Earlier this month the farmer from Quiver Farms delivered 12 eggs and taught us how to take care of them. He also brought Max and Ruby, a hen and rooster, for a visit to our school.
The first chichks hatched a few days after their arrival. The children were so excited and immediately began caring for the baby chicks. They filled their food dish twice a day with chick food and gave them fresh water morning and afternoon. The day before the chicks returned to the farm, we got them out of the brooder box, put them on a blanket in the middle of our circle, and watched them run around and explore. We said good-bye when the farmer picked them up to take them back to their farm.
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