Ducklings Delight!

This spring at Grier, duck eggs hatched into fluffy baby ducklings! During their unit on embryology, seventh grade students in Mrs. Fernandes' Life Sciences class incubate duck eggs. The students candle the eggs periodically to examine embryo development. While candeling the eggs, the students observe the blood vessels in the yolk sack and watch for movement in the developing chick. This year's cluch hatched around Mother's Day, after 26 days of incubation. Students observed and cared for the ducklings for two weeks before the ducklings found permanent homes at local farms.