英语翻译manyfarmersraisehenstolayeggs.somebreedsofhenslaywhiteeggs.otherslaybrowneggs.afewbreedslaygeedslaygreenorblueeggs.ahenusuallylaysnomorethanoneeggadayafterthehenhaslaidallhereggs,shesitsonthemg

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　　manyfarmersraisehenstolayeggs.somebreedsofhenslaywhiteeggs.otherslaybrowneggs.afewbreedslaygeedslaygreenorblueeggs.ahenusuallylaysnomorethanoneeggaday

　　afterthehenhaslaidallhereggs,shesitsonthemgantly,turningtheeggsovernowandthen,keepingthemwarmallover.warmingtheeggsiscalledincubation

　　themotherhenincubateshereggsforabout3weeks.duringthistime,achickisgrowinginsideeachegg.

　　whentheincubatedeggsareabout3weeksold,thebroodingmotherhearsacheepingsound.theeggshellofoneoftheeggsbeginstocrack.achickusingitseggtooth,asharppartofitsbeak,isbreakingoutofitsshell.theothereggsbegintohatch,too.

　　atfirstthechicksarewetandsticky.theyareverytired.soontheydryandhavefluffyyellowfeatherscalleddown,theybecomestronger.theycanseeandhearandbegintomoveabout.thechicksmakeacheepingsoundtolettheirmotherknowwheretheyare.themotherhenclucksanddropsfoodinfrontofthem.chickscaneatthesamefoodastheirmothers.

　　inafewweeksthechicksarebigger,buttheirmotherstillprotectsthem.thechickshavegrownfeathers.inafewmonthstheseyoungchickenswilllookliketheirmotherorfather.