Cute Chick Alert! Third Grade Classrooms in Pleasanton School Bursting with Adorable Chicks

By AUTUMN JOHNSON

They come to third grade every spring. Students at Lydiksen Elementary eagerly await the the arrival of chicks raised from eggs.

Throughout the halls of Lydiksen Elementary in Pleasanton this week, you cannot help but hear the “cheep-cheep” echoing from the classrooms. Teachers and students say this is one of the most popular project of the year.

Retired teachers Ann Kyle and Lynn Biddinger began the tradition of raising chicks in third grade 17 years ago at Lydiksen after being asked by a parent, Karen Rodriguez, to raise chicks for the science fair.

The classes learn about eggs, chicks and their life cycle for weeks before they hatch.

In March, the classes put the eggs into incubators. About 21 days later, the classrooms were suddenly bursting with chicks. Soon after hatching, the fragile babies were moved to their new homes in small swimming pools at the front of the classrooms until they are sent back to live at a local farm.

Photos, video courtesy Autumn Johnson

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