Since the incubator/eggs need daily care & monitoring (watching temp/humidity, turning eggs several times a day if you don't have an automatic egg turner, watching hatch, etc.), you will probably want it at your house.
Can your Scouts do a couple "field trips" for candling, or even to come over...
Yep, we "eggtopsied", too... My 7 yr old was a bit nervous about it, I did NOT push her, told her I would "look first" and tell her what I saw. She was ok with that, once I described what I was seeing, curiosity got the better of her, she came over & participated, no problem. Was just the...
I think hatching eggs would be a phenominal and educational project on SO MANY levels for your troop... In fact one of the BIGGEST reasons I hatched eggs was for my daughters (ages 4 and 7) to experience it. Responsibility (turning eggs, monitoring 'bator), used CANDLING to view development...
There is actually documentation of developing an egg that DOES use a cup, but the cup is used as a base for a plastic "sling" and petrie dish cover utilized over the top, not more plastic.
It is a science experiment intended for the study of embryonic stages days 3 thru 18, the chicks are not...
Weird... I think he more or less believes what he's saying, if you look at some of his other videos, he DOES seem to have an interest in poultry (and car crashes). Looks like he has hatched quail (in incubator, not cups!!!!).
Ummmmm, I think he obviously left a LOT of info out, like...