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Mother Chicken Lays Egg
Mother chicken lays egg(s) in her nest and begins to sit on egg(s). -
21 Day Incubation Period
Mother Chicken sits on her eggs for 21 days to keep them warm. Or the eggs stay in an incubator for 21 days to stay warm. The embryo grows inside the egg. -
Baby Chick Hatches
On Day 21, the baby chick uses its egg-tooth to crack the egg and begin to push its way out. -
Baby Chick is Out of the Egg
Baby Chick is all wet when it first hatches out of the egg, from the fluids inside the egg. The baby chick is very tired from all the energy he/she used to get out of the egg. -
Baby Chick's Feathers Dry
Baby chick's feathers dry out over the next few days. Baby chick begins to eat and drink water. -
Baby Chick Eats and Grows
Baby chick continues to eat and drink water and begins to chirp.
Baby chick continues to grow in size. -
Baby Chick Becomes Full Grown Chicken
Baby chick continues to eat and grow, until eventually, the baby chick is no longer a baby anymore. Now the chick is a full-grown chicken. Then the lifecycle repeats.
