Chickens are an excellent animal to learn about animal science. This lesson module can take you off on a trail as far as you want to go. We will talk about some basic information that you can find online or in a few books from the library. With a little research, you just may be looking at the eggs in your supermarket in a totally different way.
Print out the activity and start your own chicken investigation.
Other information to consider:
- Do chickens have teeth?
- How is their digestive tract different than yours?
- Which of the five senses is number one for chickens?
Fun Facts:
- Backyard eggs have 1/3 less cholesterol than store-bought eggs.
- Backyard eggs have seven times more beta-carotene than store-bought eggs.
- Hens are the best pest control. They eat weeds, snails, slugs, crickets and more.
- Chicken poo is the best fertilizer for your garden.
- Chickens make great pets.
Books to enjoy:
Chickens & Chickens, Gail Gibbons
The Little Red Hen, Paul Galdone
Homemade Living: Keeping Chickens, Ashley English
Small-Scale Poultry Flock, Harvey Ussery