What Came First? Glossary

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Across
  1. 1. the age a hen starts laying
  2. 3. a young bird, especially one newly hatched
  3. 4. the ability to maintain or support a process, continuously over time
  4. 5. the moral principles that guide our behaviour, helping us to understand right and wrong and how to treat each other fairly
  5. 7. a man-made enclosure provided for animals to nest in
  6. 9. a young domestic male chicken
  7. 13. a hierarchy of status seen among members of a group of people or animals, originally as observed among hens
  8. 14. when an animal rolls in dust, dry earth or sand to clean themselves, remove parasites and maintain healthy feather, fur or skin
  9. 15. a place where birds regularly settle or congregate to rest at night
  10. 17. kept in natural conditions, with freedom of movement
Down
  1. 2. the process of incubating eggs, cells, bacteria, a disease, etc
  2. 6. the physical and mental well-being of an animal, encompassing their ability to cope with their environment and live a good life.
  3. 8. a plant grown and harvested for food, feed, fibre or other purposes
  4. 10. the science and practice of growing crops and raising livestock
  5. 11. an animal that hunts, kills and eats other animals for food
  6. 12. the fleshy, red outgrowth on top of a chicken's head
  7. 16. egg-laying hens that are kept in a small space called battery cages.