What do we know about chickens?

What do we really know about chickens? Most chickens are hatched by humans, this includes farms and personal flocks families keep at home. Most of the eggs are purchased and hatched using an incubator. Sometimes already hatched chickens are bought instead of eggs. So in reality, there is not much we know about the family structure and natural behavior of chickens. Chickens, like all other animals have a social structure. They have their own language, personal dynamics and nuances just like all of us. So when a first grade classroom decides to hatch chicks and observe their lifecycle, it became the perfect opportunity to be explore some questions so the kids can see them as wholesome living beings.