LIFE C

YCLE

OF

A CHIC

KEN

BY CONOR C

ASEY AND C

AOLAN G

ALLAGHER

• Our Class Has Started A Project On The Life Cycle Of A Chicken

• We Are Going To Hatch Our Very Own Chicks

INTRODUCTION

HOW IT BEGINS!

• The Hen Lays One Egg Every

Day

THE EGG

The Egg Will Turn Into A Chick After 21 Days If…

21 Days

Remaini

ng

KEEPING WARM!

• The Eggs Are Kept Warm

• Usually The Hen Sits On The Eggs To Keep Them Warm

INCUBATOR

• However, We Cannot Use A Hen So We Will Use An Incubator

Why CantI Keep ThemWarm?

WHAT THIS MEANS

• An Incubator Keeps Things At The Correct Temperature. Can You Think Of Anywhere An Incubator Could Be Used? Think Of Little Babies

• Our Incubator Will Keep The Eggs At The Correct Temperature For The Chicks To Grow

THE INCUBATOR

• We Have To Turn The Incubator Three Times A Day To Make Sure The Temperature Is Even

THE SHELL

• The Eggs Hard Shell Protects The Baby As It Grows

• When The Chick Is Ready To Hatch It Will Peck At The Shell With Its Beak Until The Egg Cracks

HATCHING TIME

• Slowly The Chick Will Come Out From The Egg. This Can Sometimes Take Up To A Day!

• The Chick Is Wet When It Hatches From The Egg

• The Chicks Feathers Will Dry Quickly And Soon Will Become Nice And Fluffy

BEFORE AFTER

STAYING WARM

• The chicks must be kept warm for the next few weeks

• We will use an infra – red lamp to keep them warm

THEIR NEW HOME

• We will then feed them well and look for a good home to go to

OUR PRESENTATION IS ALMOST OVER

• We hope you enjoyed learning about our project

• We will now ask you a few questions and see what you can remember

QUESTION 1

• How many eggs a day does a hen lay?

A hen lays 1 egg every day

QUESTION 2

• How many days does it take for a chick to hatch from the egg?

It takes 21 days for a chick to hatch from the egg

QUESTION 3

• What do we keep the eggs in to keep them warm?

We keep the eggs in an incubator to keep the eggs warm

CONGRATULATIONS

• Well done on answering our questions

• Now all we have to do is wait for eggs to hatch!

CONCLUSION

• That concludes our presentation.

• Go raibh maith agaibh!!!