The Chicks are Here!!!!

This morning, I came into the classroom and saw this! EMPTY EGGSHELLS!! The chicks began pecking away yesterday, but this morning THREE of the eggs turned into chicks!

They are so cute. Poor things are so tired from all of the pecking to get out of their shells! We are going to leave them in the incubator until their feathers are fluffy and dry. Hopefully sometime this afternoon we can move them.

They are making their cute little peep noises all morning long. We are all really excited to hold them and watch them grow. For now, they are pooped. So we enjoy watching them through the incubator window.

When their feathers are fluffy and dry, we will move them to the BROODER BOX. We learned all about the BROODER BOX yesterday. Some important things which need to be part of their brooding box are:

1. Water- the chicks can easily drown at such a young age, so we made sure to put rocks in their water dish to help prevent that from happening.

2. Food- PSU gave us some chick food to keep in the corner.

3. Pine Shavings- this is will help the chicks not to slip and slide on the bottom surface. The pine shavings provide a soft place to lay and it helps hold the heat to keep the chicks warm.

4. Heat lamp- the chicks are still very cold and adjusting to life outside of their eggs. The heat lamp will help keep their brooding box warm and the chicks comfortable.

We will post some more pics once we move the chicks!!

Happy Thursday!