Success StoryChick Incubation



Chick Incubation

Author: Stephen Conrad

Planning Unit: Boone County CES

Major Program: 4-H Agriculture Core Curriculum AND Natural Resources

Plan of Work: 4-H Agriculture

Outcome: Initial Outcome

To assist teachers with their Life-cycle lessons, the Boone County Extension Service offers the 4-H Chick Incubation Project. This year The Boone County 4-H Program provided a total of 7 incubators and 7 dozen fertilized eggs to four of our schools.  A total of 125 students, ranging from kindergarten to fifth grade, witnessed the miracle of life when the eggs began hatching. 100% of the teachers reported that the program had positive impact on their ability to teach the life cycle. They also reported that 92% of the students learned for the first time about the needs of and caring for baby chicks.






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