1. No, chickens are birds.
2. No, chickens have feathers.
3. Hatched. The mother hen lays an egg from which a baby chicken emerges when fully developed.
4. No, baby chickens have down.
5. A baby chicken male or female is called a chick or sometimes a peep.
6. A chick makes a peeping sound.
7. A female chicken begins to lay eggs at about five months of age.
8. A young female chicken who is about old enough to lay eggs is called a pullet.
9. Yes. A young male chicken not yet a year old is called a cockerel.
10. Cindy was a Rhode Island Red chicken.
