Wyandotte County 4-H members qualify to attend National 4-H Youth Summit Agriscience Conference

Tabitha Burt, a 4-H member, with a display that was part of a poultry study she conducted with Elise Collins. The display was at the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Library. The two Wyandotte County 4-H members have been given the opportunity to present their findings at a national 4-H Youth Summit. (Photo from Wyandotte County 4-H)

Elise Collins and Tabitha Burt, ninth grade 4-H members from the Piper 4-H Community Club, have been given the opportunity to present findings from their poultry study during the National 4-H Youth Summit Agriscience Conference in Washington, D.C., in January 2020.

The 4-H members conducted a survey at two libraries and the Providence-Ball YMCA as part of their study.

They created posters showing how those living in an urban community could raise chickens on a budget and the benefits of eating fresh eggs. Their display included a chick life cycle exploration set with model eggs showing stages of egg development, along with other educational materials and hatching incubators.