Todo sobre los pollos (FLEX - Secundaria)

Have you always dreamed about living on a farm?  Having chickens, goats, or cows?  Waking up at 4am to an obnoxious rooster crowing?  Or maybe a Turkey gobbling at your back door at 5am, impatiently waiting for his breakfast?  Or maybe you live in the city but love fresh farm eggs for YOUR breakfast?  If you're ready to jump into farm life with your own back yard chickens, you've come to the right place.  This course will cover the basics from hatching to laying as we follow the life of a baby chick from just days old, to eight weeks of age.

Each week a written lecture will be provided and a video showing the chicks growth progress (for oooohing and aaaaaahing) will be posted.  Students will participate in weekly discussion questions (with at least 3 responses), compile a list of questions they have for me about the chickens, and partake in a Kahoot quiz.  Occasional worksheets/handouts will be provided as well as various links for further learning.

Week 1 - Incubators:  Pros and cons of using an incubator or letting a broody hen hatch her own chicks.
Week 2 - Egg Development:  Learn to candle eggs and why it is important when using an incubator.
Week 3 - Hatching:  Watch some hatching videos or check out pictures of just hatched chicks, as well as discuss why it is important that the chick hatches on its own, without help.  (See parental Guidance Note)
Week 4 - General Chick Care:  Feeding and caring for just hatched chicks.
Week 5 - Chicken Breeds:  Learn about different breeds of chicks and their benefits.
Week 6 - Chicken Coop Design:  Learn the basic housing needs of a chicken and design your own coop!
Week 7 - Chicken Care:  Treating issues that may arise over the course of owning chickens.
Week 8 - Egg Laying:  The process of laying an egg and a brief chicken anatomy lesson.

This course must meet minimum enrollment to meet the high level of interaction required by Outschool!  Please share with your friends!