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What is a hatchery? Where do hens lay eggs? What do chickens eat? From fun in the fields to feeding time, find out all the facts about the daily life of farmyard animals.

Peck the ground. Lay some eggs. Chickens are at home on the farm.

Did you know that there are more than 175 kinds of chickens? A female chicken can lay more than 300 eggs in a year. Learn more about these fascinating farm animals in Chickens, a Farm Animals book. This is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. This book comes alive with video, audio, weblinks, slide shows, activities, hands-on experiments, and much more.

Did you know that baby chickens are born with wet and sticky feathers? Chicks enjoy eating small plants and insects. Discover more about these feathered fowl in Life Cycles: Chickens.

Flaunting their high-fashion plumage, chickens strut and pose like runway models for photographer Ernest Goh. These birds, with their all-too-human expressions, are both funny and poignant, as if they are commenting on our own foibles. From the proud Serama of Malaysia to the delightfully humorous Silkie, Goh's portraits, shot on location throughout the world, convey not only the beauty and diversity of various breeds, but also capture the personality...

What's your favorite animal? In My Favorite Animal: Chickens, students will learn amazing facts about chickens. Each My Favorite Animal book features interesting non-fiction at a 2nd-grade reading level paired with questions throughout the text to check the reader's comprehension.

Updated for 2020, this book describes the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, life cycle, diet, and reproduction of chickens.

In Chickens, emergent readers will learn about the behaviors of chickens that live on a farm. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage early readers as they discover the differences between male and female chickens. A labeled diagram helps readers identify body parts of a chicken, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about chickens online using our safe search engine that provides relevant,...

"A trip to the grocery store provides inspiration for new high jinks -- this time with homonyms and homophones ..."--P. [4] of cover.

Six days a week the chickens help the Greenstalk family and their animals recover from mishaps that occur on the farm, but they need one day to rest.