AGRICULTURE STUDENTS KEPT BUSY
We have had a busy start to the year in the Ag department. Our baby chickens arrived last week and Year 9 and Year 10 Ag students have been weighing them daily and working out the amount of food they are eating.
In week 10, they will take 2 male and 2 female chickens to Sydney to participate in the Sydney Royal School Meat Bird Pairs Competition. Until then, the students will continue to collect data on the growth of the birds and produce a slideshow on the meat bird industry in Australia and on how they have raised their chickens.
Year 7 Mandatory Technology has started the year looking into vegetable production. They have planted out their garden beds and are watching their growth, learning about requirements for germination and observing the growth phases. They have also enjoyed being close to the new chickens!
We still have our three ewes and had to mark their lambs a few weeks ago. Year 10 Ag students handled that job with ease. Hopefully, we receive a bit of rain this week to help with a bit of pasture growth.
- Belinda Schirmer, Agriculture Teacher.
