Chirp chirp the chicks are here!
Have your teacher contact Mrs.Wallis
Come see our baby chicks in room 6!
Saftey
- Wash your hands before you touch the chicks so that they don't get sick and you don't get sick.
- Ask permission before touching the chicks
- DO NOT throw the chicks in the air
- Keep the chicks close to the ground
*BONUS*
Learn about chick lifecycles,how to raise them,and their adaptations
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The chickens life cycle
There are 3 steps to the chicken's life cycle.
1. The egg
2. The chick
3. The adult
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This is a brooder
- After the chicks hatch you put them into the brooder
- The brooder includes a water container, a large plastic container, and a light bulb
- In the brooder the chicks will eat mealworms, and chicken starter
- If the chicks scatter away from the light they are hot if they huddle together in front of the light they are cold
- Hang the heat lamp about 18 inches above the chicks
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This is an incubator
- The incubator is like the mother hen it keeps the eggs warm.
- You have to set the incubator at 99.5 degrees to 102 degrees.
- You have to set the humidity level at 50 to 55 degrees.
- NEVER let the temp. drop/raise.
- The eggs must be in the incubator for at least 21 days or 3 weeks.
- If the power goes out or the incubator gets unplugged and the eggs are still in the incubator the chicks could possibly die.
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Candling is when you put a light under an egg to see if our egg is developing correctly