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Chickens for Young Women Leaders

We need supplies such as a metal door, PVC pipe, chicken wire, and feeders to build our very own chicken coop at school.

  • $1,232 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

About My Students

Ali, Finn, Amanda, and Amy are very excited about bringing chickens to the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders. After studying "sustainability," they created their campaign to offer students the opportunity to care for chickens, take home eggs, and control fire ants in our school gardens.

Amy, Amanda, Finn, and Ali were inspired by other schools in our community that have chickens on their campuses. We garden a great deal at our school, and chickens seem like a natural fit. In the course of studying the concept of "sustainability," they thought having an Egg Club at our school would be a great way to raise chickens in a kind and humane way, while creating a sustainable food source on our campus. Service learning is a central theme of our school, and opportunities on campus that allow students to serve, lead, and learn are highly encouraged. This team pitched their idea to our administration who were convinced that this would, indeed, be good for our school. Students will build and maintain a permanent coop out of wood, a mobile coop out of PVC, and a portable pen on wheels. These students have generated so much excitement about bringing chickens to our campus, our library even ordered several chicken-themed books for our school library. What leaders!

Chickens for Young Women Leaders will offer students many opportunities to learn in the classroom and beyond. Students will collaborate in their Project Lead the Way class to research, design, and build a permanent chicken coop, a portable coop, and a mobile pen using a variety of materials and tools. Students' critical thinking skills will no doubt be honed as they face the challenges ahead of them in this project. Not only will their engineering skills be needed, they will be charged to organize themselves and others to cooperatively maintain care of the chickens, their supplies, and their facilities. Amanda, Finn, Ali and Amy have envisioned a sustainable, educational way to cultivate empathy in students, as well!

In Their Own Words

Our idea is, "What are the benefits of raising farm animals on our school campus?" Our idea is important to us because it is a student driven project. We can help students become more responsible and compassionate about animals. We can also help students get more outside time. Students can also learn about managing a budget. This project is important to us because it can help our school become more green and sustainable.

We will lead the chicken committee in the long run. We will initiate the designing of the chicken coop, learning about big machinery by other students that have that experience. People could also create groups that will brainstorm ideas to improve our community or school with the chickens. There could be leaders during the summer that will help the chickens. We will continue to use organic methods to control pests and raise organic veggies on our campus.

To make a chicken coop in class we need to work together to make sure everything fits together. It will also help our communication skills, because we need to know what is already done, what needs to be done and how it needs to be done. Another good skill that will be used is empathy. Working and taking care of someone or something other than ourselves will help enhance our compassion.

Ms. Read
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Metal Door + Automatic Chicken Coop / House Door Opener / Closer Timer & Light Sensor • Amazon Business $194.99 1 $194.99
FORMUFIT P012FGP-GR-5 Schedule 40 PVC Pipe, Furniture Grade, 5', 1/2" Size, Green • Amazon Business $7.00 12 $84.00
FORMUFIT P012FGP-RD-5 Schedule 40 PVC Pipe, Furniture Grade, 5', 1/2" Size, Red • Amazon Business $7.00 10 $70.00
FORMUFIT P012FGP-YE-5 Schedule 40 PVC Pipe, Furniture Grade, 5', 1/2" Size, Yellow • Amazon Business $7.00 10 $70.00
Steelex D2580 Swivel Heavy Duty Industrial Wheel, 6-1/4-Inch • Amazon Business $16.10 4 $64.40
Precision Pet Excelsior Nesting Pads, 13 by 13-Inch • Amazon Business $19.99 3 $59.97
G & B 308418A 12-Inch x 150-Foot 1-Inch Galvanized Mesh Poultry Netting • Amazon Business $24.15 2 $48.30
Snap Clamp 1/2 Inch X 4 Inches Wide For 1/2 PVC Pipe White 10 per Bag • Amazon Business $9.06 5 $45.30
FORMUFIT F01245E-WH-10 45 degree Elbow PVC Fitting, Furniture Grade, 1/2" Size, White (Pack of 10) • Amazon Business $14.20 2 $28.40
Coolaroo Heavy Shade Fabric Roll 6ft by 15ft Wheat • Amazon Business $27.78 1 $27.78
Ware Wood Nesting Box, Small • Amazon Business $9.09 3 $27.27
Coolaroo Shade Fabric Timber Fasteners 50-Count, Green • Amazon Business $11.93 2 $23.86
BOSTITCH STCR50191/2-1M 1/2-Inch by 7/16-Inch Heavy-Duty PowerCrown Staple (1,000 per Box) • Amazon Business $11.29 2 $22.58
G & B 308476B 48-Inch x 50-Foot 2-Inch Galvanized Mesh Hexagonal Poultry Netting • Amazon Business $21.46 1 $21.46
Kaytee Gravity Bin Feeder with Bracket, Colors Vary • Amazon Business $10.23 2 $20.46
Equerry's Egg Boost, 8 oz. • Amazon Business $18.36 1 $18.36
BOSTITCH T6-8 Heavy Duty Powercrown Tacker • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
FORMUFIT F114ICO-WH-10 Internal PVC Coupling, Furniture Grade, 1-1/4" Size, White (Pack of 10) • Amazon Business $17.95 1 $17.95
DIY Chicken Coops: The Complete Guide To Building Your Own Chicken Coop • Amazon Business $16.22 1 $16.22
FORMUFIT F012STE-WH-10 Slip Tee PVC Fitting, Furniture Grade, 1/2" Size, White (Pack of 10) • Amazon Business $16.00 1 $16.00
FORMUFIT F0124WT-WH-10 4-Way Tee PVC Fitting, Furniture Grade, 1/2" Size, White (Pack of 10) • Amazon Business $15.20 1 $15.20
SolarBlaze Bright Solar Powered Outdoor LED Light - Auto ON at Night / Auto BRIGHT with Motion Sensor - Wireless Security Lighting - No Tools Peel 'N Stick - No Battery Required for Patio, Outside Wall, Stairs, Home, RV, Deck • Amazon Business $14.33 1 $14.33
Harris Farms 4226 7-Pound Plastic Hanging Poultry Feeder • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
FORMUFIT F0123WE-WH-10 3-Way Elbow PVC Fitting, Furniture Grade, 1/2" Size, White (Pack of 10) • Amazon Business $12.50 1 $12.50
Intermatic TN311 15 Amp Heavy Duty Grounded Timer • Amazon Business $11.00 1 $11.00
Harris Farms 4220 Plastic Poultry Water Fountain, 5-Quart • Amazon Business $10.93 1 $10.93
Stansport Reinforced Brown Rip-Stop Tarp, 8 x 10-Feet • Amazon Business $4.97 2 $9.94
FORMUFIT F112TEE-WH-4 Tee PVC Fitting, Furniture Grade, 1-1/2" Size, White (Pack of 4) • Amazon Business $8.80 1 $8.80
Miller Manufacturing ACC1 Wire Cage Clips, 1-Pound Bag • Amazon Business $7.38 1 $7.38
Building Chicken Coops: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-224 • Amazon Business $2.60 1 $2.60

Materials cost

$1,001.46

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$15.02

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,046.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$184.67

Total project goal

$1,231.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,231.15

6 Donors

-$1,229.39

Donations toward project cost

-$1,046.48

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$182.91

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

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