Neither Rain, Nor sleet, Nor Dark of Day.....
by Theresa Farris
October 13, 2009
Neither rain, nor
sleet, nor dark of day will stop the K/1 students from delivering
the necessary care for the SVCA’s new chicks.
K/1 students started daily chores last week. Twice a day K/1
students take fresh water and feed out to our 27 new chicks in the
chicken coop.
SVCA received the 27 new chicks on Sept. 18th.
The chicks were covered with tiny, soft, fluffy feathers, called
down.
The chicks were kept in a metal tub for the first 2 weeks inside
the school at SVCA. The chicks had to stay under a heat lamp to
ensure they stayed warm.
The chicks are now in what we lovingly call ‘the ugly stage’.
The chicks have the
beginning of feathers. They have tripled in size and are running
around the chicken coop. Several of them have started taking small
flights.
We started caring for the chickens shortly after what felt like 40
days and nights of rain, which, of course created lots and lots of
puddles. I do believe the most exciting part of doing our chores
for the last couple of day is going to and coming back from the
chicken coop. What else do you do when you have on rubber boots?
Why of course! You step in every puddle along the way.
