Life Cycle of a Chicken

A chicken's life starts as

• an egg

• a hatchling

• a hen

• a yolk

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The mother hen sits on its egg

• to hold it down

• to warm it

• to take a nap

• to cluck at her eggs

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The chick grows inside the egg for

• 7 days

• 10 days

• 21 days

• 30 days

The ____ lays an egg.

• hen

• chick

• rooster

• embryo

The _____ is food for the embryo.

• shell

• yolk

• water

• grain

The chick uses its _______ to hatch out of its shell.

• hammer

• claws

• wings

• egg tooth

The life cycle of a chicken has 3 stages. Egg, ____ , Adult

• pupa

• baby

• chick

• larva

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Adult chickens live in groups called

• flocks

• packs

• communities

• herds

A female chicken is a

• rooster

• chick

• hen

• embryo

A male chicken is called a

• rooster

• egg

• hen

• hatchling