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Learning in Action

Breeds of Chickens

• 4-H Hatching Classroom Projects: pages 16-17, 37
• Use your own creativity to design your own breed of chicken

Words of the Day

• Bantam: miniature fowl that are either distinct breeds or miniatures of a large breed.
• Broiler: young, tender chickens used for meat.
• Layer: chickens used for egg production.
• Standard: regular “standard-size” fowl.
• Cartilaginous: composed of, relating to, or resembling cartilage.