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Mr.
Zupin brought eggs to school to put in an incubator.
Every day they are turned 3 times. One day he
"candled" the eggs. We could see a tiny spot
inside. The spot was the growing chick. We can hardly
wait for them to hatch. Mr. Zupin has been helping the kindergarten hatch chicks since 1999 when the P. T. O. brought the incubator |
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Every year he has had at least a few chickens hatch. One spring pheasant eggs were hatched. Every year the children enjoy the process by getting to put the X-O on the eggs, taking turns turning the eggs daily, candling of the eggs to see the little chickens moving inside of the eggs, and finally seeing the newly hatched chicks. |
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We drew a picture of what Mr. Zupin showed us. |
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It usually takes 21 days to hatch the eggs. The eggs are turned 3 times daily. The incubator temperature is kept between 99-103, and the humidity is kept around about 60-70. After hatching, the little chickens are kept at school about 2 weeks before they go home with the students. ...Dennis Zupin |
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We didn't forget our outdoor feathered friends. We made food hangings to put on the conifer in the Children's Garden. Miss Schultz Homepage for 2005-2006 April 15, 2006 |
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Here we are by our door. It is decorated to tell about Michigan Wildlife. Every elementary class decorated their door to tell something about Michigan. |