Owego Students Raise Chickens at School

More than ideas are hatching among young people in one organization in Tioga County these days. An agri-business venture is also taking flight at Owego Free Academy.

Owego’s Future Farmers of America, or FFA, has been awarded over $4,900 as part of the Grants for Growing nationwide program sponsored by Tractor Supply Company.

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The Owego FFA plans to produce and sell chicken eggs right at the school.

Students in the new Animal Science and Building Trades career and technical programs have worked together to build chicken coups to house a flock of birds donated by a local resident. Animal Science program will take care of the flock and students this spring will incubate eggs to build the flock.

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