Description: Explore the characteristics of chickens with Lumos Mind Map
Characteristics of Chickens
- Chickens are from the family of birds considered poultry
Male
- Rooster or cock
Chickens use their feet to help them scratch for food.
Female
- Hen
Both male and female chickens have sharp beaks and thin legs
Visible characteristics
- red combs and wattles
3 main kinds of feathers
- Hackle feathers
- Saddle feathers
- Tail feathers
Baby chicks are normally hatched in the spring or summer
- Baby chicks are normally hatched in the spring or summer.
- It takes about 3 weeks for a baby chick to hatch
- The chick is covered in down (fluffy fur) before feathers
start to grow for about a month. - Chickens live about 6-12 years but farm chickens are
often killed for their meat at around 2-3 years old
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