a day. In the winter

hens stop laying eggs until spring.

-A chick has a lump on its beak

called an egg tooth.

It uses its egg tooth to make

holes around the shell.

-Chickens can live as long as 10-12 years.

-Baby chicks learn about

what is good to eat by pecking. Sometimes they even peck at their own toes.

There are 21 Days in the life cycle of a chicken.

-When a egg is laid, a baby chicken starts growing and forming inside.

-The eggs need to be kept warm. The hen will sit on top of the eggs to keep them warm.

-The yolk inside the egg has food that helps the chick grow.

The Second stage: Hatching

Egg = baby chick

THE ENTIRE CYCLE

The first stage: EGGS!

There are THREE stages in a chicken's life cycle

When an egg is laid, a baby chick starts to grow inside.

EXTRA INFORMATION:

know your chickens!

If your thinking about hatching

or adopting a chicken they need:

BLACK chickens: are called Australorps (Australian)

PALE yellow: light sussex

CARAMEL with or without BROWN stripes: Lohmons

*warm, dry environment

*light/heat lamp producing at

least 35 degrees at floor level

(heat required until fully feathered

approx 5-6weeks

*feeder

*drinker

*bedding material -wood shavings

-You cannot tell if a chicken is a HEN or a ROOSTER until the chicken is 5-6 weeks old

-Start laying eggs at 19 weeks of age

Henny Penny Hatching Programs and Adoption.

P.O box 13, Northcote VIC 3070

PH: 0422 404 233

Email: hpnortheast@hotmail.com

website: www.hennypennyhatching.com.au

Image by Tom Mooring

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