MIDDLETOWN Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County 4-H Program will be beginning a new online series called Incubation and Embryology Online hosted by Maggie Smith, 4-H Animal Science Program Manager.

Typically, Incubation and Embryology is a Program that 4-H would partner with local schools to implement in grades one through three to spend twenty-five days learning all about the importance of incubation and embryology. Teachers and students would participate in this great hands-on science activity and physically watch the transformation of embryo to chick.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and schools being closed, Maggie Smith and the Orange County 4-H Youth Development team are working to bring their programming to youth and families who are now spending most of their time home and social distancing. Smith will be completing the entire Incubation and Embryology Program herself and creating videos for youth to be able to watch and learn.

Incubation and Embryology Online will be separated into two 15-20 minute video recordings twice a week and will be viewable on Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange Countys YouTube Channel, social media accounts and website at cceorangecounty.org/resources/incubation-and-embryology-2020. Videos will be launched Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11 a.m.

Here is the entire class date and lesson schedule for the Incubation and Embryology Online Program:

April 7 Introduction to Incubation and Embryology for Chickens and Ducks

April 14 Parts of the Egg

April 16 Candling our Chicken and Duck Eggs

April 21 Science Experiments with Eggs

April 23 Getting our Brooder Boxes Ready

April 28 Watching our Chicken Eggs Hatch!

April 30 Play Date and Chick Facts

May 5 Watching our Duck Eggs Hatch!

May 7 Play Date and Duckling Facts

For more information, follow on the CCE Facebook page, Orange County 4-H Facebook page, by visiting cceorangecounty.org and their YouTube channel: CCE Orange.

For more information call Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County at 344-1234.

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4-H Incubation and Embryology online program - Times Herald-Record