Chicks (chicken)

Chicken chicks are important in American culture. They are well depicted in young children's picture books. They are featured in a holiday called Easter, and they outshine the adult representation. They are stereotypically portrayed as yellow, however they may come in a variety of colors depending on their breed. In other countries they may be colored in various bright colored dyes and sold to the market. They are sold as food in this respect, typically raised by farmers to grow into colored chickens. They are considered to be very cute and peep. They are a part of the mother hen concept. While they may be slightly separated from it, they are never fully independent from hens or eggs, but more associated the latter, though eggs can be separated from them (pun intended). They are important to our notion of hatching and chickens in general. They are associated with farms and the hay that lies underneath them on farms. Incubators are sometimes shown off in schools or libraries or other child-friendly places as a unique feature for children to learn from. After hatching and living for a small amount of time (typically a couple days to a couple of weeks) the chicks are watched for awhile and then removed to a nearby farm.
Category:Animals important to American children