The bird egg is a marvel of nature. What is more fascination than to see a fully developed baby chick emerge from an egg? Just three weeks of incubating transforms a seemingly lifeless chicken egg into and active, living being. This hands-on 4-H project offers additional science enrichment as part of the regular school program, or can be undertaken as an independent study. This program is designed to give youth the opportunity to hatch chicks in their own classroom. Students will learn to prepare the eggs and set up the incubator. During the 21 day incubation time, children can keep track of daily progress, egg turning, and testing eggs for fertility.

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Kits are available on an on loan basis only. Extension will provide the live eggs, incubators, feeding supplies and train teachers on correct methods.

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