The Life Cycle of a Chicken

    By nelanyernozog

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    13 Sep, 2024

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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

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    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.

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    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.

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

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

    The Life Cycle of a Chicken

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