Winter 2010 Chicken Update

We have had a busy fall and continue to be busy this winter. Our egg production has dropped dramatically this year and we are investigating the reasons. Along with the fact that our chickens are a year older, we have also identified the following variables: amount of food and water, amount of light, and temperature. Over the following weeks we will research how egg production can change as chickens get older, as well as developing projects to investigate how the variables listed above can change egg production.

My question to my students is this: What do you think the next step in the Grayling Farms project should be? Should we continue with chickens or look into other projects? Remember to state your reasons for your opinion, and remember to write this as a school assignment.