A flock of children and their parents joined farmer, Bee Ayer, for a Fun with Chickens workshop at the largest chicken coop in Brooklyn! The workshop began with chicken bingo - everyone traipsed about the garden searching for chickens dusting themselves, black chickens, molting chickens, chickens eating compost, etc. W...e then brainstormed what these chicks need in order to live happy lives - food, shelter, love, and friends (chickens are very social animals)!
The next activity was learning the difference between factory farmed animals and free range animals. Two brave volunteers took on the arduous task of acting out the day and the life of each type of chicken. Needless to say, it became very obvious that spending all day in a box that is your one and only place to play, eat (corn only), sleep, and poop is very unappealing. Then we went out on an egg hunt, collecting over a dozen eggs in all different colors.
The workshop finished up with chicken catching- every child had a chance to hold a chicken or try to catch one on their own. There were 4 successful captures! Click here to see more photos!