Can you believe how quickly Easter is approaching this year! It always throws me off when it comes early.
We decided we needed to get started on our Easter and springtime crafts. We are so ready to move on from winter crafts to bright cheerful springtime crafts.
We started with this super easy Paper Plate Chick.
My kids love to visit our local farm store around Easter and see the baby chicks, ducks, and rabbits. Then I hear for few weeks after about how we need baby chicks. I admit they are really cute, but I don’t think the neighbors would appreciate the cuteness especially as they got older.
Paper Plate Chick Craft
Supplies:
Paper plate
Yellow paint
Yellow feathers
Orange paper
Googly eyes
Glue stick
Directions:
This paper plate chick is really easy to make. With a little help and supervision, it is suitable for kids as young toddlers.
1. Paint paper plate yellow and allow to dry.
2. Glue a few feathers to the top of the paper plate.
3. Glue 2 googly eyes to the front of the paper plate chick.
4. Cut a beak and feet from the orange paper and glue to the plate.
This paper plate chick would also make a great craft when studying farm animals.
Written by About a Mom contributor, Kim. Kim, the mama behind , is a medical social worker turned stay at home mom to three. She enjoys sharing simple crafts and activities, parenting and homemaking tips, and a lot of holiday fun.
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choose to go with a hatchery you have to wait until they are ready to ship
and then wait for the chicks to arrive. Ordering baby chicks online in
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Oregon Baby chicks are very
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knowledge to take care of
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clean and cozy
habitat A lot of food as well
as water Focus and
love Habitat Your environment could be a basic box, fish tank,
pet cat provider, or guinea
pig cage. Line it with old towels and also
coverings (without loose
strings!) to start, and after a
couple of weeks utilize straw over paper.
Keep in mind: Avoid utilizing just
paper or various other slipper
surfaces-- or your chicks legs can grow
misshapen. You likewise need
something to serve up food and
water in, such as a chicken feeder and water
dish from the feed store, or a pickle jar
cover for food and a pet dog bird water dispenser from a
pet dog shop. Additionally, as the chicks age you can present a perch
right into the environment to get them
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keep your chicks warm you should
offer them with a warmth resource.
This can be as simple as a 100 watt
light bulb in a reflective clamp design light from an equipment shop, or an infrared reptile warmth
light bulb also work extremely well (my
referral). Chicks require this
warmth 24/7 till their downy fluff is
changed with plumes (which can occupy to two months). The freshly
hatched require a temperature level
between 90 and also 100 levels,
and every week this can
be lowered by
roughly 5 levels or
so. The warmth source should be on merely one side of the cage
to allow chicks a variety of
temperatures. The chicks are your ideal
thermostat- if they are hiding in the
other corner of your warmth
light, you should
reduce the temperature level. If
they are smothering each various other under the
warmth (not just cuddling),
you should include some warmth.
Housekeeping
Cleanliness is key as
well as it keeps your chicks healthy. Be sure to change
the bedding
usually and
always provide clean
food as well as water Food as well as water.
Chicks expand quite quickly
which requires plenty of clean
food as well as water. Provide
sufficient at all times as well
as inspect
often to avoid thirsty as well as
hungry chicks. Chick food is various compared
to adult chicken food, and it comes
in both medicated and non-medicated selections. Feed chick food for the
first two months, then
switch to a raiser food (~ 17 %
protein) for an additional 2 months,
and after that to a somewhat
reduced healthy protein feed or a layer feed
(if you have layers). Dirt Some chicks like to get a running start on taking
dust baths, while others will not occupy that task up until they are
older. If you have the area in your chick
room, introduce a tray of sand or
dirt for them to shower in.
Focus and love There are a couple of benefits to hanging
out with your chicks. To start
with, they will most
likely bond with you and also
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analyze your chicks daily as well as
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catch health problem or various
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indicators. Make sure to
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their poop, as diarrhea can result in matted feathers as well
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chicks are currently fully feathery
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safety and security of your home
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