2. Free range chickens don’t   _ _ _ _   in cages. Instead, they get to go outside to play and eat fresh grass and insects.

3. A chicken eats about   _ _ _   pounds of feed every week.

4. Just like people, chickens need plenty of    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _   and minerals to stay healthy.

5. Chickens can’t chew their food because they don’t have any   _ _ _ _ _.

6. Scratch is a mixture of corn and grains.  It’s kind of like chicken dessert.  But, too much   _ _ _ _ _ _   is not good for them, just like eating too many cookies is not good for you.

7. The United Nations trial studies suggest eggs laid by hens fed a lot of garlic are
more likely to  _ _ _ _ _   into cockerels (boy chicks) and grow up to be crowing roosters.

8. Chickens have   _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _   instead of teeth.  Gizzards are strong muscles filled with sand to help crush and grind their food.

9. While it seems kind to let wild birds eat or sleep with your   
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, wild birds can carry germs and lice that might make your chickens sick.

10. Chickens love it when you feed them food scraps from your   
_ _ _ _ _ _ _   table.

11. Mama hens teach their baby chicks how to scratch in the dirt and find
juicy bugs to   _ _ _.

12. Every year, chickens loose old feathers and grow   _ _ _   ones.  This is called molting. While molting, chickens will grow new feathers more quickly if they eat plenty of protein.

13. The University of Nebraska discovered that feeding   _ _ _ _   to chickens helps them stay cooler during the hot summer months.  (Hint:  This is something people eat for breakfast.)