Chicken Coop

• Toss a small handful or two of scratch into the coop, especially under the roosts.
• Water should be given on Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays. If you come to the coop before 4:00PM, there are water jugs available in the main office. If you come after 4:00, please bring a couple of gallons of water from home. 
• Food can be refilled when low. Our food is stored in the metal trash can. 
• Collect eggs from nest boxes. 
• Use sanitizer before exiting coop, and wash with soap and water as soon as possible.
• Remember, chickens should never go in the storage room.

Washing & Storing Eggs:

At BTMES we rinse our eggs in warm water, and using the pads of your fingers (not finger nails) you should be able to get the egg clean. We then sanitize the eggs by rinsing the egg with a mild bleach water solution, and pat the eggs dry with a paper towel. There are small bottles of bleach water in the coop for you to bring you, above the right hand window. 

The video below shows the procedures of washing eggs and refilling food and water. The video has some old information about collecting, washing, and bringing eggs into school. This summer you may keep any eggs you collect.