Week 15

                            Please explain what you have learned in this poultry one class.

Week 14

EMU is an interesting bird with lots of things to learn about.  In a paragraph below explain how this animal lives. Such as what do they eat? How fast do they run? When do they lay eggs? How tall do they get?

Week 13

Look at all those eggs up for sale. Do we really know the quality of these eggs? Have you ever thought is there a difference between brown or white eggs? So many questions to ask.  In a paragraph below please explain what you know about chicken eggs. 

Week 12

                                       Animal Welfare what is it when it comes to farm animals.

Week 11

In a paragraph below describe what the best poultry feed should be used in everyday farming. 

week 10

                                                  Today's topic will be on Brooder boxes

In a paragraph below please describe what is a brooder box and what is it used for. 

Week 9

                                         Today we will be talking about Poultry Biosecurity.

In a Paragraph below please explain why this is soooooo important to know and understand when we deal with poultry. 

Week 8

This post is about chicken anatomy.

Today's post is about the basic anatomy of a chicken.  In a paragraph below explain what you have learned in today's post.

Week 7

This is a great topic to talk about. 

The photo above shows a few different breeds of chickens. In a paragraph below please describe what are the best breeds of chickens to have.  

Week 6

Welcome to another fun week with poultry.

This week we are going to learn about turkeys. In a Paragraph tell me what you know about turkeys.  Such as how many different turkeys are their or what do they eat or what are they used for or how big do they get or what do they eat and so on. 

Week 5

This weeks topic is going to be about what is the best incubator on the market.

This Incubator shown above works well and gets the job done. We have had two of these for a few years now and we always get about 96% hatch rate every time. Please tell me what you feel is the best incubator on the market and why.

Week 4

                                                     On with another exciting week.

The photo above shows you how to candle an egg and what to look for. Please respond on how to candle an egg and what we are looking for when we do this.

Week 3

                        Let's spend a few minutes and check out what chicken Embryology is.

With learning the development of a baby chick please write a paragraph below describing the process of the development.  

Week 2

Today's class will be going over a few key points in how to take care of a baby chick.

                                   In a paragraph please explain what is Pasty Butt?

Week 1

           
                                         Welcome to the new semester of Poultry 1 class. 

                                In a few sentences tell me why you want to take this class.

Week 15

                                             Woo Hoo another week of poultry learning

In a paragraph explain what is poultry?

Week 14

Barred Plymouth Rocks or "Barred Rocks", as they're called, are one of the most popular dual-purpose chickens on small farms today. Their heritage is unclear with reports of different crosses, but what is clear is that they're very friendly and great layers. 

This is really a good bird for the family farm here are a few questions to answer. 

A. How many eggs do they lay per week?

B. What is there prime when laying eggs?

Week 13

Hello,
Today we are going to take a look at EMU weight and names.  Our school's EMU is one month old and growing fast. We just got the DNA kit in the mail and should get the results back in a few weeks. So we should start looking at names and figuring that part out. Below are a few questions to answer. 

#1. We don't have the EMU tested yet to see if its a male or female however what are some names we could name it
#2. What is the weight of our four week old emu?

Week 12

Hello to all,

Today's topic will be on how to properly band your poultry bird.  Some may ask what is a poultry band and what is the purpose. Well the answer is quite simple but before we talk about it here are a few questions to answer. The photo below shows you one kind of ban for your poultry birds. 

A. How many banding methods are there for your poultry birds? 

B. The photo above shows what type of banding?

C. How should we band our EMU?

Week 11

                                                         SAVA EMU In The House

Sooooooo to my students I was able to make a 11 hour trip to find this little baby emu that is the same age as what we should have had hatch.  I am supper excited to learn about this cute thing and hope my students are too. Below are a few questions to answer.

#1. What do we need to feed this two week old EMU?

#2. What is the weight of this animal as of today?

Week 10

                                                                " How to Bathe a chicken"                                                                

 Wellllll its fun but be careful some of them can be mean about it lol Washing a chicken is necessary so that it will look its best when in a FFA or 4-H show, or to just clean a chicken that's a bit dirty. If you've never heard of washing a chicken, don't worry, its not hard and your chicken will love it. 

A. Explain how we wash a chicken?

Week 9

Hello to all,

Soooo bad news about the EMU eggs. None of them hatched and well I can't figure it out. Please answer the questions below.

A. Why do you think they did not hatch?
B. Did the EMU eggs past all the tests we found?

Week 8

Elk Grove SAVA Day 49 EMU

Wellll here we are at day 49 at the Elk Grove Site and the emu eggs should be hatching any day now. Watch this short video and tell me two things.

A. What kind of test is this?
B. Do you think its alive?  

Week 7

Hummmmm..... How do we know if there's a live emu in there?

Sooooooo its getting closer to hatch day for our emu's eggs. Today lets learn a few ways to test an emu egg to see if there is anything inside it after 33 days. Below are a few questions to answer.

A. Explain how we could test our emu eggs to see if they are alive?
B. The photo above is using what test method? 

Week #6

                                         Hummmm I wonder what kind of chicks these could be?

Sooooo Today we are going to learn a few things about turkeys. They are a very interesting bird and you can find these birds in the wild or in a local farm. Down below are a few questions that need to be answered and don't forget to have fun:)  

A. What Kinds of Turkeys are there?

B. How much do they weigh when full grown?

C. Which bread of turkey is the best to eat?

D. Does a turkey lay eggs to eat?

Week 5

Good Day to all my students and guest:)
Today's topic will be looking at chicken combs so lets have a little fun. 

From this photo please list what each chicken comb name is below. 

#1. 

#2. 

#3.

#4. 

#5. 

#6. 

#7. 

Week 4

Soooooo we have passed a few weeks now with the EMU eggs. Should be lots of fun and hope these things hatch in 51 days. But for now here are a few questions to look up.

A. If we decided to slaughter an EMU " Which we will never do" How much meat per carcass?
B. Where could I find EMU meat around the Sacramento valley if I wanted to get some?
C. How much per pound would it be?

Week #3

Such an interesting bird and look at those feathers.  Emus have three toes on each foot with a claw at the end of each toe and under each foot is a thick cushion pad. So lets discover a few questions. 

A. Each step that an emu takes when walking is about how many feet?
B. Emus are ratites, a group that includes all species of flightless birds what are the types?

Week #2

                                      THE ELK GROVE EMU EGGS FIRST WEIGHT

This week we need to understand how much does the emu egg looses in weight per week. 

   

A. How often do we weigh an EMU EGG?

B. How much do they loose in weight?

First week 2018

This is the Second largest bird in the world called an EMU.

Hello,

Welcome to the first Poultry class for this spring 2018 school year. I would like you all to get ready and have fun because we are going to get EMU eggs next week and try again to hatch them. In a few words please answer the following questions;

A.  What is an EMU?
B.   Do you as the student know anything about these birds?
C.   What does this bird eat?