Where Do Chicks Come From?

Author: Amy E. Sklansky
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0064452123
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 45

Book Description
Read and find out all about eggs -- and how baby chicks grow inside of them. Learn how chicks develop,how they get the food they need to grow, and how a mother hen helps keep them safe in this simple introduction to the life cycle of a baby chick.

Where Do Chicks Come From?

Author: Amy E. Sklansky
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060288922
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42

Book Description
Have you ever seen a hen sitting on a nest of eggs? Have you wondered why she is sitting there? That hen is keeping her eggs warm until they are ready to hatch -- into chicks! But before a hen can lay her eggs, many things have to happen. In this simple introduction to the development of a fertilized egg into a chick, young readers are given a glimpse into the secret inner workings of the egg -- and the growing chick inside.

Chicks!

Author: Sandra Horning
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307932214
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description
When a family brings home chicks from a local farm, they must do everything they can to make sure their feathered friends thrive in their new environment. With the help of their knowledgeable parents, the children provide the baby chicks with food, water, warmth, and proper shelter. Young readers will chirp along happily page after page, learning to read as they watch the fuzzy little chicks grow into downy adult chickens, who will eventually lay eggs of their own! Step 1 readers have big type and easy words, rhyme and rhythm, and picture clues, for children who know the alphabet and are ready to read.

Let's Hatch Chicks!

Author: Lisa Steele
Publisher: Young Voyageur
ISBN: 0760357854
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51

Book Description
Introduce children to the life cycle of chickens from egg, to hatching, and beyond with Let's Hatch Chicks!. Author Lisa Steele, of Fresh Eggs Daily, shows the entire process in kid friendly terms. In this book you’ll meet Violet, a plucky and fun-loving chicken. Violet has an exciting secret to share with you: she’s ready to be a mom! Join Violet as she keeps her eggs warm and protects them from danger. See what happens each week as the chick grows inside the egg. And when the new chicks arrive, that's when the fun begins again! These baby chickens need a lot of help to get along in the big world. They will need food, a new home, and sometimes a little help from mama hen. Author Lisa Steele presents the exciting world of chickens in an easy-to-understand, kid friendly way with action-packed illustrations, a useful glossary, and fun chicken facts! Steele runs the very popular chicken-keeping blog, Fresh Eggs Daily, and also hosts a TV show on a PBS affiliate in Maine.

From Egg to Chicken

Author: Gerald Legg
Publisher: Lifecycles
ISBN: 9781445129549
Category : Chickens
Languages : en
Pages : 29

Book Description
Large illustrations and simple text describe what an egg is made of and how it hatches into a chicken.

Welcome, Little Chick

Author: Janet Craig
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439688697
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
Clear, simple language and colorful, child-friendly illustrations help young readers follow the development of a chick embryo.

My Life as a Chicken

Author: Ellen A. Kelley
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152053062
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
When Pauline Poulet learns she'll be the next special of the day at Cock-a-Doodle-Doo Caf , she flies the coop faster than you can say "Chicken pie, delicious" Thus begins her journey of peril and catastrophe, courage and chance: She is chased. She is dunked. She is tossed tail over beak. But can Pauline escape the dinner plate? Kids everywhere will love clucking along with this chicken's battle cry: "Pauline, prevail "

Chick Days

Author: Jenna Woginrich
Publisher: Storey Publishing
ISBN: 1603425845
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 129

Book Description
Jenna Woginrich chronicles the life journey of three chickens (Amelia, Honey, and Tilda) from fluffy, newly hatched bundles to grown hens laying eggs of their own. As you watch these chickens grow, you’ll learn everything you need to know about chicken behavior, feeding, housing, and health care. This playfully informative guide will inspire you to confidently raise your own feathered flock.

The Chick That Wouldn't Hatch

Author: Claire Daniel
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152048310
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28

Book Description
"Before she hatches from her egg, a baby chick takes quite a trip around the farm--with her mother and other animals in pursuit."--[Source inconnue].

Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks

Author: Gail Damerow
Publisher: Storey Publishing
ISBN: 1612120148
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 241

Book Description
Gail Damerow shows you how to incubate, hatch, and brood baby chickens, ducklings, goslings, turkey poults, and guinea keets. With advice on everything from selecting a breed and choosing the best incubator to feeding and caring for newborn chicks in a brooder, this comprehensive guide also covers issues like embryo development, panting chicks, and a variety of common birth defects. Whether you want to hatch three eggs or one hundred, you’ll find all the information you need to make your poultry-raising operation a success.