Hatching Chickens

Dear Parents,
You will notice that we have some fertilized eggs in an incubator in our classroom at the moment. We have sourced these from a company called “Living Eggs” to ensure that they are free of any infections or abnormalities. Living Eggs supply us with all we need to make sure the chickens, after they hatch, are safe and well fed. In the coming days we have asked the children to move slowly and carefully around the incubator table to give our embryos the greatest chance of living, hopefully we will be welcoming up to ten chicks by the end of the week and next week the chicks will be hardy enough to be handled by the children.
The incubator and brooding box will leave us at the end of next week. If you or grandparents etc… would like to offer some chicks a home so that your children can see them grow into a hen or a rooster please let a staff member know. You must take a minimum of two chicks at a time but we would be happy for all of them to go to one home if someone has the space. We can also give you some information on rearing chicks at home.
Flinders Boys will be making fluffy chickens in the next two weeks. If you have any yellowy colored wool at home that you are no longer using we would be most appreciative of a donation.
Thank you
Kindergarten Staff