Where Do Chickens Come From? – Egg to Hen Life Cycle
Follow a tiny egg as it hatches into a fluffy chick and grows into a full hen! The complete chicken life cycle in a charming animated story for kids aged 2–7.
About This Video
Watch a warm egg crack open as a tiny beak chips through the shell — the first exciting moment of a chick's life. This animated story follows the complete chicken life cycle: from the hen sitting patiently on her fertilised eggs, to the chick hatching and drying its fluffy yellow feathers, growing week by week into a fully feathered hen who will one day lay eggs of her own. Each stage is shown with warmth and gentle accuracy.
Perfect for children aged 2 to 7 who love farm animals or are curious about where eggs come from. Ideal before a farm visit or a classroom hatching project. Connect to real life by cracking a hen's egg together at home to see inside. Free to watch, no sign-up required.
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Parents' Questions
What stages of the chicken life cycle does this animated video show?
This chicken story shows the complete cycle — starting with a fertilised egg kept warm under the hen, the chick growing inside, and the dramatic moment of hatching when the tiny beak breaks through the shell. Children watch the damp chick dry into fluffy yellow down, then follow its growth week by week into a fully feathered young hen who begins to lay her own eggs. Many children are surprised to discover that the chicken was once inside an egg just like the ones they eat at breakfast.
Is the chicken life cycle video good to watch before a farm visit or hatching project?
Absolutely — it gives children the background knowledge that makes a real hatching project or farm visit far more exciting. They arrive knowing what an incubator does, what candling reveals inside the egg, and what to expect when the shell starts cracking. At the farm, they can name what they see with real confidence. For a hatching project, watch the video the week before eggs arrive — children will watch the incubator with genuine informed anticipation and patience.
What age is the chicken life cycle animated story designed for?
Designed for children aged 2 to 7, though it works brilliantly up to age 9. Two to four year olds love the baby chick hatching moment and the fluffy yellow feathers. Children aged 5 to 7 follow the full sequence — fertilised egg, incubation, hatching, growth, laying — and connect it to their own food knowledge. One of the most popular farm animal videos for nursery and Reception classrooms in spring term.
