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Have you ever kept animals by yourself at home? Even though my family lives in the 1 , our backyard is like a farm as three chickens are living there!
I still remember the day when I bought our chickens at a feed store when they were just chicks. We named 2 Sleepy, Twinkle, and Scott. Sleepy got her name 3 she always fell asleep in our hands.
At first, the chicks had to 4 in a box with a heat lamp to keep warm. Soon they were ready to move out. Believe it or not, our dog, Trixie, is so 5 to the chickens that she even lets them eat her dog bones! Once a coyote (郊狼) showed up behind our house. Trixie barked to keep the chickens 6 .
Our chickens depend on us to 7 them. We keep their coop (笼子) clean and fill their nesting boxes with soft bedding. In summer, we hang a screen on their coop to keep 8 the hot sun. We feed the chickens corn pellets every afternoon, but they 9 eat pebbles (鹅卵石)—They don't have teeth and eating pebbles helps them grind up their food. How interesting it is!
The chickens love to go outside when it 10 . The wet soil (土壤) is a good 11 to find insects and slugs. When Scott gets wet in the rain, her feathers stand up like spiky hair. She looks so funny!
My favorite part about having chickens is seeing what 12 eggs they lay. Sometimes the shells are tan. Sometimes they are light pink or green!
I also like the sounds that the chickens make when they lay their eggs. They 13 things like "rah, rah" and "bah-bock, bah-bock!" Whenever we hear the sounds, we know that more 14 are on the way.
Did you know there are more than 100 kinds of chickens? Each one has its own 15 . For example, Rhode Island Reds are known for laying lots of eggs. Silkies are small and have soft feathers.
Having chickens is a lot of fun. They make us laugh in the busy city life, and they lay eggs for our breakfast. What good pets!