Chickens

Another word for a tiny little baby chick that is developing inside the egg

• Embryo

• Caterpillar

• Bob

• Rooster

On day 10, if you candle the egg, you can probably see a

• foot

• hand

• tail feather

• dark circle/ eye

During week 2, chicks start growing their ___________. This is a special pointy tip on the beak.

• spur

• egg tooth

• saber tooth

• eyes

By day 12, _______ form on the embryo's feet.

• bones

• keratin

• wings

• scales

The ________ beats and pumps blood around the tiny chick's body.

• heart

• heat

• lung

• harp

At the end of the second week of incubation, the embryo starts to look like a bird! It has all of the following

• wings, legs, and feathers

• legs, hands, and tail feathers

• wings

• eyes and hands

How do chickens get out of the egg

• The person cuts the egg open

• They kick the shell

• They peck the shell with their beaks

• They don’t get out

How do hens keep the eggs warm?

• The hen sits on them.

• The hen puts them under a blanket.

• We put them in the oven to keep them warm

• They stay warm on their own.

Hens can lay around _______ eggs every year.

• 300

• 2

• 1000

• 10

what do the chicks eat when they hatch?

• chicken food

• nothing they die

• the yolk

• the shell