chickens

1. chickens By Klay Elixson

2. Table of contents • Chickens - slide 3 • What are the differences between hens and roosters? Slide 4 • What happen when a chick hatches in an incubator? – slide 5 • How many breeds are there-slide 6 • The life cycle of a chicken-7 • Summary – slide 8 • Glossary – slide 9 • Bibliography – slide 10

3. chickens A chicken is an example of a bird that lays eggs. When a chicken lays an egg it sits in its nest for about 10 minutes and then leaves its egg in the nest. Above: A Rohde Island Red hen

4. What are the differences and between roosters and hens ? Roosters and hens are similar in that they both are chickens, but a hen is a female, while a rooster is a male. hen rooster

5. What happens when chicks hatches in an incubator ? When you hatch chicks with an incubatoryou have to put them in a box that paper towels in the bottom and a heat lamp. You also have to put some chick starter in the bottom of the box. You need to put some water in a peanut butter jar lid. Last but not least you need thermometer to tell how hot it is .It needs to be 90 degrees farenheight.

6. How many breeds are there?

7. The life cycle of a chick. • First a hen will lay an egg. • Then the hen will sit on it for 21 days. • The hen will get up to eat and drink. • Finally on the 21st day the egg will hatch. • After the chicks hatch the hen will sit on them to warm them.

8. Summary To sum it up, a chicken is an example of abird that lays an egg. You also should remember that a rooster is a male and a hen is a female. Most of all, remember that a rooster does not lay eggs.

9. Glossary • Rooster-male chicken • Hen-female chicken • Chick-a baby chicken • Incubator-a machine that warms eggs like a mother hen • Heatlamp-a light that produces heat

10. Bibliographaphy • Wikipedia.org/chickens • Wikianswers.com/chickens • Librarythinkquest.org • Aboutpeafowl.com • The Joy of Keeping Chickens by Jennifer Megyesi Skyhorse Publishing