Hen Sitting on a Nest of Eggs Coloring Page

A hen settles down into a round nest with three plain eggs tucked in beside her. The nest is drawn as one smooth open shape with a few single strokes around the rim rather than a tangle of straw, which keeps the sheet easy to colour and stops the middle of the page turning into a grey mass. This is the sheet to use if you want to talk about where eggs actually come from. A hen sits on her clutch for about 21 days before the chicks hatch, turning the eggs several times a day so they warm evenly, and she barely leaves the nest while she does it. Colour the three eggs first, because they are the simplest shapes on the page and they set the tone for everything else. Then work outward through the nest and finish with the bird. Younger children can stop after the eggs and still have something that looks finished, which makes this a good page for a child who runs out of patience halfway.