The Story of the Egg Chickens have fathers and mothers just as people do. The father chickens are called roosters. Mother chickens are called hens. Eggs are laid by hens. When a hen lays an egg she is very proud, and she tell everybody about it in a loud voice.
Lets look at the different parts of an egg.
Think of the different parts as being layers that are added one at a time from the inside out. The egg starts with a egg cell . This is the small, rather tough white you see on the egg. As a yolk passes thought the oviduct, or egg-laying tube, four separate layers are added, the albumen. And just a few hours before being laid, the egg receives its pigmentation.