
The Life Cycle of a Chicken
By nelanyernozog

13 Sep, 2024

On a pleasant sunny morning, a hen was busy pecking at the ground, looking for seeds and tiny insects to eat. This was her everyday routine.

After a while, she returned to her warm, straw-lined nest in the barn, where a cluster of eggs lay. These were her eggs, and she was waiting for them to hatch.

Several weeks had passed, and the hen was still patiently sitting on her eggs, keeping them warm. She would only leave for a short time to eat and drink.

Then one day, cracks started to appear on the eggs' shells. The hen watched closely as her chicks began to emerge from their shells.

The barn was filled with the sound of chirping chicks. They were small, covered in fuzzy yellow feathers, and followed their mother wherever she went.

The hen taught her chicks how to search for food, warning them of the dangers lurking around. She was protective and took great care of her brood.

Months passed, and the chicks grew bigger. They started to lose their fuzzy yellow feathers, and new ones began to grow in their place.

They had also started to develop combs and wattles, which are signs of maturing chickens. The chicks were no longer chicks; they were now young hens and roosters.

A year had passed, and the chicks had transformed into fully grown hens and roosters. The roosters had colorful feathers and crowed loudly every morning.

The hens, like their mother, had begun to lay eggs. They had come full circle, from being hatched from an egg to laying eggs of their own.

Years rolled by, and the cycle continued. The hens laid eggs, the eggs hatched into chicks, and the chicks grew up to be hens and roosters.

This is the life cycle of a chicken. It's a continuous process, a circle of life that keeps the farm alive and bustling with activity.