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PHOTOS: Sicamous library hosts ‘hatch-a-chick’ program

Five spring chickens hatched between March 28-29

Newly-hatched chicks announce that spring has sprung in Sicamous.

The Sicamous library hosted a chick-hatching program in the last week of March, from the company Hatch a Chick based in Vernon. Five healthy chicks hatched over two days, March 28 and 29, and were ready for visitors on Saturday, April 1.

The setup from Hatch a Chick includes an incubator for the eggs, a brooder, bedding and food for the young chicks. A heat lamp, feeder/watering system allows the chicks to live at the library comfortably for guests to enjoy for up to a week.

This is the first time the Sicamous Okanagan Regional Library branch has hosted chicks, but the Enderby location has hatched a brood a couple of times before, the library confirmed.

Children and their families were very excited to see the chicks on Saturday, following a library post announcing the arrival of the babies.

Hatch a Chick program information can be found at HatchaChick.ca or by contacting David Scherle at info@hatchachick.ca

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About the Author: Rebecca Willson

I took my first step into the journalism industry in November 2022 when I moved to Salmon Arm to work for the Observer and Eagle Valley News. I graduated with a journalism degree in December 2021 from MacEwan University in Edmonton.
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