Dylan Cannon, right, observes his newly-hatched chick while Charlotte Sizemore looks on, also holding a newly-hatched chick.
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South Fork Elementary first grader Dylan Cannon, left, cradles a chick in his hand while his classmates wait their turn to get one.
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South Fork Elementary first grade teacher Malloy Brown, right, hands a chick to student Charlotte Sizemore while others wait in line to receive their chicks.
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First grader Charlotte Sizemore laughs out loud while holding her yellow chicken in Mallory Brown’s class at South Fork Elementary.
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From left, South Fork Elementary first graders Rosy Dim, Julius Carmona and Owen McDowell pet their chicks before returning them to their cage.
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South Fork Elementary first grader Mariah Sykes closely observes her small black chick before returning it to its cage.
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Students in Mallory Brown’s first grade class at South Fork Elementary take a look at the cracked eggs after their chicks hatched.
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Mariah Sykes stands over two dozen eggs that were kept in Mallory Brown’s first grade class for 21 days.
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Three first graders use a flashlight to observe what’s going on inside of the eggs before they hatched.
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South Fork Elementary first graders in Mallory Brown’s class hold their newly-hatched chicks one day in class.
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South Fork Elementary first grader Jayce Ardoin pets his newly-hatched chick one day during Mallory Brown’s class.
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Mallory Brown’s first grade class at South Fork Elementary recently raised 15 chicks. Pictured is one of those chicks, which were still in their eggs when students got them.
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Pictured are South Fork Elementary students in Mallory Brown’s first grade class holding the chicks they raised in class for the last month. Front row, from left, Cameron Hampton, Trinity Payne, Mariah Sykes, Peyton Desoto, Owen McDowell, Kevin Green, Charlotte Sizemore, Kyleigh Boeke, and Addy Priester. Back row, from left, Mallory Brown, Jayce Ardoin, Julius Carmona, Rosy Dim, Dylan Cannon, Wesley Wainwright, Mikey Plaisance, David Graves, and Trae Razo.