Hatching in Classrooms

[CharterChick]

I'm keeping them. parents have asked if they could have some but I'm picky about where my chickens go. These especially. Over half the eggs are my dds 4h chickens

 

[Free Feather]

Nice. You never know how some people will take care of them.

 

[CharterChick]

I sold chicks to a friend of my dads and she killed all but 3 out of 14... Said they weren't tough enough. What happened was she thought a heated rice pack was sufficient enough heat. I was ticked off and now I don't sell chicks unless they can prove they know how to care for them.

 

[backyardflock1]

I sold chicks to a friend of my dads and she killed all but 3 out of 14... Said they weren't tough enough. What happened was she thought a heated rice pack was sufficient enough heat. I was ticked off and now I don't sell chicks unless they can prove they know how to care for them.

I wish she researched chickens a bit more before killing them. Maybe if you tell parents to set up a place for the chickens and research them more so you could potentially sell them a few because it would be a great experience for the kids and might make them get more into poultry. Just an idea

 

[darkbluespace]

I sold chicks to a friend of my dads and she killed all but 3 out of 14... Said they weren't tough enough. What happened was she thought a heated rice pack was sufficient enough heat. I was ticked off and now I don't sell chicks unless they can prove they know how to care for them.

That is so sad. Some people are nuts... and blaming the chicks... seriously?! I am thinking about having basic care sheets that I give with chicks and maybe eggs with a few crucial bullet points in large print just to cover bases. I think it would just make me feel better knowing I have imparted all pertinent information and then they can only blame themselves if they didn't follow the instructions.

 

[CharterChick]

The parents that are seriously considering chickens I gave my number. I told them if the can get everything set up before the spring hatch I'd consider even giving them a few starters. Like a brooder, coop, food, water and some kind of plan if they get sick. I gave them a checklist of sorts that I found online and all of the kids got info on how to care for chicks in class. Plus we go over it weekly. Chickens are amazing but owning any animal can be disastrous if you aren't prepared!

 

[Aphrael]

The parents that are seriously considering chickens I gave my number. I told them if the can get everything set up before the spring hatch I'd consider even giving them a few starters. Like a brooder, coop, food, water and some kind of plan if they get sick. I gave them a checklist of sorts that I found online and all of the kids got info on how to care for chicks in class. Plus we go over it weekly. Chickens are amazing but owning any animal can be disastrous if you aren't prepared!

So true! And owning any animal should never be entered into on a whim. IMHO, it should always be a well thought out and heavily researched decision.

 

[calichicken]

Agreed! Educating before getting a chicken is very important! It is so tempting to want to take those cute little chicks...but you have to know how to care for them and also remember they do become big chickens

I have only let families that already have chickens take home chicks from our classroom hatch . I think it is great that you are helping out families and providing support for those that want to start raising chickens

Glad to hear your classroom hatch is going well so far

 

[CharterChick]

I've thought about trying to start a group around here to teach people about keeping poultry. Kind of like a book club lol I'm no expert but I think I could at least help inform people about the basics and maybe someone else could teach me something! It's a project for next year though lol

 

[Aphrael]

I've thought about trying to start a group around here to teach people about keeping poultry. Kind of like a book club lol I'm no expert but I think I could at least help inform people about the basics and maybe someone else could teach me something! It's a project for next year though lol

That sounds like a great project!