How to Draw a Chicken
This hen begins as a big egg shape, which fits nicely because hens lay eggs. Next come a short tail of rounded feathers, a folded wing with wavy feather rows and two thin legs with three toes on each foot. The small round head, the bumpy comb, the wattle, the pointed beak and the eye come last and turn the egg into a cheerful chicken.
Watch it come together
What you need
- Paper
- Pencil
- Eraser
- Black marker or fine pen
- Red, yellow and brown colored pencils
Steps
Step 1 of 7
Draw a big egg shape for the hen's body.
Step 2 of 7
Add a short tail of rounded feathers sticking up at the back.
Step 3 of 7
Draw a folded wing on the side with two wavy rows of feathers.
Step 4 of 7
Draw two thin legs with three toes on each foot.
Step 5 of 7
Draw a small round head and two lines for the neck.
Step 6 of 7
Add a bumpy comb on top of the head and a wattle under it.
Step 7 of 7
Finish with a short pointed beak and a round eye.
All together
Your finished drawing. Now it is ready for color.
Ready to color?
Print the coloring page of this drawing in three levels, or color it on screen.
Go to the coloring pageTracing worksheet
Print the sheet and trace over the faint lines to practice before you draw on your own.
Questions and answers
- How do I draw the chicken's comb?
- Draw three small rounded bumps in a row on top of the head, like the top of a little cloud. Then add a soft rounded flap under the beak for the wattle.
- How do I make the wing look feathery?
- Draw the wing as a long rounded shape on the side of the body, then add two wavy lines across it. Each bump of the wavy line looks like the end of a feather.
