New arrivals have caused quite a stir at a Huddersfield school.
After all, their fellow pupils have been waiting for three weeks to see them in the classroom!
Pupils at Meltham Moor Primary School have been waiting for days to see baby chicks hatch out.
It was 22 days ago that the eggs arrived at the school with an incubator. The children were able to look inside the eggs through a bright light and could see the chicks moving about, and could also hear them squawking.
Now the first chicks have hatched out, to the delight of the youngsters.
The eggs were kindly donated by an organisation called Eggs for Education headed up by Andrew Brearley after a parent and teaching assistant, Mrs Sharon Price, came up with the idea to bring the eggs into school to educate the children in the importance of life.
Mr Brearley said “Watching the eggs hatch and the chicks grow can be a life changing experience for children.
“It teaches them the importance of life and how through proper care a small fragile egg hatches and the fluffy chick can grow into a healthy young chicken. When a child cares for a chick it develops a sense of responsibility”
The chicks are made up of two modern game breeds, Sussex Silkie Cross yellow, which are white and brown fluffy chicks, and Tuzo which are black and is a more feisty breed. They can grow up to weigh around 6lbs each.
Mrs Price said “It has been a pleasure watching the children looking at the eggs. They have been very excited. Finally hatch day has arrived and hopefully we will have more to come”.
Liz Woodfield, Headteacher at Meltham Moor, thanked Mrs Price and Mr Brearley for donating and organising the eggs, adding, ‘The children have been fascinated learning about the eggs, particularly looking through the bright light to see the unborn chicks.
“They are currently debating names for the chicks that have hatched so far and we are looking forward to a further one or two in the next couple of days. They have certainly made an impression!’
