Friday, 27 December 2013

Merry Chickens

Hello Chicken Fans.

This time we made our chickens a Christmas treat, chicken cake!

Here's how we made it......

 

 
 
 
 
We had lots of different vegetables which we peeled and chopped, this was all put into a large pot (peelings included!).
 
 

 
 
 
We then added some chicken pellets and a handful of corn which had been soaked in water to make it mushy.
 
 


 
 
 
After a good stir we cooked it all for about 20minutes (Mrs Davies stirred it whilst we cleaned the chicken house!).
 
 


 
 
 
Once cooked the mushy mixture goes into a dish and is sprinkled with corn, a wonderfully tasty treat for our chickens and they ate the lot!
 
 
Merry Christmas from all the children at chicken club.
 
 

 



Tuesday, 19 November 2013

Year 6 join the fun!

Welcome back chicken fans.

We are from Year 6 and have been getting to know the school chickens and how to look after them.


 




 
We discovered they enjoy cuddles and corn from our hands.
 

 
.......but mostly the heat from our laps!
 
Join us next time for more about the chickens.
From all the children at Chicken Club
 
 
 
 
 


Wednesday, 6 November 2013

Health Checks

Hello chicken fans! this time we gave our chickens some help to stay 'mite' free.


 
 


We gently checked under the chickens wings, mites usually like to hide here.
 
 
 
 
To help keep the chickens mite free we use a special powder.
  
 


 
 
Trying to get the powder under the chickens wing was quite tricky!!
 
  
 
We also checked their feet and gave them a cuddle before putting them back in their freshly cleaned house.
 
 
Thanks for reading, we always like to hear from you if you have a question or just to tell us what you think of our chickens.
 
See you next time,
The children from Chicken Club
 
 
 



Monday, 14 October 2013

Looking After Our Chickens

It can get quite smelly in our chicken house, this is why we clean them out every week. 



We brush out the old bedding on the floor and in the nesting boxes.  

  

 
 
 
The 'perches' can get dirty too because the chickens sleep on them (the wood raised off the ground)
 
 
 
 
 
Once clean we put shredded paper from the school office (shredded 'beacons') into the nesting boxes.
 
 

 
 
The floor is covered with fresh sawdust.
 
 
 
 
We even clean out the run!
 
 
 

  
We make sure our chickens always have a supply of 'layer Pellets'. A special food to keep our chickens happy and healthy. We also add 'grit' to help the chickens digest their food. 
 
If you have any questions please leave a comment and we will get back to you.  Thanks for taking the time to read our blog.
 
The Children from Little Chicks Chicken Club.
 
 
 
 
 

Thursday, 3 October 2013

The Chickens Have Arrived!

Hello and welcome to our chicken blog!

We hope you have an eggcellent time eggsploring. 
On our blog you will learn about our wonderful chickens and what they are doing.
Watch this space and be the first to know the chicken names.  Our School Council will be naming them shortly.
So far the chickens have settled in well and our black and white one has already started to lay eggs!
Next week we hope to start giving you some interesting facts about chickens.
Thanks for reading

The Children from Little Chicks Chicken Club :-)



Our first eggs!


We all got a turn holding them


 
The little brown chickens are surprisingly soft and cuddly


Once we had learnt how to pick them up the chickens were happy to be held


 
 

We all helped to make sure they were clean and happy!