if you know anything about how to hatch a chicken with an incubator i need your help!?

Question

ok. for my science prodject i have hatch 8 chickens using a incubator. (8chickens using a store bought incubator and 8 using a incubator giving me a grand total of 16 chickens)i have never hatched chickens in my life. i alredy know what kind of chicken i using. (one from the plymoth rock breed). I need to know where to find an incubator. (a website or a store in southern califorina would be helpful) i also need a brooder. I also need tips/instructions on how to hatch a chicken. i have a book and ive been to the library but they only had one book on the subject that proved helpful to me. (i know thats stupid). I also need to know exactly what i need to carry out this part of my prodject. (such as a supply list) Thanks any help is greatly appreciated

Answer 1

http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/ There are many more places like this around, just engine search for hatcheries.
Check out that website for incubators and brooders. Also, if you have a Farm and Fleet, Fleet and Farm, Tractor Supply Co. store around you they will all either have those items in stock or have a catalog to order them from. Check all the above's prices and find the cheapest. You are going to need some feed for the chicks when they are born. Go with a good 18% or 20% non-medicated feed. Also make sure you have waterers. You really do not need to invest in a brooder, just get a heat lamp and place it about 18 inches of the ground for the first few days. Then you can start to raise it judging by the chicks actions. Also make sure their pen is draft free. For the first week or so ad a couple TBSPs of sugar to their water, this will give them a boost. Good luck, I'm sure you'll do great. : )

P.S. Make sure you read the directions for the incubator a couple times. You need to make sure you can control the temperature and moisture levels perfectly.

Answer 2

Well,sadly i can't give you the direct answer to this. All i know is that there are many classes (usually 1st grade) where the teachers have the children to a egg hatching experiment. Try going to teaching websites!!!

Answer 3

You can get everything you need at Murray Mcmurray Hatchery at www.mcmurrayhatchery.com, i have hatched lots of chicks it is hard but worth it, they are so cute when they hatch.Hope it helps.