The Spartan Chickens

St. James Day School now has its very own chickens! The Science Club students were charged with the task of designing modifications to turn a storage building already present on campus into a functional chicken coop. They also were in involved in the process of incubating and hatching the eggs that would soon become our beloved Spartan chickens. Currently, they are learning how to care properly for the chickens now that they are nearly full grown. The coop itself is still a work in progress. A chicken run is currently being built and should be finished before the chickens start laying eggs. It is projected that the outside of the coop will be completed sometime during the 2024-2025 school year. The students have plans to begin harvesting and selling the eggs as an ongoing fundraiser for the middle school. Stay tuned!