Chick Presentation

Second Grade Chick Discovery

Chick Menu

• Parts of an egg

• Incubator care

• Brooder box

• Chicks as pets

Parts of the Egg

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• Retreived from www.mwt.net/~hobbyfarm/chicken.htm

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Hatching the Chicks

• The chicks need to be turned three times per day to get exercise, this helps so the chicks do not stick to the egg shell wall.

• The chicks need moisture.

• The chicks need to be kept warm at 99 to 102 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Watching a Chick Hatch

• Youtube video of a chick hatching

Chick Birth

Retrieved from http://youtu.be/UeHzD0bkD2Q

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Chick’s House

• After a chick hatches, leave the chick in the incubator until completely dry.

• Once chick is dry move chick into Brooder box.• Brooder box needs to be kept at about 90

degrees Fahrenheit.• Chicks need water and grains daily.

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Chickens for a pet

• Chickens do not make good house pets. • They are a lot of work.

• They prefer to be in a flock with other chickens.

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Question # 1

• What is the yellow part that is food for the unborn chick?

YOLK CHALAZAE

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Try again…..

• Go back and reread about caring for chicks in their shell.

Hatching the chicks

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Excellent!!!!!!!

Great Job!!! You are correct!

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Excellent!!!!

GREAT JOB!!!

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Question # 2

• Why do chicks need to be turned 3x per day?

So they do not walk sideways

To get exercise and not stick to the shell wall

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Try Again…..

Reread the diagram…..

Parts of the egg

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Journal about feelings….

• Journal write about how you feel about hatching the chicks. Write a few things that you have learned about chicks.

Begin to write Click here-Please remember to save your document to

your flash drive.