THE CHICKENS
Between eight to ten chickens are
kept at the school; their main purpose to eat the left over
food from the children's lunches.
The chicken coop became part of
Year 6/7 Technology Project. The class petitioned the
Principal, wrote submissions to the school providing details
of research and the advantages of recycling food scraps and
estimating the number of eggs that could be provided to the
Tuckshop on a regular basis.
Once approved, the class set about
finding a builder, discussing plans for the pen, ordering
materials and assisting with the construction.
The children contacted a breeder
and visited his facilities to select chickens that were good
eaters and layers.
A parent inoculated the hens
against any likely diseases and the children fed, collected
the eggs, compared their laying to the information provided
by literature, and stored and delivered the eggs to the
Tuckshop.
Bedding material for the chickens
was made from shredding waste paper from the classrooms.
When soiled the children removed the paper to use on the
gardens, in the compost bins and worm farms.
The children were delighted by the
comment from the school cleaner who said that there was a
noticeable difference in the amount of rubbish being sent
away.
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