Experiment on Hatching Rates School Project :) Need Help With Finding People to give chicks to!

[skwankschwanke]

Hi! I am an experienced chicken hatching high schooler! I used to run a chicken business with my mum when we lived in Canada, now in the US Wisconsin. I wanted to run an ethical experiment/study on hatch rates of different incubating and egg conditions like egg weight and dry hatching vs. humidity hatching. I was wondering if anybody from Wisconsin near me of course would want to maybe provide eggs, 2 incubators and a simple brooder so I could hatch the eggs and return all the supplies and chicks to you! It would be your choice of breed but I would need them all to be the same breed of chicken. I am very excited to have chickens in my life again even if it is for school lol. If you are interested message me or answer on this forum!

 

[AntiqueB]

Welcome to BYC! Your project sounds fun, and it's great you're thinking ahead to protect the chicks.

Try posting in Wisconsin's thread:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/wisconsin-cheeseheads.245700/

 

[Noraaaaa]

Welcome to BYC! I love how your experiment sounds! Good to see some more teens on here! @Logar @OrpingtonManiac

 

[Race3]

That sounds really cool! Glad I'm not the only teen who loves chickens!

 

[OrpingtonManiac]

Welcome to BYC!
Good luck with your project!
Here's the Wisconsin thread

 

[Ridgerunner]

Hi, welcome to the forum! Glad you joined!

Is this for a school project or just something you want to do? That might make a difference in getting help. You will need to explain yourself to whoever you talk to and it might give us a clue as to what to suggest.

My first suggestion is to call your county extension office. They are often involved with 4-H clubs at schools, county fairs that have chicken shows, and people raising chickens or hatching eggs for a living. Some agents and offices are better than others but you have a potential gold mine right there.

Go to local feed stores and chat with the people. They might know somebody that can help you or maybe you can post a notice on a bulletin board.

Post in the Wisconsin state thread in the "Where am I! Where are you!" section of this forum and chat with your neighbors. That is a great suggestion.

Is there a local chicken show possibly tied into the county fair? Find out who manages that and chat with them.

Good luck!

 

[Logar]

Hi! I am an experienced chicken hatching high schooler! I used to run a chicken business with my mum when we lived in Canada, now in the US Wisconsin. I wanted to run an ethical experiment/study on hatch rates of different incubating and egg conditions like egg weight and dry hatching vs. humidity hatching. I was wondering if anybody from Wisconsin near me of course would want to maybe provide eggs, 2 incubators and a simple brooder so I could hatch the eggs and return all the supplies and chicks to you! It would be your choice of breed but I would need them all to be the same breed of chicken. I am very excited to have chickens in my life again even if it is for school lol. If you are interested message me or answer on this forum!