Jacoby Jones, a 10th grader in the Clark Central FFA chapter in Georgia, describes his supervised agricultural experience raising 13 backyard chickens in a coop he constructed with his grandparents' help. He shares the daily responsibilities of caring for the chickens including feeding, watering, and egg collection, as well as the challenges he faced, such as limited space, which he solved by repurposing a dog pen for additional room. Through this project, Jacoby developed key skills in time management, responsibility, and composting, using the chicken manure to create a compost pile for growing tomatoes.
