Life cycle of a chicken jj and s2

1. Life Cycle of a Chicken JOHN JOE & STEVE

2. Introduction Our class has started the project on the life cycle of a chicken. We are going to hatch our own chicks!

3. HOW IT BEGINS The hen lays one egg every day

4. the egg The egg will turn into a chick after 21 days if……

5. Keeping warm They are kept warm. Usually the hen sits on the eggs to keep them warm.

6. incubator However ,we cannot use a hen so we will use an incubator.

7. 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.

8. The incubator We have to turn the incubator three times a day to make sure the temperature is even.

9. After 21 days If everything goes correctly the chick will hatch from the egg after 21 days.

10. 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 it’s beak until the egg cracks.

11. Hatching time Slowly the chick will come out from the egg. This can take up to a day. The chick is wet when it hatches from it’s egg.

12. The chicks feathers will dry quickly and soon will become nice and fluffy!

13. Staying warm The chicks must then be kept very warm for the next few weeks. We will use an infra-red lamp to keep them warm.

14. We will then feed them well and look for a g ood home to go to!

15. We hope you enjoyed learning about our project! We will now ask you a few questions and see what you can remember!

16. Questions! How many eggs does a hen lay a day? 1

17. Question 2 How many days does it take for a chick to hatch from t he egg? 21

18. q uestion 3 What do we keep the eggs in to keep them warm? Incubator!

19. Well done on answering the q uestions. Now all we have to do is wait for our eggs to hatch!

20. That concludes our presentation,go raibh maith agaibh .