Chickens

Chickens
Name: Chickens
Born: Various dates, chickens can live roughly 8 years
Geboorteplaats: Den Helder
Breed: Different breeds of chickens: Lakenvelder, North Holland Blue, Dutch Booted Bantam, Silkie and Frisian Rooster.
Weight: 300 grams to 2 kilos
Height: 15 to 50 cm
Children: Chickens lay eggs, which hatch into chicks
Feed: Layer pellets with mixed grain and sometimes an apple. Chickens also eat everything they can find outside, such as plants, insects and worms.
Communication: All animals can bite/peck you if you don't respond properly to what they are ‘telling’ you with their behaviour.

 

De Helderse Vallei has been realized thanks to the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe invests in rural areas.