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What is the first stage in the chicken life cycle?
Egg
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What is the second stage in the chicken life cycle?
Chick
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What is the final stage in the chicken cycle?
Adult Chicken
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What is the female chicken called?
Hen
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What is the male chicken called?
Rooster
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Why does the hen sit on top of the eggs?
To keep them warm
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What is an egg tooth?
A lump on a chick's beak
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What does a chick use its egg tooth for?
To make holes around the shell so it can hatch
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What happens to the egg tooth after the chick is hatched?
It falls off because it is no longer needed
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How do baby chicks learn about what is good to eat?
By pecking
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How many eggs does a hen lay in a day?
1-2
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How many days does it take an egg to hatch?
21 days
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How long does it take a chick to turn into an adult chicken?
About 3 months
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How long can a chicken live?
10-12 years
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What is the protective covering of the eggs?
Shell
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What is the purpose of the hard covering of the egg?
To protect the chick growing inside
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What does the baby chick use in the egg for nutrition?
Yolk
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What is yolk?
The yellow part inside of an egg that gives the baby chick the food it needs to grow
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What is the term used for chickens needing warmth to grow inside the egg?
Incubation
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What is the steps of the chicken life cycle?
-First the hen lays the egg -Next the embryo grows inside the egg -The chick pecks out of the egg shell after 21 days -The chick is wet when it comes out of the egg then it dries -The chick grows up to be a hen or rooster -The life cycle starts all over again
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When baby chicks hatch they are covered with tiny, soft, fluffy feathers. What are those feathers called?
Down
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What four factors are important for incubating eggs artificially?
-Temperature -Humidity -Ventilation -Turning