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* Chick Updates * Incredible Eggs

Three yellow chicks

Primary and secondary students both have a set of chicken eggs to look after.  Primary's eggs are housed in Oak Class with Claudette. Secondary's eggs are housed in the Science room with Jordan. 

Chicks: Please see our “Chick-cam” so you can watch their development outside of school hours. The “Chick-cam” will be turned off during the school day, following our Safeguarding Policies.  Here is the web-link. 

What could you see?  Chicks pipping

Chicks pipping

Male chicks tend to be bright yellow. Female chicks tend to be a brown colour.

The chicks will stay in the incubator for 24 to 48 hours after hatching to ensure they are dry and ready for the big outside world (well, outside their eggs!).

The chicks will go back to their farm home on Thursday 19th June. The Chick-cam’s last uploaded images will be on Thursday morning before the school opens to students.

Monday 9th June

The eggs have arrived! Please note the different sizes and colours of the eggs - we will have an interesting variety of species!

Our eggs in the incubator   The eggs in Primary 9 June

Tuesday 10th June

The first chicks have hatched!  There are now two chicks in Primary, with a third on the way, and three chicks in Secondary.

The first two chicks in secondary    Chicks hatching in Primary

Oak students admiring the chicks

Thursday 12 June

Six chicks have now hatched in Secondary and one is busy pecking through its shell.  Sadly, one chick didn't survive.

Secondary chicks 12 June

Oak Class have really enjoyed looking after their chicks today.

Primary student with chick   Two primary students at table with a chick

Yellow chick in hands   Primary boy at table with a chick

Friday 13th June

Secondary are waiting for their final chick to hopefully hatch over the weekend, during their stay with the Deputy Head.

All our secondary classes have been spending time with the chicks.  They have been comparing foetal development in humans to chick development in eggs. Year 9 have continued their learning of waves by finding out how the chicks see light at shorter wavelengths compared with humans, and that they can actually see UV light!

Tuesday 17th June 

The primary chicks are doing fine and are now growing some adult feathers on their wings. They are now very fast and trying to fly!

Two boys smiling each holding a chick   Yellow chick on table

The six chicks in secondary are doing well.  Over the weekend, they began losing some of their down and growing their contour feathers. So far this week, students have been learning about the classification and taxonomy of chickens and other animals in science and looking at measurements in maths.

Secondary boy smiling at chick on shoulder

Wednesday 18th June

Secondary students are enjoying their last day with the chicks. The chicks are growing up fast and beginning to stretch and flap their wings a lot. 

Thursday 19th June

The secondary students had their final session with the chicks this morning, weighing and measuring them during maths, before they were collected and returned to the farm.

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