Baby Chicks Reading Passage

What is used to keep chicken eggs warm before they hatch?

• Sunlight

• Refrigeration

• An incubator or the mother hen

• A lamp

How long does it take for a chicken to hatch from the egg?

• 10 days

• 21 days

• 30 days

• 15 days

What happens when a baby chick is fully developed inside the egg?

• It stays inside the egg

• It starts to fly

• It begins to peck at the egg from the inside

• It sleeps

What is the significance of chicks in relation to Easter?

• They are given as gifts

• They are a symbol of Easter

• They lay colored eggs

• They are used for Easter decorations

What do chicks do not long after they hatch?

• They fly.

• They walk.

• They swim.

• They dig for worms.