Peanut the chicken was a scrawny chick, like the one in the photo, when she was born – in fact, she couldn’t chip out of her shell. Her owner, Marsi Darwin, almost threw out the egg until she heard it chirp! She helped break open the egg, put the chick under a heat lamp, and as Peanut grew and grew, kept her as a house pet. Peanut lived to be at least 21 years and 238 days old!
Wee Ones: Chickens say “bok bok.” Say 6 “boks” in a row! Make them really loud like a chicken.
Little Kids: Most chickens live to be just 7 years old. Are you older or younger than that, and by how much?Bonus: At age 21, how much older than the usual chicken was Peanut?
Big Kids: There are 365 days in a year. If you’re 9 years and 238 days old, are you at least 9 1/2 years old? Bonus: Peanut was a great-grandma! If Peanut had 20 chicks in total, and each of them had 20 chicks, and each of THEM had 20 chicks, how many great-grandchicks did Peanut have?
Answers:
Wee Ones: Bok, bok, bok, bok, bok, bok!
Little Kids: Different for everyone – see if your age in years is more or less than 7. Bonus: 14 years older.
Big Kids: Yes! 365 divided by 2 = 182 1/2 days and 238 is well more than that. Bonus: 8,000 great-grandchicks!
