Resources

Discover a Variety of Activities & Videos

The following videos, books, and other interactive activities have been designed to educate people of all ages about BC Chicken in a fun and engaging way. Whether you are an educator or middle school student, there is something here for everyone!

Short Video Clips

• Getting Ready for Chicks 
• Checking the Barn
• How do Chicks Hatch
• What are Combs and Wattles
• What is Preening
• Rooster or Hen
• How do Chickens Drink
• How do Chickens Digest
• What do Chickens Eat 
• Feed Pans 
• Genetics and Shell Colour
• Equipment and Technology 
• Ventilation 
• Barn Cleaning 
• Can the Eggs I Buy in the Store Hatch a Chick 

Chicken Videos

• Chicken Chat with BC Farmer Bev – 10 minutes
• Chicken Chat with BC Farmer Bev  – 20 minutes
• BC Agriculture in the Classroom – Spotlights on Breeder Farm
• BC Agriculture in the Classroom Spotlights on Broiler Farm
• Safari Man Dan’s Canadian Chicken Adventure

Activities

• “The Chicks Are Coming” Story and Colouring Book
• Primary Chicken Crossword Puzzle
• Primary Chicken Crossword Puzzle Answer Sheet
• Drawing Lesson of a Chicken
• Intermediate Chicken Crossword Puzzle
• Intermediate Chicken Crossword Puzzle – Answer Sheet
• Secondary Chicken Crossword Puzzle
• Secondary Chicken Crossword Puzzle – Answer Sheet
• Secondary Chicken Word Search
• Secondary Chicken Word Search Answer Sheet
• The Real DIRT on Farming Booklet
• Chicken Trivia
• Chicken Trivia- Answer Sheet
• Chicken Cruncher Activity

Teacher Guides

• Safari Man Dan  – Teacher Guide
• Real Dirt on Farming – Teacher Guide

Recipes

• Eat Right with Chicken Recipe Booklet
• Antibiotics & Chicken Guide Booklet – Chicken Farmers Canada
• Chicken – A Good Choice
• “SOUS CHEF” Recipe and Activity Booklet

Secondary School Home Economics Unit Information

• A Unit for Secondary School Home Economics
• Foods – How & Why – Secondary Schools by Carole Lyons 2019

Diagrams

• Body Parts of a Chicken
• Body Parts Activity
• Life Cycle of a Chicken
• Body Parts of a Chicken with Chicken Body Part Definitions
• Chicken Anatomy
• The Digestive System of a Chicken
• The Chicken Digestive System with Descriptors