Little
Ages 3–5
Very thick lines and a few big areas. Easy for small hands.
Chicken Coloring Pages
This friendly hen has a round, egg-shaped body, a red comb with three bumps, a wattle under her short beak and a tail of rounded feathers. Children aged 3 to 5 can start with the little page, which shows only the hen in very thick lines. The kids page, for ages 6 to 8, sets her on the grass under a small cloud, and the detailed page, for ages 9 to 12, adds a wooden fence and flowers.
Choose a level and print
The same drawing in three levels. Print it from the page or download a PDF.
Kids
Ages 6–8
Thick lines and a simple background to color.
Detailed
Ages 9–12
Finer lines, more areas and patterns for older children.
Color online
Choose a color, then tap an area of the picture to fill it. When you are happy, save it as an image or print it.
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Real colors to try
These are the natural colors of this animal. Use them, or pick your own.
- reddish brown feathers
- red comb
- yellow beak and legs
- creamy white
Chicken facts for kids
- Hens lay eggs, and many families buy those eggs to eat for breakfast.
- Baby chickens are called chicks, and they hatch from eggs.
- Chickens scratch the ground with their feet to find seeds and bugs to eat.
- A rooster is a male chicken, and he crows loudly in the morning.
- Chickens live on farms, where they sleep in a little house called a coop.
How to use this coloring page
- Little level: color the big body first with one light crayon, then make the comb and wattle red and the beak yellow.
- Kids level: green grass and a blue sky behind the white cloud make a quick farmyard around the hen.
- Detailed level: give each flower its own color and the fence a brown or gray tone so the hen stands out in front.
- At school, pair the page with a talk about eggs and chicks, and ask the children what chickens like to eat.
- Print at 100% on plain paper. Thicker paper helps if you use markers on the wing feathers.
Pip's idea
Make each row of wing feathers a different color, from purple to orange, and give the tail feathers spots for a party hen.
Questions and answers
- What is the red part on a chicken's head?
- The red bumps on top are called the comb, and the red flap that hangs under the beak is the wattle. Both look bright with a red crayon or marker.
- Is this a hen or a rooster?
- It is a hen. Hens lay eggs, while a rooster is the male chicken that crows in the morning and usually has a taller comb and long, curved tail feathers.
- Which chicken page works for a three-year-old?
- The little level, for ages 3 to 5. It shows just the hen with very thick lines and a few large areas, so the body, wing and tail are easy to fill in.
