One week until hatching time in Class One

This week Class One had a visit from Robert, who brought us the eggs from Meanwood Valley Urban Farm two weeks ago. He candled the eggs for us, which means he shone a very bright, specially designed torch into the eggs so we could see what was inside. We invited Class Two and Class Three to come and have a look at the eggs with us. It was fascinating to see the bright red blood-vessels that had been formed around the yolk by the chick in order to provide it with the nourishment it needs to grow. In some of the eggs we could even see the chicks (which looked like a shadow at one end of the egg). I think Robert was impressed by the fantastic questions we asked. There were only a few eggs that didn't have anything inside so we are all very 'eggcited' about the imminent hatching next week. Keep your fingers crossed.