1. LIFE CYCLE OF A CHICKEN
JOHN JOE & STEVE

2. INTRODUCTION
• Our class has started the project on the life cycle
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
good 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 the egg?
• 21

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

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

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