Chick Life Cycle by Kylie Novosel

CHICK LIFE CYCLE

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An all you need to know about chicks guide

Made by Kylie Novosel

Stages of the life cycle

How a chick survives

All the steps of a chicks life cycle

The best ways of how a chick survives

Fun facts about the chick Did you know...chickens have earlobes?Read more to find out.

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STAGES OF THE LIFE CYCLE egg

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STAGES OF THE LIFE CYCLE chick

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STAGES OF THE LIFE CYCLE chicken

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HOW A CHICK SURVIVES

FUN FACTS

LIFEÂ CYCLE OF A CHICKEN

STAGE 1:EGG

The female hen lays up to 1 or 2 eggs a day.

Some eggs are for breakfast and some are the ones with the chick. This takes up to 1 day. A Chicken sits on the egg until it hatches! It stays incubated until it hatches. page 1

STAGES OF THE LIFE CYCLE Â When the chick comes out it's wet and sticky. A little while later it's feathers become dry and fluffy. This is called down.

A family of new born chicks is called a brood. stage 2:chick

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Stage 3:chicken

As it gets older it learns how to make a chirping sound.This helps it call for it's mother,A five month old hen is old enough to lay an egg.

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WHAT A CHICK EATS

SEVIVRUS KCIHC A WOH

Chickens will eat insects.They eat feed.Feed is a

mixture of different types of grain.

Chicks drink water.

HOW A CHICK PROTECTS ITSELF

A chick has spurs on

HOW DOES A CHICKEN

their feet to protect

LOOK OUT FOR ITS'

themselves from

OFFSPRING?

other animals

A hen sits on her

eggs to make sure

they are warm, but also protected from predators.

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during a fight.

FUN FACTS ABOUT CHICKS

Chickens lay eggs in nests.Four chickens can take turns sharing one nest.

Female chickens lay eggs almost every day.

Farmers all over the world raise chickens.

You can tell what color a chicks eggs are by the color of her earlobes.

Chickens like dust baths.

It's a part of how they preen, or groom themselves, to keep their feathers in good condition.

Chickens have their own Chickens are flock animals who like language. They use up to 24 company.A group of three or four is sounds. enough to let them develop a comfortable pecking order.

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