What Is a Chick?
A chick is a baby bird. It breathes air, has a beak and will grow feathers.
A mother hen keeps her chicks warm and helps them find food.
Chick
A chick is a baby chicken. It is small and covered in soft, fluffy down. A chick has a beak, two tiny wings and two legs.
Fun Facts About Chicks
- A chick hatches from an egg.
- A chick makes a peeping sound.
- Soft down helps keep a chick warm.
- Chicks like to walk, peck and explore.
Hatching, Eating, and Growing
- At first: hatches from an egg and stays warm
- Food: chick food and clean water
- Movement: walks, runs and pecks
- Sound: peeps
Easy Practice Sentences
Easy: I see a chick.
Medium: The chick pecks gently at its food.
Challenge: The fluffy chick walks beside its mother.
Say each sentence aloud and point to the picture.
Activity Idea
Make a fluffy chick picture.
- Draw a chick with a round body.
- Add two wings, two legs and a beak.
- Draw an egg beside the chick.
- Tell a grown-up what sound it makes.
This activity helps children draw, speak and learn about chicks.
Chick Body Parts
- Beak: helps the chick pick up food
- Down: soft fluff that keeps it warm
- Wings: help the chick flap
- Legs: help the chick walk and run
- Eyes: help the chick see
Look and Think
- What colour is the chick?
- Can you point to its beak?
- Can you count two wings?
- Does its down look soft?
Learning Safely Around Chicks
- Stay with a grown-up.
- Be calm and quiet near chicks.
- Never chase or squeeze a chick.
- Ask before touching a chick or egg.
- Wash your hands after visiting.
Compare and Think
- Chick and chicken: a chick is a baby. A chicken is grown up.
- Chick and duckling: both hatch from eggs. A duckling has webbed feet.
- Chick and calf: a chick has feathers. A calf has hair.
Chick Words to Learn
- Chick: a baby chicken
- Hen: a grown-up female chicken
- Hatch: to come out of an egg
- Down: soft fluff on a chick
- Peep: a sound a chick makes
Check understanding
Quick Questions
Say each answer aloud. Then check it with a grown-up.
Q1
What is a chick?
Answer
A chick is a baby chicken.
Q2
Where does a chick hatch from?
Answer
A chick hatches from an egg.
Q3
What sound does a chick make?
Answer
A chick peeps.
Q4
What covers a chick’s body?
Answer
Soft down covers its body.