Do Hens Have Teeth
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Hens do not have teeth; instead, they use their beaks to eat and their gizzards, a muscular organ, to grind food with the help of grit.
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After swallowing food whole, it goes to the crop and then the gizzard crushes food using small stones or grit.
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A newly hatched chick has a temporary, tooth-like spur on its upper beak called an egg tooth.
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The chick uses it to break out of its shell. This falls off shortly after hatching and is not a true tooth.
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Hens use their pointy beaks for a variety of tasks, including foraging, eating, and pecking.
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They have a reddish comb on top of their head and wattles hanging from their throat, which are skin flaps.
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They are omnivores, eating a mix of plants, seeds, insects, and small animals.
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Hens and chickens as a whole are descendants of the wild red jungle fowl, which are native to parts of Asia.
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