What an eggciting week we have had this week with the arrival of our hatching chicks. Out of the ten eggs that arrived we have nine very healthy chicks and we were very lucky to watch some of them hatch last week. We used this as a perfect opportunity to learn about the life cycle of a chick, looking at books and pictures to help us to understand more.

Once the chicks had been in the incubator for 24 hours we were able to move them to their new comfortable home, made warm and cosy by Miss Bramham who added lots of sawdust, food and water for the baby chicks. After a few days in their new home, growing stronger each day, we were able to take them out and have a hold. We were all very gentle and brave. One cheeky chick was having so much fun, he tried to escape and play with our train track!

After all of these lovely cuddles the chicks needed a little rest. Whilst they were resting, we got busy in our areas of provision and had all sorts of chick fun. We drew some beautifully detailed pictures of the chicks and even had a go at making our own playdoh chicks, learning lots of new vocabulary, such as, feathers, beak, wings, and hatch.