Chicken Coop FunScience Scavenger Hunt)

Hi, I'm Jared. Welcome to Fun Science Demos. We are back with another science scavenger hunt and today we are in the chicken coop. We are going to take a closer look at some chickens and point out some science that is at work, but instead of explaining that science, we challenge you to hop online and do some research and see if you can figure out what is going on all by yourself. In today's scavenger hunt we are going to take a closer look at a chicken. You can see this chicken has some beautiful feathers. What I want to take a look at is underneath the chicken. There is a patch of bare skin underneath this chicken. That is your scavenger hunt for the day. Why do chickens have that patch of bare skin? If you look carefully, there is a clue. Now this patch of bare skin actually has a name. It is called the brood patch. So that is your scavenger hunt for the day. Figure out why chickens have that patch of bare skin. So hop on a science website and do some research and see if you can find out the answer for yourself. As always, once you think you have found out the answer, don't forget to post that answer in the comments below. Science is so cool, especially when you can take a closer look at chickens. Happy hunting and thanks for watching.