Activity worksheet
Do You Know?

Why Roosters Crow?

Why Hens Lay Eggs?

Why Hens Hide Their Eggs?

Why chicks follow their mother?

Why chickens sunbathe?

Why chickens dustbathe?

Why chickens preen?

Fact or Fiction?

Chickens are birds.

Hens lay more eggs in the spring. (Yes)

Chicks talk to their mother hen before they are born. (Yes)

Chickens can fly. (Yes, short distances in an arc)

Chickens eat grass. (Yes, lots of greens for Vitamin A & other nutrients)

Chickens see colors. (Yes, chickens have full-spectrum color vision)

[chick]
Birds
Words & Chicken Diction

Chick

Egg

Embryo

Egg Tooth

Beak

Feathers

Wings

Legs

Claws

Peep

Cluck

Crow

Imprint

Preen

Forage

Dustbathe

Sunbathe

Roost

Brood

What Do Chickens Eat?

Grass? (Yes)

Lettuce? (Yes)

Grapes? (Yes)

Insects? (Yes)

Worms? (Yes)

Seeds? (Yes)

Grains? (Yes)

Spaghetti? (Yes, cooked with sauce)

How Are
Chickens
Different? 		How Are
Chickens
the Same?


From Ducks?

From Hawks?

From Penguins?

From Dogs?

From Ostriches?

From Humans?



As Ducks?

As Hawks?

As Dogs?

As Ostriches?

As Humans?

F or more information, contact:

United Poultry Concerns, Inc.
P.O. Box 150
Machipongo, VA 23405

Ph: 757-678-7875

www.UPC-online.org

The Baby Chicken Song
(To the tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star")

Chicken, chicken, how are you
With your mother hen so true?
Pecking, playing, running around
Taking dustbaths on the ground.
Chicken, chicken, how are you
With your mother hen so true?

Chicken, chick, how do you do
With your sisters and brothers, too?
Scratching, running, having fun
Taking sunbaths in the sun.
Chicken, chick, how do you do
With your sisters and brothers, too?
Chicken, chicken, baby bird
May your peeping cries be heard
Heard and felt by all to see
We are all one family.
Chicken, chicken, how are you
With your mother hen so true?
Permission to reprint & distribute with credit to United Poultry Concerns. Lyrics by Karen Davis.

Hatching Good Lessons
Alternatives To School Hatching Projects:
    • Introduction
    • Activities & Resources
    • Worksheet & The Baby Chicken Song