TXMary2 Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Has anyone ever hatched chicken eggs for a science project? If so, where did you buy the eggs and equipment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 4-H has a great embryology curriculum. Call your local Extension office to see if they will assist you with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazzie Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 We bought eggs from a local farmer and he very nicely let us borrow his incubator as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 The problem is chickens are living things what do you do with them after they hatch? If you do it Ellen Mchenry has this cool free download that shows the chicken developing inside the shell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 The problem is chickens are living things what do you do with them after they hatch? If you do it Ellen Mchenry has this cool free download that shows the chicken developing inside the shell. Where I live, Cooperative Extension works with farmers who provide the eggs and then take the chicks after they have hatched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyK Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 We had some eggs hatch last year but we had a hen sitting on them. Our kids got to see one of them hatch which was really neat. We get our baby chicks sent to us from MyPetChicken.com. They also send fertile eggs for hatching and they sell the equipment you would need also. I just looked and saw that they offer Hatching eggs - for education which ships free. Here is the link http://www.mypetchic...g-Eggs-c39.aspx . I hope that helps! I've ordered babies from them many times and they are great to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Where I live, Cooperative Extension works with farmers who provide the eggs and then take the chicks after they have hatched. That would be very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 After 6 to 8 weeks meat chicks are very tasty. Just a suggestion. :D we currently have 28 meat chicks and 14 turkey chicks destined to spend time in our freezers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennynd Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 I am hatching chicken now. Actually we are on day 19 lock down. Not very sucessful, but still have 2 looks promising. Anyhow, I did arrange to have a friend who raises egg chicken to agree to take the chicks before we even started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Another option is to list the chicks on craigslist as free to a good home. You should be able to get someone to take them, if only for meat chickens. My mother's got about half a dozen extra hens, because someone drove up to her house and said "Hi. I see you have chickens. I can't take care of these girls any more -- would you like them?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 My friend does it every year. She buys her eggs on ebay. I don't know about the equipment. I think she got that on ebay, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdahoHomeschooler Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Well, if you want to have a really cool science experiment, you could actually build your own incubator! Doing this really gets into the importance of temperature and humidity on developing embryos. If you don't want to build your own, a farm/ag store in your area will probably have incubators you can buy. There are also plenty of online places to get them. The cost around $50 for a basic styrofoam box with a heater, and go up into several hundreds of dollars for 'bators with more bells and whistles. You can build a much cheaper and better 'bator than the $50 one, though. For eggs, I'd just check out Craigslist. As long as the person selling them has a rooster, you should be good to go. Your hatch rate will be much higher than with eggs purchased online. It will also be much, much cheaper than buying online. I buy eggs online, but only because I want a certain breed or variety. There is a ton of info online about hatching chicken eggs and building 'bators. Backyardchickens.com is a message board with a bunch of resources for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMary2 Posted July 8, 2013 Author Share Posted July 8, 2013 The problem is chickens are living things what do you do with them after they hatch? If you do it Ellen Mchenry has this cool free download that shows the chicken developing inside the shell. We have a friend who has chickens and she will take them. Thanks for the great suggestions. We have a local 4H so I am going to check with them first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkyandtheBrains. Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Our local 4H has an annual program to do this, they help supply the eggs and equipment and have people who will take the chickens after they hatch. They program fills up fast around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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