chicken care guide

A.P. Giannini Middle School Garden

Once complete, you are chicken tender certified and can

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enter the garden

1. Head towards the Gym Gate and retrieve the key ​in the lockbox COMBINATION 0000
2. Unlock the gate and return the key to the lockbox ​*make sure you spin the lock so it locks shut*
3. Once you go through the gate, swing it behind ​you to look “closed” so nobody enters behind you
4. Walk up the stairs, turn left and go down the ​stairs to enter the garden. The chicken coop is in ​the southeast corner of the garden.
   

Let chickens out

Unlock the chicken coop COMBINATION APM24

*make sure the code aligns with the dark line*

Feed the chickens

Refill the Food Dispenser

1. Take food dispenser off the hook and refill with food pellets located in the first ​metal trashcan.
2. Sprinkle dried oregano into the dispenser after each scoop of food.
3. Hang the food dispenser back up on the hook and make sure the dispenser ​doors are open to reveal the food.

Refill the Grit Bowl if Low or Empty

1. Grits looks like little white stones. If grit level is low or empty, use your ​judgment whether to pour out the remains of the bowl because it's full of straw ​or to keep what's in it.
   
2. If grits look contaminated with poop, please toss it out.
   
3. Refill grit bowl from the grit bag in the metal can. Then hook the bowl back into ​the side of the coop mesh with the wire.
   

Clean the coop

1. Check night house for eggs. Any eggs are yours to keep.
2. Spot clean poop with the shovel and litter scooper, ​leaving behind as much clean hay as possible. Dump poop ​into the white bucket located right outside door.
3. Scrub and refill both water dispensers. Materials are ​stored in brown mesh tote bag, including key to turn on ​outdoor sink. *Add a capful of apple cider vinegar when ​refilling the water*
   

Return the Chickens

Return the chickens to the coop with the mealworms ​that are located in the metal bin outside of the coop.

1. Stand just outside the coop with the door open
2. Shake the bag of mealworms.
3. Shout "MEALWORMS"
   

Chicken care complete!

Thank you for taking care of Mushroom, Midnight, Gooseberry, and Pepper!