Chick Hatch 2.0 kicks into high gear!

Students at Assiniboine Community College’s Russ Edwards School of Agriculture and Environment have been busy these past few weeks preparing a space for a new flock of chickens set to take up temporary residency.

The science of it all is quite interesting as the team in Agriculture and Environment can accurately pinpoint within a few hours of when the eggs will begin hatching in their incubated environment. These eggs will hatch following a period of roughly 21 days and 6 hours.

The work is part of a livestock unit for students in the Russ Edwards School of Agriculture and Environment and gives them hands on experience working in real life situations like they would find in industry.

Once all the eggs have hatched, the chicks will be moved to a secondary environment for the next phase of their development before being returned to a local grower who partnered with the college on this unique learning opportunity.

You can watch a livestream of the hatching above thanks to second year students in the college’s Media and Communications program. This unique partnership allows for students to work with their peers across programs and share industry knowledge while working towards a common goal.

Watch the Hatch Below: