Today we realised that the eggs are going to hatch on Friday instead of Thursday, so we have to wait another whole day!! This morning we all lined up at the incubator and took out an egg each so that Mrs Hancock could take the turner out of the incubator. If we had left the turner in the incubator then the chicks wouldn't be able to get out of their shell and that won't be good. At lunch time Megan, Mrs Hancock and Max went and got the science trolley and set it up in our class room so that we could see the eggs close up through the camera on the trolley that links to a big screen. When they were setting up the trolley they could hear some chirping coming from the eggs. Sooo exciting!!!
The chicks will hatch into the incubator and then they stay in there for up to two days. Then we move them to the brooder box with a heat lamp. Tomorrow we will show you a picture of our box where our chicks will go.
What a wonderful learning experience for you all! It certainly seems like you all have learnt a lot from having the eggs in your classroom and can't wait for them to hatch at the end of the week. I'm sure you'll all be very proud "parents"! I enjoyed watching your proposal and wish you all the best for a favourable outcome as Mrs Waite and Mrs Stark consider it. Have you given any thought to the what you will do with the rooster chicks - I'm sure they won't all be born as hens.
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