Hen and Chicks
Preschool · 3–5A mother hen standing in the grass with two fluffy chicks beside her. Three animals on one page means three natural stopping points, which suits children who like to finish one thing before moving to the next — and it makes the page feel generous without being complicated. The chicks are simple enough for a toddler to take on alone. Coloring a hen and her chicks is a natural way to talk about farms, about eggs hatching, and about how animal families look after their young. Print it for the table, or color it online with the paint bucket.
A hen and her chicks
This page has more than one animal in it, which makes it unusual here and useful — there is a big one and several small ones, so counting, comparing sizes and talking about families all come free with the picture.
The chicks are small and repeated, which is a good test of whether a child can keep the same treatment going across several similar shapes.
Mother and young
A hen gathers chicks under her wings for warmth and safety, and chicks follow the first moving thing they see after hatching. That following behaviour is worth mentioning — it is why ducklings trail behind their mother in a line, which most children have seen.
Frequently asked questions
- Why do chicks follow their mother everywhere?
- They imprint on the first moving thing they see after hatching, which is normally the hen. It is why ducklings and chicks travel in a line behind her.
- What age is this page for?
- Four to eight. Several figures of different sizes, with small repeated chicks.
