They showed up in an incubator on May 2nd.
A bunch of eggs, some were larger than others, some were different colors.
Twenty-six kindergarteners had to make educated guesses as to what would come out of the eggs.
“We didn’t tell them what they were, so they had to ask some meaty questions to find out what the babies could be before they hatched,” says teacher Mary Case.
“At first I knew there would be ducks and geese,” says six year old Gage Murray.
“I didn’t know we were going to have chickens though.”
Every year for the past 17 years, St. Joseph’s Kindergarten Teacher Mary Case receives a donation of eggs for her Life Cycle of Animals project.
This year Kelsey Ferguson, who raises and shows poultry and rabbits , donated six goose eggs, five chicken eggs and eight duck eggs.
“It ties into the creation of things that God made and the project is tied to our field trips to the farm and Hidden Valley Animal Adventure where the kids could actually see the adult animals in real life.”
The class also involved science by having to do a research project and ask questions while the eggs were in the incubator.
“We also talked about habitat on the farm and at Hidden Valley.”
The kids can now draw a life cycle after witnessing the eggs hatch before Memorial Day weekend.
“It has been a joyful experience for the kids and each of them has had the opportunity to hold a duck, goose or chicken and to learn about them.”
Today the class was able to view them up close on a table.
Tomorrow the brood will go back with Kelsey Ferguson on the farm since they are getting too large for their bin.