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Mrs. Pilcher from Olive Branch, MS is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Raising Chickens From Scratch!

Help me give my students an incubator to hatch eggs from the hens on our school farm!

  • $184 goal

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My Project

Whether students are watching a chick hatch or ensuring they have clean water, food, and bedding, they are practicing patience and responsibility. Caring for a flock of chickens is a great way for students to learn about biology, compassionate animal husbandry, food science, ​and sustainable living practices. Fertilized eggs from the hens on our school farm will be hatched in our incubator. Students will candle the eggs and identify the many stages the chicks undergo during the process. Once they have hatched, they will remain in the classroom and be observed until they are old enough to be moved to our school farm. Chicken litter and egg shells will be composted and later used in the gardens as organic fertilizer.

Mrs. Pilcher Center Hill High School Grades 9-12

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At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Olive Branch, MS View local requests

Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

150 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Digital Still-Air Incubator with Automatic Turner • Carolina Biological Supply Company $115.83 1 $115.83

Materials cost

$115.83

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $8.11

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$155.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.47

Total project goal

$183.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $183.15

2 Donors

-$183.15

Donations toward project cost

-$155.68

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.47

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