Hatching Experience
🐣 Hatch Chicks at Home
Experience the magic of watching chicks hatch and caring for them in your own home.
The Shire Farm Hatching Kit is a 4-week hands-on farm experience designed for families and homeschoolers. You'll incubate eggs, watch chicks hatch, and enjoy caring for them before returning them to the farm.
What is included?
🐣 Incubation
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7 Fertile eggs
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Incubator with an automatic turner
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Candler
🐥 Chick Care
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Brooder box
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Warming plate
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Bedding and pads
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Feeder & waterer
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Chick starter feed
📚 Learning & Support
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Step-by-step hatching guide with videos
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Phone/text support
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Optional elementary curriculum
At the end of the 4-week experience, you can:
• Return the chicks to The Shire Farm
• Keep your chicks if you already have a setup
• Return roosters later if needed
By making this rental purchase, you are acknowledging your acceptance of the policies outlined below. Please read them!
Policies
Waiver & Release
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Hatch Experience?
Hatch chicks at home and watch the entire process from egg to chick in just 21 days. This four-week program has everything you need to hatch and care for the newly hatched chicks.
What’s Included?
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Fertile eggs - 7 chicken eggs
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Step-by-step hatching guide with videos
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Incubator with automatic egg turner
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Candler (to see chicks in the egg!)
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Brooder box (chick home)
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Bedding & absorbent pads
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Warming plate for chicks
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Feeder and waterer
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Chick starter feed
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Phone/text support
Optional add-on: Elementary-level curriculum (digital)
Hatch Experiance Timeline
Day 1 – Start incubation
Day 9 – Candle eggs
Day 18 – Lockdown
Day 21 – Hatch day 🐣
Day 30 – Kit return day
What Happens After Hatch?
✔ Keep your chicks
✔ Return chicks to the farm
✔ Roosters can be returned later
Educational
The hatching kit provides a hands-on learning experience that teaches children about the life cycle of chickens
Interactive
You'll have the opportunity to interact directly with our feathered friends and learn all about their fascinating behaviors and needs.
All Inclusive
The hatching kit has everything you need to expeiance baby chickens from home.
Returnable
At the end of the program, you can return the chicks to the farm if you cannot keep them.