4M look after the hens

We were very excited to have our turn in looking after the hens for the week before the spring half term holiday.  We were desperate to see how our own hen for Year 4, Egg Sheeran, had settled in with her companions and to see how many eggs we would find each day in their nesting boxes!  A group of us went out each day, making sure that we listened carefully to our instructions on the correct way to hold the chickens, how much feed and water they need and how to clean the path in their home.

collecting the eggs

Will the real Egg Sheeran stand up?

We also learned that in order to make sure that we did not carry germs into our chicken’s habitat; we needed to use a special foot bath to wash the bottom of our shoes.  The foot bath was really easy to use and we were very careful to make sure that each one of us used it before entering the chicken run.  As the foot bath contains a special disinfectant, we made sure that after we had used it, the lid was carefully replaced so that other wildlife and the local cats could not drink it.  If that happened, these animals could become very ill indeed, so we learned how important it is to care for ALL of our animals and our feline visitors.

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