Hacton Nursery - Learning About Life Cycles

Nursery children have been learning about life cycles. Some hens eggs have been kept warm in an incubator for just over 3 weeks with children waiting patiently for them to hatch. The children experienced candling the eggs (putting a light behind them) and were amazed to see the tiny movements of the developing chicks. Unfortunately, they hatched on a Friday evening but the children were delighted to arrive back into Nursery on Monday morning to greet the new arrivals. Two eggs were hatched - one Ixworth hen and one Sebright bantam - and the chicks have now been returned to Hadleigh Farm. The farm opens on 31st march, should anyone wish to visit them in their new home.