The Biggest Adventure EVER! Incubating chicks in school PICTURES!

[Cass]

I don't understand what money would be needed. The incubator? (I assume) If the school buys it, then the school owns it. Is that what you want or do you already own an incubator?
I'm assuming that the teacher doesn't want you do pay the extra power bill to run the 'bator 24/7 for 21 days. If you were going to keep the chickens at the school there would be expenses, but if you are supposed to take them home shortly after they hatch, then you already have what you need for chicks. So what expenses is your teacher expecting a 6th grader to pay for?

 

[Chicken0Boy]

She is talking about the incubator mostly. (Atleast I think)

I don't have an incubator, but I really do want a small incubator. I guess I might have to talk my mom into buying one.

I am not in 6th but 7th, and I am a straight a+ student so she expects alot out of me. (I am guessing this is the reason for paying for the incubator. It was my idea

so thats another reason) Also, I have raised baby chicks a few times, so I have all the stuff for them after they hatch. We are going further into life, so I thought this would be a way for me to bring something I love (chicks/chickens) into school.

Would this be a good classroom incubator?
http://www.brinsea.com/prod-Mini_Advance_fully_digital_7_egg_incubator-230.aspx
The only thing I am not sure about is how would I manage the humidity without buying that exspensive thingy on their website? oh, and would any of you recomend this?

 

[ChickLover98]

I already have the bator, I just bought the turner and I have the heat lamp etc. I'm pretty much set! We had to bump it up a day cause we dont have school Friday and I need to put em in the turner on day 2, so I'm setting them tomorrow!!!!!!!

 

[quintinp]

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that's so funny haha i was in sixth grade when i incubated at school, i brought my lg and lg turner and hatched none, we kept the incubator in a spare room that was right next door, the only thing that was bad about the experience is that my science teacher insisted on asking some of the students for eggs, the only thing he should have not done, and every egg was infertile, also at my house i had the exact same setup because i had two incubators and turners, mine hatched chicks, while the other incubator didn't bring to life any thing except for infertile egg smell, i am in the eighth grade now though, trying to convince one of my teachers that we should hatch some chicks i even tried to give him some of my good eggs, because i had lots of leftover eggs, he didn't wanna have them grrrr... his fault though he was gonna split the hatch with me, cause he needed some more chickens, he got none

 

[WriterofWords]

My students love to hatch in class. I know it's hard to understand why your teacher may not be able to pay for what you need but if we are given money for a garden it is used for the garden we can't use it for hatching.
If it was your idea to do it then your teacher probably assumes you have all the equipment for it; hatching is not a regular lower grade curriculum so most schools don't even have what's needed or a budget for them. Ours didn't so I had to get creative! I suggest you give your teacher this website: Donorschoose.org it is what I use to get items for my classroom and how we got our hatching kit. If she has questions have her email me at [email protected]12.NM.US.

My class has has several successful hatches and it really is a great way to teach the life cycle and also respect for living things.

 

[bantyhen'sfriend]

I am in high school and what I would be worried about is:

1. Students messing with the incubator, especially the settings for temp and humidity.

2. Temperature in general; schools do not keep a constant temperature in order to save money, especially in the fall/winter.

3. Students mishandling the eggs. Then again, all my friends that move here tell me that the kids, especially the boys, are really crazy. Maybe a Wisconsin thing?.

4. Weekends, no one is going to be around to add water or adjust temperature if there is a spike. Also, the school does not heat/cool the classrooms unless something is going on. Temp might be affected.

Hatching for me is stressful enough, I can't imagine how bad it would be if I had to go a whole weekend without being able to check the themperature of the 'bator or add water. Or worry about some doofus knocking over the 'bator or damaging it somehow (like playing catch with a cucumber...it's been known to happen!). But if you're willing to endure the stress and the doofus classmates, I see no problem with trying. Best of luck!

 

[silkiechicken]

bantyhen'sfriend :

I am in high school and what I would be worried about is:

1. Students messing with the incubator, especially the settings for temp and humidity.

2. Temperature in general; schools do not keep a constant temperature in order to save money, especially in the fall/winter.

3. Students mishandling the eggs. Then again, all my friends that move here tell me that the kids, especially the boys, are really crazy. Maybe a Wisconsin thing?.

4. Weekends, no one is going to be around to add water or adjust temperature if there is a spike. Also, the school does not heat/cool the classrooms unless something is going on. Temp might be affected.

Hatching for me is stressful enough, I can't imagine how bad it would be if I had to go a whole weekend without being able to check the themperature of the 'bator or add water. Or worry about some doofus knocking over the 'bator or damaging it somehow (like playing catch with a cucumber...it's been known to happen!). But if you're willing to endure the stress and the doofus classmates, I see no problem with trying. Best of luck!

All good concerns, school hatching projects often did not work because heat is shut off on weekends/nights, or kids played with the thermostat.​

 

[tinychicky]

cool! we hatched chicks in seventh grade too, but they were all from some guy in town who sells eggs and of course, all leghorns. my teacher said they usually had EEs and stars, too (actually she said "green eggs and brown eggs" so i'm just assuming

). by random breeding, the chick i took home turned out to be a prize winner for breed, so i'm not complaining. are you keeping all the chicks?

 

[Chicken0Boy]

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I kind of suspected that! My question is about some the newer post. How did you monitor the eggs during the weekend?

 

[Cass]

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I kind of suspected that! My question is about some the newer post. How did you monitor the eggs during the weekend?

Most schools have a janitor on staff even on weekends. You might be able to get permission from the Principal to enter the school once each weekend day to check on the eggs. But if you make sure that the incubator isn't plugged into an outlet that can be turned off by a switch and have an auto turner there really is no reason to check it over the weekend; just the last thing on Friday and first thing on Monday should do the trick.