An adult chicken weighs 8 to 10 pounds, with females called hens and males called roosters. They can live 10 to 15 years eating seeds, worms, insects, grains and snails. Baby chickens hatch from eggs laid by their mother, called a hen, who produces 250 eggs per year. The mother chicken cares for the chicks for 1 to 3 months, feeding them whatever she provides.

1. Adult Chicken The weight of an adult chicken is 8 to 10 pounds A female chicken is called a Cluck-Cluck or Hen A male chicken is called a Rooster A chicken lives for 10 to 15 years They eat seeds, worms, insects, grains, and snails

2. Chicken Babies Baby chickens hatch from eggs The baby chickens are called chicks The mother chicken give birth to 250 eggs a year The mother chicken takes care of the chick for 1 to 3 months The chick eat whatever their mother gives them