A backyard brood, once a staple of the rural and urban homesteading movement, is now trending. But unlike that innocuous sourdough starter molding in a jar on the countertop, your new chicks require specialized and dedicated care and equipment. Luckily, your local CCE association has been educating New Yorkers on the basics of raising chickens since before it was a hashtag, and is now delivering that content in an easily accessible online format.
At CCE Orange County, 4-H Animal Science Program Manager Maggie Smith, is offering a series of videos on Incubation and Embryology, just in case you want to turn your homestead experiment into a homeschool experience. Here’s a sneak peek at parts of the egg:
