| The Egg Incubation Program This study is based on the life cycle of the chicken, and comes complete with curriculum and corresponding teacher guide. Also provided are reproducible, a list of activities, projects, arts and crafts, experiments and observational projects, games and a library of chicken and farm related books. Each part of the curriculum is supported by a corresponding activity/project. This is a two-phase program. The first phase is the incubation period. The incubator, egg turner and eggs are provided and set up for you. The automatic egg turner allows you the freedom from responsibility, enabling you to focus on the curriculum. And there is no need to come in over the weekend to turn them either. The only responsibility you will have is to occasionally add water, which will be explained to you when it is set up. The second phase is the brooder phase. The brooder kit is also provided and comes with cage, heat lamp, grain, hay, grain feeder and water font, etc…This phase takes place once the chicks are hatched and dried, and continues into the first or second week of the life cycle. At which time the chicks, equipment and materials are taken back. The chicks are then ready to continue their life cycle on the farm. This program is very adaptable, providing fun, hands-on education for all ages. It allows you to decide to what degree you wish to expound on. You can keep it simple or embellish on any of the desired subjects. The curriculum is very user friendly. It’s designed to alleviate the burdensome preparation that can be associated with themed education. It is set up in an outline format, and so is the corresponding teacher guide. The teacher guide suggests the initiation of related discussions for each particular part of the curriculum and points you to various projects, activities, games, arts, crafts and more. Children will be excited as they candle the eggs and follow the development of the embryo, watching it grow before their eyes. Thus enabling them to feel a close association to the chicks when they are hatched. And how amazed they will be to hear the chicks peeping in their shells, only hours before they are hatched. What a feeling of nurturing as they help feed and care for them, or as they hold them close to their heart. What an awesome experience, one that will be remembered forever. *The Egg Incubation Program is available at your location. *The Egg Incubation Program can be rented or purchased as a complete kit, to be used on an ongoing basis OR just the curriculum, separately. Contact us for details. Q & A’s Q: How much space do I need? A: Not very much space is required, the incubator is approximately 18” by 18” and the brooder (cage) is approximately 2’ wide by 3’ long. But for the most part, there will only be one of them out at a time, with the exception of the time of hatching. Q: Can this be done year round? A: Yes. I can provide this program all year round. I have access to fresh, local, fertilized eggs through out the year, even in the winter when most hens are not producing eggs. Q: Do I need to provide a certain environment to hatch the eggs successfully? A: Although they are in a self-regulating incubator, they do need to be kept in a room that is a constant temperature of 68-70 degrees and free from drafts. Q: Where do you recommend it be set it up? A: Both the incubator and brooder (once the chicks are hatched) need to be free of drafts, direct sunlight, and direct contact from heating or A/C vents, and of coarse, little children that might accidentally bump or shake the incubator or possibly open it up. It needs to be set up near an outlet to plug into. I can help you determine where the best place will be to set it up. Q: Will all of the eggs hatch? A: Not necessarily, we provide you with enough so that you will have plenty that hatch. We also believe that it is a benefit during the candling project, to see the difference between a fertilized egg and an unfertilized one. Although there are some embryos that at some point may have stopped developing for what ever reason (just like people). This may be an opportunity to seize in relation to people, depending upon the age. There is much more to learn than what is in the curriculum. If there are any eggs that haven’t hatched with in 24 hours after the rest, discard it or you may first want to dissect it. Q: Will I know if an embryo has stopped developing? A: If you are candling on a regular basis you will most likely eventually notice the progress stop or you may at some point notice a rotten egg smell. If you notice the smell, remove the egg and discard. Q: Where do the chicks go when you take them back? A: They continue the life cycle on either my farm or at one of my many friends who have farms. They are not eaten! Q: What about feeding the chicks over the weekends? Do I have to come in? A: No, the grain feeder and water font that I provide can hold enough to take them through the week end. Q: When we take out the eggs to candle, won’t that kill them? A: No, technically, they can be out for approximately 15 minutes, which you would’t even have them out for that long. But you must remember to place them back with the narrow side down. The wider end is where the air sack is, and that needs to be on top. Q: Can we see the chicks hatching? A: Yes, the incubator has a full picture window for viewing. Q: What if they hatch when we’re not here? A: First of all, we schedule the drop off and set up according to when we want them to hatch, which is 21 days from the start of incubation. We never plan for them to hatch on a Monday or Friday in the event they hatch a little earlier or later. If they begin to hatch after school hours or in the evening, it is very unlikely that they will all hatch with out you experiencing some of it. Q: How long can we keep the chicks? A: You have the option of 1-2 weeks. You can let me know when booking. Q: Can the kid’s hold them? If so, when can they start holding them? A: Yes they can hold them. I don’t recommend them being taken away from the heat lamp in the first day or two of life. PRICE FOR EGG INCUBATION PROGRAM: Daycares * Schools * Home schoolers * Scouts * Libraries Servicing Massachusetts and Rhode Island- $375 (with in a certain radius). A deposit of $100 is due upon booking, the balance is due when delivered. *Home schoolers and Scouts may receive a special discount of $50 (depending on where they are located). CONTACT US TODAY! |
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