I hatched eggs in my classroom a few weeks back. I kept the chicks in the classroom for two weeks, then the students with permission were able to adopt them. I screened the families, spoke with parents, and tried as hard as I could to be absolutely sure the chicks were going to good homes. (I had a backup plan for any that wouldn't be adopted...)...
I had strong reservations about one of the families because of some stories that I had heard. I spoke with the mom, who PROMISED that the chick would be very well taken care of. They were going to keep it at their house inside for a week, then it was actually going to a family friend who keeps chickens...
The students came back from spring break today, and the student I was worried about came to me and informed me that the chick lived for ONE DAY when he took it home, because his dad got annoyed at the cheeping and tossed it outside, where it was promptly eaten by the family dog.
I'm SOOO upset. I made that mom PROMISE me that she would make sure it stayed safe in the box where it was warm with the heat lamp, and no little hands would handle it unsupervised. ... UGH!!!
I may never let students adopt chicks again.
I did have two families that adopted two each that have built coops in their backyard and spoiled the new chickies rotten... I'm going to have to focus on the happy happy homes and the newbie chicken families to keep from being completely turned off of doing this again...
I had strong reservations about one of the families because of some stories that I had heard. I spoke with the mom, who PROMISED that the chick would be very well taken care of. They were going to keep it at their house inside for a week, then it was actually going to a family friend who keeps chickens...
The students came back from spring break today, and the student I was worried about came to me and informed me that the chick lived for ONE DAY when he took it home, because his dad got annoyed at the cheeping and tossed it outside, where it was promptly eaten by the family dog.
I'm SOOO upset. I made that mom PROMISE me that she would make sure it stayed safe in the box where it was warm with the heat lamp, and no little hands would handle it unsupervised. ... UGH!!!
I may never let students adopt chicks again.
I did have two families that adopted two each that have built coops in their backyard and spoiled the new chickies rotten... I'm going to have to focus on the happy happy homes and the newbie chicken families to keep from being completely turned off of doing this again...
It's a scary thought to hear there is someone that mean in the world.
