Our First Chicks....!

This is our first chick.  It has just hatched.  Doesn't it look exhausted!
This chick is called Bella!

"Look!  He's got his mouth out....Shh!""I can see his beak""Come on wigglebum""I can see his leg""Look - wings""Peep Peep Peep/""Look - it's hatchin'"

This morning, when I arrived I was told by Charlie (who had been busy counting)  "I think that there is six Michele"

we spent the afternoon periodically
watching a chick hatch.  Everyone
was very excited!

Our chicks arrived on Tuesday...yesterday afternoon one hatched in front of the children...today three hatched during the day. We have 9 now.....2 boys (cockerels) and 7 girls (hens).  The hens are brown. The cockerels are yellow.  

The children have all been SO excited..they avidly watch as each chick hatches, noticing small details.

We've learned lots of new words already, including "incubator" "hatching" "brooder" 

It's truly an amazing experience to share with young children!