A simple and engaging explanation of the chicken's life cycle designed for young children.
Hi Aj! Let’s learn about how chickens grow and change throughout their lives. Chickens go through four main steps in their life. Ready? Let’s go!
Everything starts with a little egg. A mommy chicken, called a hen, lays eggs. These eggs are very special and need to stay warm.
After some time, the baby chicken, called a chick, hatches out of the egg! It pecks its way out. The chick is wet and small, but soon it dries off and gets fluffy feathers.
The little chick grows bigger and becomes a full-grown chicken. This takes a few weeks. Chickens can then start laying eggs just like their mommy!
And just like that, the cycle starts all over again when the chickens lay more eggs! Isn’t that cool?
So, Aj, the life cycle of a chicken is: