The Chicks are Back!

On April 26th, the preschoolers (as well as the kindergarteners and 4th graders) were excited to get a very special package in the mail. 3 dozen fertilized eggs were delivered to ASA and quickly put into our incubators. We patiently waited the 21 day incubation period making sure the temperature stayed between 99-100 degrees and the humidity was just right.

Then on day 21, we saw a crack in the first egg! The chick came out wet and weak so they relaxed in the incubator for 24 hours. By the end of the day we had 7 baby chicks.

These young preschool scientists enjoyed watching the baby chick eat, drink and start to grow their adult feathers. After a few weeks of watching over the chicks, they were picked up by selected ASA families to be raised at their homes.