chicken care guide

A.P. Giannini Middle School Garden

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Hen

Feed Chickens and ​Clean Water Bowls

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Let Chickens

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Enter the Garden

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Clean ​the Coop

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Return the ​Chick​ens

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EMERGENCY CONTACT

Chicken Care Parent Lead, Shari O’Neil | 415-731-1466 | sharidvm@gmail.com

APG Beacon Director, Beth Guy | 415-531-3124 | bguy@bacr.org

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Chicken Tender ​Certification Checklist

In order to become a chicken tender, you must read through our ​guide and complete the following tasks. This is to ensure our ​chickens are well cared for.

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Once complete, you are chicken tender certified and can

enter the garden

APG Garden

and Chicken Coop

APG Garden

and Chicken Coop

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  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.

EMERGENCY CONTACT

Chicken Care Parent Lead, Shari O’Neil | 415-731-1466 | sharidvm@gmail.com

APG Beacon Director, Beth Guy | 415-531-3124 | bguy@bacr.org

Let chickens out

Unlock the chicken coop COMBINATION APM24

*make sure the code aligns with the dark line*

Chicken Check!

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Wa​lking healthy

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No​t hen-pecked

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No​t bleeding

If a chicken does not pass the check, please TEXT an ​emergency contact

If it does not look urgent, email notification is okay.

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Mushroom
Pepper

Encourage all chickens ​to leave the coop, ​unless they are laying ​an egg.

EMERGENCY CONTACT

Chicken Care Parent Lead, Shari O’Neil | 415-731-1466 | sharidvm@gmail.com

APG Beacon Director, Beth Guy | 415-531-3124 | bguy@bacr.org

Feed the chickens

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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.


EMERGENCY CONTACT

Chicken Care Parent Lead, Shari O’Neil | 415-731-1466 | sharidvm@gmail.com

APG Beacon Director, Beth Guy | 415-531-3124 | bguy@bacr.org

Clean the coop

Please pay close attention for any signs indicating which chickens are under medication These eggs are NOT safe to consume
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  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*

EMERGENCY CONTACT

Chicken Care Parent Lead, Shari O’Neil | 415-731-1466 | sharidvm@gmail.com

APG Beacon Director, Beth Guy | 415-531-3124 | bguy@bacr.org

Return the Chickens

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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"

Pro-Tips: If you are with other family members, it helps to have the others stand behind ​the chickens and say "MEALWORMS" to sweep them toward the coop.

As a last resort, you may have to catch and carry them inside.

EMERGENCY CONTACT

Chicken Care Parent Lead, Shari O’Neil | 415-731-1466 | sharidvm@gmail.com

APG Beacon Director, Beth Guy | 415-531-3124 | bguy@bacr.org

Chicken care complete!

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

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