Chicks

 

Mrs.Marshall suggested we have chicks again, so .....

 

Tuesday 21 April 2015

 

Joe from Rand Farm park brought us 7 eggs from a farm nearby. He put them in an incubator.

 

 

 

 

Tuesday 5 May

 

2 weeks later Joe came back to candle the eggs, so to check if there were chicks inside. He left us the 5 that did.

 

 Tuesday 12 May

 

We could hear the chicks cheeping inside the eggs. The first chick used its egg tooth to break through the shell and make the first hole.

 



Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 were hatch days. The second chick worked hard to make a huge crack.

 

 

First chick out!

 

 

 

Second chick hatched!

 

 

 

 

"Whats going on here?"

 

 







"Let's see, let's see!!" Everyone so excited....


When the chicks were dry we put the chicks in a box with the brooder to keep them warm.

 

First bite!

 

 

 

The chicks are a French breed.

 

 

Friday 15 May 2015

 

Joe collected the chicks to take them back to the farm. We all felt very sad. We miss them and their cheeping.

 

We must do this again next year......

 

Mrs. Sutcliffe

20.05.15