Hen With Detailed Feathers in the Farmyard Coloring Page

A full grown hen stands side on in the farmyard with every feather on her breast and wing drawn as a separate rounded shape. The overlapping rows give the page its structure, and they are also the easiest way to shade a bird convincingly. Pick one colour, fill every second feather with it, then go back and fill the rest a shade lighter. The comb on a hen sits lower and smaller than a rooster's, and her tail is short and held flat rather than arched, so this sheet and the rooster sheet beside it make a useful pair when you want to show a child the difference. A plain fence line sits behind her without crowding the bird. Hens spend most of the day scratching and pecking at the ground, and a backyard hen lays somewhere between 200 and 300 eggs a year depending on her breed. This one suits ages eight and up, or an adult who wants twenty quiet minutes with a set of pencils.