24 A Chicken's Life Cycle

LIFE CYCLES A CHICKEN'S LIFE CYCLE

Eggs and Nests A hen is in her nest. nest She laid eggs! egg

Eggs have hard shells. Some are white. Some are brown. Chicks grow inside them.

Twenty days go by. Chicks peck the shells. They use their beaks. beak They hatch! They are wet.

They dry. Their feathers are fluffy. They are soft.

Mom keeps them warm.