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Chicken Growth & Development Poster developed by Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County. Photos by Cole Meador, Vicki Jedlicka and Karen Wedding. Cornish/Rock Market Broiler Cockerel Young Female Pullet Young Male Cockerel TERMS Day 1 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 / Month 1 Week 5 Week 6 Down covers the body. Egg tooth on the beak falls off in about a day. Around 3 days, chicks start growing feathers called primary feathers on their wings. e body is fully covered by feathers. Cockerels combs (on top of head) and wattles (under beak) start to grow larger than pullets. Primary feathers start growing on their body and tail. Egg tooth Egg tooth Down Down Primary Primary feathers feathers Weighs about 9 pounds – ready to eat. Week 7 (rapid growing chicken raised for meat) Week 8 / Month 2 The University of Nebraska does not discriminate based upon any protected status. Please see go.unl.edu/nondiscrimination. Copyright ©2016, 2019
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Chicken Growth & Development
Poster developed by Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County. Photos by Cole Meador, Vicki Jedlicka and Karen Wedding.
Cornish/Rock Market Broiler Cockerel Young Female PulletYoung Male Cockerel
TERMS
Day 1 Week 1 Week 2
Week 3 Week 4 / Month 1 Week 5
Week 6
Down covers the body. Egg tooth on the beak falls off
in about a day.
Around 3 days, chicks start growing feathers called primary feathers
on their wings.
The body is fully covered by feathers.
Cockerels combs (on top of head) and wattles (under beak) start
to grow larger than pullets.
Primary feathers start growing on their body and tail.
Egg toothEgg tooth DownDownPrimary Primary feathersfeathers
Weighs about 9 pounds – ready to eat.Week 7
(rapid growing chicken raised for meat)
Week 8 / Month 2The University of Nebraska does not discriminate based upon any protected status. Please see go.unl.edu/nondiscrimination. Copyright ©2016, 2019
