Success StoryChick Incubation Project



Chick Incubation Project

Author: Ryan Spicer

Planning Unit: Breathitt County CES

Major Program: Agriculture

Plan of Work: Accessing Nutritious Foods in Breathitt County

Outcome: Long-Term Outcome

Livestock and livestock products account for about half of Kentucky’s farm income. Therefore, the role of livestock and livestock projects in the Kentucky 4-H curriculum is fundamentally important. Youth must understand the role of agriculture in their daily lives, and the importance of livestock and livestock products in the type, kind and quality of the foods that they eat. To ensure this is accomplished in Breathitt County the 4-H agent partnered with 10 classroom teachers across the county and provide materials needed to complete the a chicken incubation project in all of their classrooms for approximately 285 youth. In the project youth are taught about the development of the embryo to a chick, the processes needed to incubate eggs, and then care for chicks once they have hatched. The project was designed to not only provide educational materials, but also allowed to youth to see the process take place right before their own eyes. 100% of the youth that participated in the project identified that they now had a better understanding of chicken development and the importance of livestock production in their daily lives. The 4-H agent feels that this project was great success in the county and want to continue to grow the project to reach even more classrooms in the coming years.  






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