FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES
Hatch Baby Chicks at Home in Calgary
HATCH THE CHICKEN
Now available in Calgary and surrounding areas, Homestead Nikki brings the unforgettable experience of chick hatching right to your home, senior care homes, schools, libraries, and more. Our all-inclusive, in-home rental includes fertilized eggs, an incubator, a brooder, starter feed, and full support. It’s a simple, clean, and heartwarming way for your family to experience new life—no prior experience needed!
Calgary Hatch The Chicken
Hatch The Chicken Rental Package
$320 CDN + GST (5%)
Five week indoor rental
We offer rentals from February through July based on availability.
Delivery, setup, and pick-up (within the parameters of the Free Delivery area outlined below)
Mini incubator
Seven high quality hatching eggs
High powered "candling light" to examine the eggs during incubation
Rent The Chicken Chick Starter Kit - brooder box, wood shavings, chick feed, water dish, feed dish, and deluxe heat source
Quick guide on caring for the incubator, hatching eggs, and chicks
A copy of the book "Where Do Chicks Come From?" by Amy E. Sklansky for you to keep
To schedule your Hatch The Chicken delivery, call us Toll Free at 844-310-8782 today or you can reserve via e-transfer by clicking here and we'll send you info on how to send the e-transfer to us.
Additional Notes
Possible Transportation Fees:
Our Rental Packages include FREE DELIVERY to Calgary, Alberta. For customers outside of our FREE DELIVERY area, please call us at 844-310-8782 for a delivery quote.
Possible Additional Fees: Due to the increase of feed cost and fuel cost, closer to delivery, there may be a slight surcharge for one or both of these items.
Hatch The Chicken renters who are participating in Rent The Chicken with coordinated delivery or pick-up of both Rent The Chicken and Hatch The Chicken receive a $25 discount.
Red Deer, Alberta - Homestead Nikki is providing Rent The Chicken to Calgary, Edmonton, and Red Deer. She is also providing Hatch The Chicken to Calgary, Edmonton, and Red Deer. Homestead Nikki is a fifth-generation farmer and rancher in central Alberta. She and her husband, Tyler, run a grain farm and a small cattle herd while raising their two daughters. In addition to farming, Nikki works as an agricultural project manager and is a partner in Willow & Wheat, a children's clothing and accessories business. Her love for livestock, particularly chickens, led her to join Rent The Chicken. Passionate about agricultural education, Nikki is committed to sharing her farming lifestyle with others. She and her family are egg-cited to bring their chickens to communities across Alberta.
What happens to the chicks?
Here are a number of scenarios as to what happens to the baby chicks after our Hatch The Chicken program is complete:
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The girls are raised to be hens for Rent The Chicken
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The girls are raised as breeding stock for Hatch The Chicken
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The boys are raised to be roosters to fertilize eggs for Hatch The Chicken
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The girls are raised to lay eggs for our families
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The boys are raised to protect our flocks to help keep them safe
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The chicks are sold to families looking to expand their flocks
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The roosters are sold to families looking to protect their flock
We can't confirm what other organizations do with their baby chicks after a hatching program but we know with our whole hearts that all of the chicks hatched with our Hatch The Chicken program provide a purpose following the rental. We value their lives and value what they bring to our business and those who participate in our programs.
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