Freshly-hatched plan is a winner with kids

Mar 17 2008 by Karen Dent, The Journal

A NEW business is taking its cracking idea to schools and care homes around the region.

The premise behind Living Eggs North East is simple – it provides organisations with a kit containing a dozen fertilised eggs and an incubator so children and the elderly can watch the chicks hatch and grow.

After 12 days, the chickens are taken to Whitehouse Farm near Morpeth, where they will spend their lives producing eggs. More than 40 schools and nurseries have signed up

Business owner Emma Reay, a former marketer and teaching assistant, said: “I’ve had dozens of schools and nurseries across the North East signing up to receive the eggs.

“The experience covers many aspects of the National Curriculum, as well as providing an invaluable learning opportunity to see real creatures born and develop in front of your eyes.”

Leigh Cavan, who owns Abacus Teaching Nursery in Heddon-on-the- all said: “We are always looking for ways to enhance the children’s learning and this has been an amazing experience for them.”