Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences will be exhibiting at KTU on March 28th!

Title: From Egg to Chick…What really happens under the shell?

Lead by: Amy Parsons, Extension Project Associate – APSC

Abstract: It takes twenty-one days for a fertile egg to develop into a chick and changes in the embryo’s growth are visible during each day of development. Students will have the opportunity to view into eggs which have been incubated to days 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. Pictures of development following these days will also be available so that students can see the entire development process.

Virginia Cooperative Extension is a product of cooperation among local, state, and federal governments in partnership with tens of thousands of citizens, who, through local Extension Leadership Councils, help design, implement and evaluate Cooperative Extension's needs-driven programs. 4-H is the comprehensive youth development program of Virginia Cooperative Extension. Young people from ages 5 to 18 engage in hands-on learning experiences under the guidance of 4-H agents and trained adult or teen 4-H volunteers. The Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences at Virginia Tech works in cooperation with Virginia Cooperative Extension to provide and assist with the implementation of hands-on livestock and poultry programs. Extension faculty in our department also oversee youth contests held at the Virginia State Fair and State 4-H and FFA contests. Youth interested in participating in these activities should contact the departmental Extension Specialist in their specified species of interest.