Animals: Chickens

These sites have many facts about chickens, including their diet, behavior, life cycle, feathers, and breeds. Watch a time-lapse video of a chicken hatching, complete the online jigsaw puzzle, or try one of the many egg activities. Included is an eThemes resource on birds.

Grades

• 1,
• 2,
• 3,
• 4,
• 5,
• 6

Links

• Chickscope

  This is a comprehensive site that follows the development of the chicken embryo from day one to day 21, when the chicken hatches. View many photographs showing each stage.

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• Museum of Science and Industry: Chick Hatchery

  Click on the movie link at the left to watch a time-lapsed video of a chicken hatching. Requires QuickTime. There is also a link to "Egg Development."

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• Chicken Printout

  This chicken illustration can be printed out for coloring. The page includes information about a chicken's anatomy and diet.

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• Farm Animals: Chicken

  This commercial site has pictures of baby chickens. Turn up the volume to hear the rooster and chicken noises.

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• Jigsaw Puzzles

  This is an online jigsaw puzzle game. The difficulty can be adjusted by clicking "Shapes" from the left menu and selecting one from the pop-up options. Fun for the SMARTboard.

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• Humane Society: A Closer Look at Chickens

  Read about chickens and their behavior, including how they build their nests.

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• Embroyology Worksheets: Label the Chicken Parts

  This two-page PDF file provides a chicken illustration for coloring and labeling the parts of a chicken. The second page provides the answers.

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• Chicken Feathers

  Learn how feathers protect a chicken and what the different markings are called. There are many more links at the bottom to other topics on chickens and eggs.

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• Chicken And Eggs

  This site has audio clips of a hen and rooster.

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• Fascinating Egg Facts

  Learn fascinating egg facts and try to answer some egg questions. The site has lots of colorful pictures.

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• Children's Activities

  This site includes puzzles, jokes, tricks, activities and other games about eggs. Click on "Nutrition" to learn more facts about eggs.

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• eThemes Resource: Animals: Birds

  These sites include information about several different types of birds, including a gallery of the official state birds. Learn about their physical characteristics and habitats and listen to their calls. View photographs, short videos, and live Webcams. Includes links to eThemes Resources on barn owls, raptors, penguins, cardinals, and chickens.

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Education Standards

• AR
  • LS.3.2.1
• ME
  • E1.a
  • E1.a
  • E1.a
  • E1.b
  • E1.b
  • E1.c
  • E1.d
  • E2.a
  • E2.b
  • E2.b
  • E2.d
  • E4.a
  • E4.a
  • E4.b
  • E4.b
• MO
  • 1
  • 1.1
  • 1.10
  • 1.2
  • 1.3
  • 1.4
  • 1.8
  • 2.1
  • 3
  • 3
  • 3.1.B.b
  • 3.1.B.c
  • 4
  • 4
  • 6
  • 8
• UT
  • V.1.b
• NV
  • L.2.A.1
  • L.2.A.2
  • L.2.B.1
  • L.2.C.1
  • L.2.C.2
  • L.5.A.2
  • L.5.B.1
  • L.5.B.2
  • L.5.C.3
  • L.5.C.4
  • L.8.A.3
  • L.8.C.1
• OK
  • C.2.1
  • C.2.1
  • C.2.1
  • C.2.1
  • C.2.2
  • C.2.2
  • C.2.3
  • C.3.1
  • C.3.2
  • C.3.3
  • C.4.1
• DE
  • 1.1.22
  • 1.1.25
  • 1.1.26
  • 1.1.28
  • 1.1.30
  • 1.1.32
  • 1.1.33
  • 1.1.34
  • 1.1.35
  • 1.1.36
  • 1.1.37
  • 1.1.42
  • 1.1.44
  • 6.1.4
• IL
  • 12.4.07
  • 12.4.08
  • 12.4.09
  • 12.4.10

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Created: October 28, 2002 at 09:27 | Updated: December 05, 2012 at 19:40