And another one....

We started to get the brooder ready for the chicks! Once they are fluffy we will be able to take them out of the incubator...

Adding the pine shavings to the brooder

Bean - Congratulations to Nate in Mrs. O'Reilly's class in Canandaigua, NY!

Introducing...

We had one chick in our incubator when we arrived at school this morning...and then when we were completing our morning routines...another one hatched!!! Stayed tuned for more!

Tartar Sauce

So excited! Just hanging out waiting for more chicks to hatch!

Hen Solo - Congratulations to Meredith, a speech therapist at Mary Cariola!

POLLS CLOSED!!

The name polls are officially closed...we got into school this morning to find a chick in our incubator!We will release pictures and names as the chicks arrive..

First winner...TARTAR SAUCE!!!! Congratulations to Michael in Room 2 at the EH #1 campus!

Pics coming soon - stay tuned. 

It's almost that time...

Today we made announcements about the arrival of our chicks...don't get too excited though, they aren't here yet! We just wanted to have all of our signs ready so that when they do hatch, we can hang the signs up around the school so everyone knows to come visit. We had a lot of fun using our creativity - even the teachers made signs! Check out our pictures below and remember...if you see these signs hanging up that means our chicks have hatched!

Feeling crafty

Today we took a break from all of our hard work and we did a fun craft group! We made a chick hatching out of an egg...check out our pictures below to see us hard at work!

Attaching the wings

Isn't he cute?

Mrs. O'Reilly's Class!

We got a letter today from Mrs. O'Reilly's 3rd grade class in Canandaigua. We were really excited to learn that another classroom is following our blog! Check out the picture of the letter they sent us, we hung it in the hallway for everyone to read!

Name that chicken

This is everyone's favorite part of the hatch process! We will accept names from anyone who would like to participate. We sent out flyers to the classrooms in our building and the other building on our campus but that doesn't mean you aren't allowed to suggest names! If you think you have a good name for one of our chickens...comment on this post, leave your name and a way to contact you (whether you are a classroom at Elmwood or you have an email address we can reach you at). If your name wins, you will get a prize. Here is how it works....

• We will be accepting names until next Wednesday 5/15/13 until 3:30
• On Thursday 5/16/13 a poll will be opened up on the blog with the TOP 24 names
• Everyone will be able to vote, voting doesn't close until the last chick has hatched
• The name with the MOST votes will go to the first chick hatched, the name with the second highest number of votes will go to the second chick hatched...etc...etc...
• If we only have 12 chicks hatch, only 12 names will win...but if we have all 24 that means everyone is a winner!
• There are prizes for everyone but the TOP 5 will get an extra bonus prize (assuming we have at least 5 chicks that hatch)

So this time is now...get your name suggestions in...and remember...BE CREATIVE! The more creative the name, the more likely chance it will have of making it on our list!