SYLACAUGA, Ala. – In a hands-on project designed to close out the school year, students at B.B. Comer Elementary School learned about science, agriculture, and teamwork through a chicken hatching project conducted in partnership with the Talladega County Extension Office 4-H Program.
Students in the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades each played a role in the project. Fourth-grade students selected the six eggs that would be used after observing and discussing the options. Fifth-grade students helped assess and house the eggs, while sixth-grade students explored the science behind the hatching process, including incubation timelines and the role of chickens in agriculture.
By the end of the school year, four of the six eggs had successfully hatched.
Talladega County 4-H Coordinator Aaron Rainey said support from grants, Extension partnerships, and taxpayer funding helps make educational programs such as the chick hatching project possible at no cost to local students and schools.
