Chicken Life Cycle
Objectives
➧ Understand the 6 stages of a chickenās life cycle➧ Identify and describe each stage
➧ Sequence the chicken life cycle correctly
➧ Learn how a chick grows inside an egg
➧ Learn why chickens are important
Introduction
Hi friends!➧ Today we are learning about a farm animalā¦ the chicken!
➧ Did you know that before a chick hatches, it grows inside an egg for many days?
➧ A chicken's life cycle has six exciting stages. We can watch it grow from a tiny egg into a full-grown chicken!
➧ Let's discover each stage together!
Warm-up Questions
➧ Have you ever seen a chicken?➧ Have you ever held an egg?
➧ Have you ever seen a baby chick?
The Chicken Life Cycle
Chickens grow in stages
1. Egg
➧ A mother hen lays an egg.➧ The egg has everything the baby chicken needs to grow.
➧ The hen keeps the egg warm.
Key idea
➧ The chicken's life begins inside an egg.
2. Embryo
➧ Inside the egg, a tiny embryo begins to grow.➧ The embryo slowly develops a beak, wings, legs, and eyes.
➧ It uses nutrients from the yolk for food.
Key idea
➧ The baby chicken develops inside the egg.
3. Hatchling
➧ After about 21 days, the baby chicken cracks the shell.➧ This process is called hatching.
➧ The hatchling works hard to break out of the egg.
Key idea
➧ The hatchling emerges from the egg.
4. Chick
➧ The chick is now fully out of the shell.➧ It is small, fluffy, and covered with soft down feathers.
➧ The chick eats, drinks, and grows quickly.
Key idea
➧ The chick begins life outside the egg.
5. Young Chicken
➧ The chick grows larger.➧ Soft down feathers are replaced by adult feathers.
➧ The young chicken learns to scratch the ground and find food.
Key idea
➧ The young chicken grows stronger and more independent.
6. Adult Chicken
➧ The chicken becomes fully grown.➧ Adult hens lay eggs.
➧ Adult roosters protect the flock.
➧ The life cycle begins again when new eggs are laid.
Key idea
➧ Adult chickens reproduce and start the cycle again.
Why Chickens Are Important
➧ Chickens provide eggs➧ They are important farm animals
➧ They help provide food for people
➧ Farmers care for chickens all around the world
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