This fall we reported on a project by Petite Riviere Elementary School to raise chickens.
The eggs have hatched and the chickens are now mature and laying eggs of their own.
Teacher, Kristy Boutilier says from building the chicken coop and run, to looking in on them on weekends, the community’s support for the project has been overwhelming.
“I’ve had people from the community that I don’t even know say, I’ve heard about the chicken project. I have some roofing that you might want to use, or, let’s talk about power and how you want to do it.”
Boutilier says they’re breaking new ground with the project.
“It is part of the curriculum to raise eggs and the life cycle is in a lot of different curriculum, grade two in particular. So that’s been done in a school. But actually keeping them once they’ve hatched, on school property, not that I’m aware off.”
As part of their studies, students are responsible for all chores during the week from feeding to collecting eggs.
Boutilier says it brings the school together as older kids mentor younger ones, helping each other learn and even teaching their teachers some things.
A local farmer is helping them grade their eggs and Boutilier expects they’ll be serving them in school soon.
Petite Rivière Elementary chickens are laying eggs and education! @PRESPrincipal. Thanks for the tour @BoutilierKristy pic.twitter.com/2xm2p4B3zb
— Ed Halverson (@edwardhalverson) January 18, 2018
