Today, Primary 1 learnt all about chickens thanks to Mrs Hesketh. Mrs Hesketh has four chickens altogether and she told us all about these. We learnt that her chickens have a special hut in her garden to shelter them and she also told us that they have a long run to let them stretch their legs.

As a special treat today, Mrs Hesketh brought in two of her chickens to show us, Gryffun and Charmander.  They are both girls.  Gryffun is the white chicken, Charmander is the brown one.

We learnt that :

Chickens normally live until they are five years old – Zach.

Chickens lay eggs – Carson.

A chicken’s favourite colour is red – Finn.

Chickens sometimes eat tiny stones – Ronan.

Chickens like to eat apples – Jacob.

When chickens are small their little yellow feathers fall off – Fallon.

They eat insects – Finlay F.

Some chickens lay blue eggs – Aoibhe.

They eat meal worms, these are like sweeties for them – Harry.

They eat other types of fruit – Ciaran.

Chickens sometimes get eaten by foxes – Emily.

Chickens can be called hens – Christy.

Chickens babies are called chicks – Poppy.

Thank you so much Mrs Hesketh for bringing in your lovely chickens. We learnt lots and lots. We were especially pleased to see the egg that Gryffun lay whilst we were outside.