I am surprised to see how many of the above conversation regard incubation as an experiment. Some posts where homeschoolers are to assume the role of teachers need direction. Those who think because someone got lucky and happened to have a heating pad with the right temperature should think what the temp wlll be on the next heating pad. By contacting your local Cooperative Extention homeschoolers would make available to their youth everything needed for success. Even those 4-Hers invovled in the poultry projects, who offer peer socialization,and giving the chance to show their poultry at the local fair.
Incubation is a rewarding experience and a important tool for breeding better poultry.
It's not an experiment but a project with do's and don'ts. Not only is it important to take the hatching of the chicks seriously, but thought should also be given by the teachers as to who will take the chicks and care for them after they have hatched. This is a private posting area. A valid username and password combination is required to post messages to this discussion.