Embryology Resources

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In Lancaster County, Nebraska, nearly 4,000 third graders in 175 classrooms at 53 schools incubate, candle and watch eggs hatch as part of the 4-H Embryology School Enrichment program. We have put together resources to help teachers set up incubators and make a simple brooding box for their classrooms.

NEW Videos:

• Incubator Set Up for 4-H Embryology - UNL Extension in Lancaster County, NE: How to set up a Hova-Bator model 1588 circulated air incubator.
• Brooder Set Up for 4-H Embryology - UNL Extension in Lancaster County, NE: How to setup a brooder for baby chickens in a classroom.

About Your Incubators:

• Printable Instructions for: Hovabator model 1588, Square Styrofoam Models and Wood Incubators

More Incubation Resources:

• Common Incubation Problems: Causes & Remedies (Univ of California)
• Incubation & Embryology Questions & Answers (Univ of Illinois Extension)
• 4-H Embryology in the Classroom (Penn State Univ)
• Incubation and Embryology (Univ of Illlinois Extension)
• The Incredible EGG - (4-H 165 GPM). Order from the Ohio State Univ.

Safety

• Bird Flu - Memo to Lincoln Public Schools Teachers
• Free Handwashing Poster - English & Spanish
• Don't Chicken Out Due to Unnecessary Health Concerns

Special Projects

• Development & Preservation of Embryos (Univ of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign)
• Coloring Embryos/Chicks

Raising Poultry

• About Guinea Fowl
• About Japanese Quail
• What Will I Look Like When I Grow Up
• Poultry Publications from UNL Extension
• Poultry Links & Resources from UNL Extension in Lancaster County
• Raising Ducks. Includes Incubation Resources. (Univ of Minnesota Extension)
• University of California Poultry Web Page
• Poultry Extension Resources (Penn State Univ)

Other Resources

• Nest Box Cams from Cornell Lab of Ornithology
• The Poultry Connection