A collection of lessons on how to teach elementary students about chickens without actually hatching them in the classroom, which is not the best for the animals.

This comprehensive resource features everything you want to know about chickens. Students and teachers will "cluck" when they explore this site.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a little girl named Kit who got a baby chick and watched it grow up and hatch chicks of its own. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Journey with the chicken egg, from formation to hatching, and learn about its embryology.

A virtual chicken-hatch project takes students into the world of egg incubation and embryonic development.

Come and learn more about how to incorporate embryology into your classroom. This site features tons of information about the embryology of chickens.

Are you interested in a science project of hatching chicks? This website is designed to help you study incubation and embryonic development of chicken eggs. Illustrations also show the parts of an egg and the stages of embryonic...

Photograph of mother chicken with baby chicks under wings.

Photograph of chickens eating spaghetti.

Photograph of mother chicken and five baby chicks.

Photograph of chicken and chick.

Find answers to all kinds of questions about how chickens are raised on the poultry farms of Virginia. Meet a poultry farmer, learn about the commercial poultry industry, watch a chick hatch, and learn how to judge quality eggs and...

Read a traditional retelling of the fable "The Milkmaid and Her Pail" to see how the milkmaid learned not to count her chickens before they hatch. Then, read the same tale in a modern-day setting for a different perspective.

This lesson is intended to help students realize that they can learn much about eggs/chicks or any animal through careful observation. They will become familiar with the importance and proper care of eggs/chicks, whether on a farm or in...

Journey with the chicken egg, from formation to hatching, and learn about its embryology.