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***Rhode Island Red Hens***

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The Rhode Island Red Hens are Rhode Islands state bird. They came from little town called Little Compton. The Rhode Island Red Hens are famous for their meat and their delicious eggs.The Rhode Island Red Hens lay big brown eggs.

By: Jared, Seana, and Stephen (Mrs. Murphy's Class)

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Visit these sites to learn more about chickens and the Rhode Island Red:

Red Square - The Rhode Island Red Resource Page - The official RI Red Breeders page!

Chickscope - Lots of information about hatching chickens.

FeatherSite - The Poultry Page. It covers all kinds of poultry.

Kid's Farm - Has lots of animals including chickens. Hear chicken sounds and see baby chicks.

Color a picture of a Rhode Island Red Rooster- Visit EnchantedLearning.Com to find a picture you can download, color, and read facts about the R.I. Red.

Life on a Chicken Farm - Erin tells her story about raising chickens. Click on "Farm Life" Stories.

Going Coo Coo for Chicken Feathers! - Learn about a scientist who recycles chicken feathers.

Life Cycle of a Chicken from Kidfarm.net

From Egg to Chicken - a web quest to learn about the life cycle of chickens.

Miss April's Chick Web Quest - another web quest for

ChickScope - an educational project involving chickens and eggs.

American Egg Board Web Site - lots of information about eggs

The Coop - a site about raising and breeding chickens. Good reference for teachers hatching eggs in the classroom.

The Life Cycle of a Chick - this first grade unitis in Microsoft Word document form. 

And something really silly - CowPokin'Fun - An Udder Fowl Page!

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