ChickQuest alumni resources

You’ve taken the workshop—now you’re an eggs-pert! Stay connected to the ChickQuest community for offers and events! Get the supplies you need to hatch more great learning!

ChickQuest videos

These videos will help your students better understand eggs and chicks.

Where do eggs come from?

The infertile egg

The fertile egg

Marketing and selling eggs

Environmental egg farms

Poultry and agricultural careers

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Helpful resources

Here’s more information about raising chicks in the classroom.

Order materials

Meyer Hatchery has the eggs and chickens you need for ChickQuest. Teachers can send an email to info@meyerhatchery.com, and can find more helpful information on the Meyer Hatchery blog and the Learning Center page.
Visit the 4-H online store to order ChickQuest student logbooks or teacher guides.

Incubator setup: step by step

Watch this video to review setup and use of your new incubator!

More ChickQuest resources

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ChickQuest: A classroom journey through the life cycle of chickens

2 lessons, 8 files

What is the life cycle of a developing chick? From monitoring living eggs to observing chicks, these STEM activities pique curiosity, encourage collaboration and communication, and provide young scientists with unforgettable experiences. …

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Life cycle of chickens (Elementary)

How long does it take a chicken egg to hatch? What is happening within the egg? This course describes the stages of chick development from embryo to hatchling.

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Structure and function of eggs (Elementary)

How can a shell protect a developing chick in an egg? This course describes the structure of a chicken’s egg and how it functions to protect the chick until it hatches.

ChickQuest stories

Hear about other ChickQuest experiences!

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Egg-cited about STEM learning

Mar 6, 2023

Akron and Columbus hosted Ohio teachers for the final ChickQuest workshops of this school year! 89 educators gathered for a day of training in each location. All attendees left with hands-on experience in the program, as well as supplies to do the …

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Cleveland gets ChickQuest workshop TWICE!

Feb 21, 2023

ChickQuest hit Cleveland not once but twice this month, thanks to the Ohio Soybean Council and the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation. Ohio educators gathered at a Cleveland Metropolitan Schools building, ready to learn, with both morning and …

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ChickQuest: ready to hatch

Sep 28, 2022

A group gathered at the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center on the OSU campus for another popular ChickQuest workshop. Sponsored by Ohio Soybean Council with support from Meyer Hatchery, the workshop trained over 50 teachers in the engaging …

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Back to school with ChickQuest!

Aug 4, 2022

41 Ohio teachers gathered at the Nationwide &Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center in Columbus this week for a ChickQuest workshop. The group included educators from 28 elementary schools, as well as extension agents. The workshop takes the attendees …

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ChickQuest, including some chick doctoring, too!

May 31, 2022

South Range Elementary teacher Tawny Tharp won grant materials to share ChickQuest with her third grade students. “I have been having a fun time with my students during the month of May while we waited for our incubated chicks to hatch! One of our …

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Making new friends through ChickQuest

May 23, 2022

Kim Bailey’s third graders at Fairbanks Elementary enjoyed the opportunity to hatch chicks. Thanks to the grant program, Bailey received a coupon for fertilized eggs from Meyer Hatchery and a set of classroom logbooks. Bailey shares: “We felt we had …