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