Our chicks began hatching today, right on time (unlike most babies)! Students have been learning all about oviparous animals and what they need to hatch and survive - and now we get to put that knowledge to work! Students are also learning about growth and change, relating how the chicks grow to how other animals, including people, grow. Ask your child to share with you about our chicks a little each day, and stay tuned for more updates as our "new students" continue hatching and growing!
Laoda, our oldest chick, hatched around 9:30 am 5/8. This is what Laoda looked like at 3 hours old.
Here's our second chick, Norbert, when he was just 1 minute out of the shell. He hatched around 3:30 pm on 5/8.
Here's Laoda at 9 hours out of the shell. Look how fuzzy he looks now!
Laoda at 9.5 hours old on the left, and Norbert at 4.5 hours old on the right, just after they moved from the cramped incubator to the chick house. We transfer the chicks to the chick house when they are fully dried, but before they get too big for the incubator. Laoda was so ready to get out of the incubator that he was climbing on and kicking the other eggs!
Eight more chicks are trying to hatch! Can you find all the eggs in these picture that show signs of hatching?
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