life cycle of a chicken kyle aned darragh
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LIFE C
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A CHIC
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INTRODUCTION
Our class has started the project on the life cycle of a chicken.
We are going to hatch our very own chicks.
HOW IT BEGINS
The hen lays one egg every day.
THE EGG
The egg will turn into a chick after 21 days if…..
KEEPING WARM
The eggs are kept warm.
Usually the hen sits on the eggs to keep them warm.
INCUBATOR
However, we can not use a hen so we will use an incubator.
WHAT THIS MEANS
An incubator keeps things at the correct temperature. Can you think of anywhere an
Incubator could be used? Think of little babies.
Our incubator will keep the eggs at the correct temperature for the chicks to grow.
We have to turn the incubator 3 times a day to make sure the temperature is even
The incubator
THE INCUBATOR
AFTER 21 DAYS…..
If everything goes correctly the chick will hatch after 21 days.
THE SHELL
The eggs hard shell protects the baby as it grows .
When the chick is ready to hatch it will peck at the shell with its beak until the egg cracks.
HATCHING TIME
Slowly the chick will come out from the egg. This can take up to a day!
The chick is wet it hatches from the egg
The chicks feathers will dry quickly and soon will become nice and fluffy!
STAYING WARM
The chicks must then be kept warm for the next few weeks.
We will use an infra-red lamp to keep them warm.
We will then feed them well and look for a good home to go to!
We hope you enjoyed learning about our project!
We will now ask you a few questions and see what you can remember!
QUESTIONS!
How many eggs does a hen lay?
QUESTION 2
How many days does it take a chick to hatch from the egg?
QUESTION 3
What do we keep the eggs in to keep them warm?
Well done on answering the questions!
Now all we have to do is wait for our eggs to hatch!
That concludes our presentation, go raibh maith agaibh!