Rescued Chickens to be Raised by Kindergartners at Watershed Public Charter School

Windsor Mill, MD – Watershed Public Charter School in Windsor Mill will be the beneficiaries of a recent animal surrender situation.

This morning, Baltimore County Animal Services (BCAS) will deliver six adult chickens to Watershed Public Charter School in Windsor Mill, an environmental arts school that maintains a working farm at the school property, where they will be cared for by the school’s kindergarten class as part of their structured integrated learning about science and life cycles.

“We’re very excited to receive these chickens, which will enhance learning for our whole school as part of our multi-disciplinary approach to environmental education,” said Executive Director Jessie Lehson. She added that the new chickens will replace two elderly chickens who are retiring this year to a life of leisure at the home of one of the school’s teachers.

BCAS took possession of the chickens earlier this month as part of an enforcement action where their owners were not providing adequate food, water and shelter to animals in their care.