Chickens

10/10/2020 8:40:00 PM
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Chickens can be your cute pets. Image: theguardian.com

Do you know?

  • Chickens are often regarded as the “must-have” form of livestock for one's farm.
  • However, chickens are also great companions to have on the homestead as pets. 

Let's learn more about this in the following passage!

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Chickens can be productive backyard friends. Image: livescience.com

Listen and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

  • According to the audio, what might a friendly chicken do when it is around you?
  • What can prevent the chicken food from getting stale?

According to the audio, what might a friendly chicken do when it is around you?

  • It might hop on your back and cuddle you.
  • It might gently pull on your hair.
  • It might walk into your room and lie next to you.

What can prevent the chicken food from getting stale?

  • clean-up supplies
  • airtight doors
  • airtight containers

Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.

Have you ever seen a city chicken? Some people enjoy keeping chickens as pets. Chickens are not like cats or friendly like dogs, but they do show .

A friendly chicken might hop on the back of your lawn chair. It could walk near you in the backyard. It might pull on your hair if you are lying on the grass. Chickens might even walk into your lap and eat food from your hand.

Before getting a pet chicken, think about its needs. Check to make sure that your city allows chickens to be kept as pets. Call your local animal shelter for information. Consider your neighbors. Would they mind if you kept chickens? Check your yard for size and . Chickens need exercise!

Gather the right supplies for chickens. A good chicken coop made of chicken wire and wood will house your pet. The coop must have a door for the chickens to pass through easily. Airtight containers keep the chicken food from getting stale or soggy. You will need clean-up supplies and nesting materials. A chicken breeder can give you a list of items.

Are you ready for the of keeping an active pet or are you “chicken”?

Read and answer the following questions.

Chickens

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Keeping pet chickens is a rewarding hobby. Image: vnexpress.com

Have you ever seen a city chicken? Some people enjoy keeping chickens as pets. Chickens are not cuddly like cats or friendly like dogs, but they do show affection.

A friendly chicken might hop on the back of your lawn chair. It could walk near you in the backyard. It might gently pull on your hair if you are lying on the grass. Chickens might even walk into your lap and eat food from your hand.

Before getting a pet chicken, think about its needs. Check to make sure that your city allows chickens to be kept as pets. Call your local animal shelter for information. Consider your neighbors. Would they mind if you kept chickens? Check your yard for size and escape paths. Chickens need exercise!

Gather the right supplies for chickens. A good chicken coop made of chicken wire and wood will house your pet. The coop must have a door for the chickens to pass through easily. Airtight containers keep the chicken food from getting stale or soggy. You will need clean-up supplies and nesting materials. A chicken breeder can give you a list of recommended items.

Are you ready for the responsibilities of keeping an active pet or are you “chicken”?

Source: Daily Warm-ups Reading Grade 3

Which is a synonym for the word "coop"?
  • garden
  • farmland
  • cage
  • rooster

Before getting a pet chicken, you should think about _____.

  • city laws, your neighbors, and pet supplies
  • city laws, your neighbors, and what you can do with the eggs
  • your neighbors and what they like to do with your chickens
  • nesting materials, your neighborhood and the grass

The author’s purpose for this passage is _____.

  • to entertain the reader with facts about farm chickens
  • to inform the reader about raising chickens in a city
  • to persuade the reader to stay away from chickens
  • to suggest a price range for eggs of chickens
Which could be a different title for this passage?
  • “Caring for Chicken Pox”
  • “Caring for Your Pet Chicken”
  • “Chickens Gone Wild”
  • “Playing with Chickens”

Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text.

  1. Chickens are not like cats or friendly like dogs, but they do show .
  2. Are you ready for the of keeping an active pet or are you “chicken”?
  3. Would they mind if you kept chickens? Check your yard for size and .
  4. It might pull on your hair if you are lying on the grass.
  5. A chicken breeder can give you a list of items.

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for the words in the text.

  1. My cat is such a tiny, kitten.
  2. I have very strong for my grandparents.
  3. The groomer spoke to the horses to keep them calm.
  4. Troops were trying to cut off and surround them.
  5. It is dangerous to take more than the dose of this medicine.
  6. Take for your actions.