Success StoryPoultry Peeps
Poultry Peeps
Author: Dianna Reed
Planning Unit: Johnson County CES
Major Program: Agriculture
Plan of Work: Livestock and Crops
Outcome: Intermediate Outcome
The Johnson County Extension Council and the 4-H Program Council identified Agriculture knowledge and practice for youth as a program priority for the Plan of Work. To address this need, the 4-H Agent offered Classroom Poultry Incubation programming. Over 130 youth have learned the parts of an egg and built their own egg candling boxes, candled eggs to check for embryo development, learned how to use an incubator, understand what is required to raise chickens, and that poultry are utilized for a variety of agriculture purposes and products. They received brooder box materials to house the chicks at school after the hatch. As a result of this program, some youth took chicks home to start their own flocks. In total, 23 dozen eggs were set and incubated during this program, and the first round of hatches averaged an 88% and a 91% hatch rate.
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