Baby Chicks at The Downs!
In May 2011, eleven eggs were delivered to The Downs. Over the next two weeks, lots of these hatched into cute and fluffy chicks. Our children (and staff) enjoyed looking after the chicks and using them to learn about life cycles and animal care. We also provided a live video stream of the chicks allowing our friends and families, as well as people from all around the world, to watch them online.
International Visitors:
Our school website was visited by thousands of other people who watched our chicks too. Here is a list of some of the people and schools who visited:
- Friends and families of children at The Downs.
- Jay and Christina from Staffordshire.
- St. Clair school, New Zealand.
- Wix Primary School, South London.
- Lynstead Nursery School.
- Jason Swan from Ontario, Canada.
- Chris from Oxfordshire.
- Simon Cobb from Hove.
- Carole from Dartmouth.
- Martyn from SuperClubsPLUS, Australia.
- Clare from Washington, UK.
Don't forget to read the comments below to see messages from our visitors!
Photo Diary:
Take a look at the photos of the chicks' progress...
Day 1:
Day 2 - The first chick hatches:
Day 2 - The first chick is up and about:
Day 2 - Two chicks!
Day 3 - Where did they all come from?
Day 3 - Settled into their new home... the brooding box:
Day 4 - Tired after a busy day getting lots of cuddles from the children and staff!
Day 7 - Having a relaxing weekend:
Day 11 - Getting ready for another busy day:
Day 12 - Time to go off to their new homes:
The chicks have now left The Downs and gone to live in their new home. They have grown bigger wings and more feathers on their bodies so they are able to go outside in the day and run about on the grass. They love this, flying about when they are first let out. They go in the shed at night, in their hutch, which is quite cosy for them and they snuggle up and keep warm.
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May 16, 2011
How lovely, can't wait to see them ,when they hatch.
May 16, 2011
Can't Wait until they hatch!!
May 17, 2011
I can't wait to see them hatch. Mr Warner told me they were cheeping inside their eggs this morning!!! :-)
May 17, 2011
absolutely amazing watching the first chick hatch!
May 17, 2011
I'm thinking 3rd one down on the right will be the first one.
May 17, 2011
i made a name for him . Dave!
May 17, 2011
aaaaawwwww there so cute it looks all alone cant wait till all his friends are here :-)
May 17, 2011
The chick thats hatched is so cute! Can't wait till the rest hatch!
May 17, 2011
oh dear- i don't seem to be able to stop watching. I think I may be glued all evening- it is too cute.
May 17, 2011
wow!!! its so cute!yr6 cannot wait for the rest to hatch out of their eggs :)
May 17, 2011
I can't get anything done!- I am captivated.Will have to carry the lap top around with me. Thankyou for such an amazing experience.
May 17, 2011
O M G they are so cute my sister and me saw them hatch. Just cant take my eyes off 'em
May 17, 2011
How wonderful I shall definitely keep watching !
May 17, 2011
the chick is reallt cute, i want to take him home.
May 17, 2011
My daughters are I were so excited watching the second chick hatch! They're really cute!
May 17, 2011
Just watching one little chick who then appeared to help another chick who was in the process of hatching by pecking at the shell. Magic.
May 17, 2011
Just watched second chick hatch!!!Amazing to watch!
May 17, 2011
This is such addictive watching. They are both so cute
May 17, 2011
Wow they are soo cute i just want to want to... Pick them up! I can se a huge crack in the 3rd one so viewes keep on watching! -Yasmin piddock-
May 17, 2011
Fab how amazing watching them hatch! Can't wait for the next one!
May 17, 2011
I'm addicted sooooo cute.....better than big brother!!!! Harrison and Evie do not want to go to bed come on number 3 chick
May 17, 2011
Those chicks are so cute I think I might cry. Please number 3 chick hatch before bed time
May 17, 2011
I Love those chicks there soooo cute. Can't wait to see them tomorrow. Good night little chicks
May 17, 2011
i watched the chick hatch! it was amazing!!!!!!
May 17, 2011
Amazing seeing the 1st and 2nd chicks hatching and being able to see them at school.Hope the others will hatch soon.Glad we saw them in the LRA room.
May 17, 2011
i know rosie yr6 cant wait till the other 10 come out
May 17, 2011
This is amazing! Thank you Mrs.K for having these beautiful chicks at school!
May 17, 2011
Aww.... I love them I got my friend to watch them with me. She thinks there great! year 6 are waiting for the rest to hatch xx
May 17, 2011
So sweet! Yoaky and Gravey playing. And when Yoaky helped Gravey out of his shell was soooooooooooooooooooooooooo cute! :)
May 17, 2011
They are so cute! I can't wait to see the rest.
May 17, 2011
I saw the second egg hatch about 6.30pm, I have to stop watching now !
May 17, 2011
Wow, so lovely to watch, they are so cute!
May 17, 2011
AWWWWWWHH! CHICKENNNSS!!
May 17, 2011
We have gone to bed now, hope to see more hatched tomorrow, so cute!!!!!
May 17, 2011
Better than anything on TV tonight they seem to be playing peek-a-boo. Saw the second one hatch with a little help from it's friend. "Priceless!!"
May 17, 2011
This is amazing. My class recently visited the nursery classroom to see their baby chicks, we even blogged about our visit. Now the chicks are gone they will love to continue watching through this live feed.
May 17, 2011
A Big Thank you To Mr Warner for the chick cam!
May 18, 2011
aawwwwwww so cute i cant wait. i saw 1 chick hatch i have been up from 4.49am o.m.g!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh and thankyou mr warner for the chick cam ! THANKYOU MR WARNER
May 18, 2011
Their amazing, cant stop watching even at 6.30 in the morning - they are so cute!!
May 18, 2011
i wish i was a fluffy chicken,if i get to name one i would call the ckicken funcky ckicken.
May 18, 2011
i cant wait to hold one
May 18, 2011
i wish i was a fluffy chicken,if i get to name one i would call the ckicken funcky ckicken.
May 18, 2011
last night there were only 2 chicks and now there are 7 chciks it was amazing! Their soooooooo cute! x
May 18, 2011
ausome
May 18, 2011
I would call the really fluffy one Puffball! All the chicks are so cute, wish I could have them all !
May 18, 2011
me and cookie have been watching i love the chicks x x x x
May 18, 2011
i love the way they all sleep for a few seconds then all pop up and have a party.
May 18, 2011
awww 7 chicks there so cute thanks mr warner for the web cam i went to bed and there was 2 i woke up to find 7.
May 18, 2011
They're so cute. I can't wait to hold one! Can we name one Rosie?
May 18, 2011
I'm supposed to be working but I keep getting distracted wondering how the chicks are! Then I need to check them out again. They are lovely.
May 18, 2011
We have been watching the chicks all afternoon and will be following their progress with you! The children have really enjoyed watching and so have the staff :)
May 18, 2011
the chicks are soooo cute!!!!! i wish i could just take them home!!!!1
May 18, 2011
How amazing, that the chicks all copy each other. Fascinating viewing. Adam and I are hooked. We've already picked 7 names for them.
May 18, 2011
I just love chicks there so cute I want one for my birthday since I've seen these cute ones.
May 18, 2011
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww there so sweet i wanna hold one
May 18, 2011
there so cute i hope the other eggs hatch
May 18, 2011
I would like to say a big thankyou to all the members of staff at The Downs. It has been a great experience for all off our year groups ecspecilly for year 6 , also its been great fun watching real life animals as cute as chicks hatch in our on school ! . Another big thankyou to everyone for this massive opertunity to see the chicks hatch and watch them on the chick cam thanks to our teachers ( Miss Jackson )Many Thanks Holly Goring .x
May 18, 2011
Should be working - too busy watching chicks!! Amazing. Can't wait to find out how many more have hatched in the morning x
May 18, 2011
Again I love the chicks sooo much I want to take them home!!!!!! lol
May 19, 2011
I held one today! It fell asleep in my arms :) x
May 19, 2011
thay are so cute i held one and called it bob the chick he was the 1 one to hach
May 20, 2011
Hmm...I wonder hoe long it takes to be a fully grown chicken
May 20, 2011
I love the chicks and want to take them home
May 20, 2011
i love them very much
May 20, 2011
i love watching the little chicks so cute
May 21, 2011
The chicks are fluffy. I want them all.
May 21, 2011
They are so small and cute, I wish I could take one home with me. I hope I get to see them again soon.
May 21, 2011
I think the chicks are so cute and fluffy!!!!!!!
May 21, 2011
The chicks are so cute and really fluffy!
May 23, 2011
aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh they are so cute i with we could take one home but i think my sisters will fight over it! So i think they should stay at school
May 26, 2011
goodbye chickens....
May 27, 2011
Bye Chicks I'll miss ya xxx
May 29, 2011
wow they growing fast they look so cute i just love watching them.
September 17, 2011
Congratulations! That's what Science is all about.INTERACTIVE GREAT JOB!