Teachers get your incubators plugged in and watered....because it's time to play 4-H Embryology! This project happens twice a year in second and third grade classrooms around Robeson County. This year 27 classrooms are signed up to hatch chicken eggs in their incubators for Round 1. That means more than 600 youth will get the chance to turn the eggs three times a day until March 31. The week of April 3 is when the magic for round one will happen.
This does take a little more prep work then just throwing some eggs in the incubator. Teachers attend a training to ensure success in their classrooms and review the curriculum. They take their incubators back to their classrooms at least two days before the eggs arrive so that the incubators can get to the right tempreture (must be between 99-101 degrees) and have the right humidity to receive the eggs.
This year we ordered or eggs and had to get them ready for pickup. When you consider we had 30 dozen eggs, that takes a little time. We ordered a variety of eggs so each classroom should have a variety of chickens that hatch. When we get a little closer to hatching date we will put up a live feed for our incubators so everyone can watch. Feel free to stay tuned for that announcement. Are you egg-cited about this life cycles project yet? We can hardly contain ourselves for the late breaking news. Stay tuned!
This does take a little more prep work then just throwing some eggs in the incubator. Teachers attend a training to ensure success in their classrooms and review the curriculum. They take their incubators back to their classrooms at least two days before the eggs arrive so that the incubators can get to the right tempreture (must be between 99-101 degrees) and have the right humidity to receive the eggs. 
This year we ordered or eggs and had to get them ready for pickup. When you consider we had 30 dozen eggs, that takes a little time. We ordered a variety of eggs so each classroom should have a variety of chickens that hatch. When we get a little closer to hatching date we will put up a live feed for our incubators so everyone can watch. Feel free to stay tuned for that announcement. Are you egg-cited about this life cycles project yet? We can hardly contain ourselves for the late breaking news. Stay tuned!
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