
Hatch Baby Chicks in Grand Rapids
HATCH THE CHICKEN
Homestead Heather & Mike bring the magic of chick hatching right to your home, senior care homes, schools, libraries, and more. Our all-inclusive, in-home experience provides fertilized eggs, an incubator, a brooder, starter feed, and full support—making it easy to witness new life and create lasting memories with your family. No farm, no fuss—just feathered fun!
Grand Rapids Hatch The Chicken
Hatch The Chicken Rental Package
$210
Five week rental
We offer rentals from February through October based on availability.
Delivery and pick-up (predetermined meetup location in Ionia, MI - see below for delivery details)
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, pay via Credit Card online by clicking here or over the phone toll free at 844-310-8782

Additional Notes
Possible Transportation Fees: Our Hatch The Chicken rentals include FREE DELIVERY and free pick up to our predetermined meetup location in Ionia, MI on a predetermined day with a time to be determined closer to the meeting date. Through the pandemic, we learned that with an amazing tutorial video, our renters can watch the video, and "setup" the incubator in minutes! Otherwise, delivery can be provided to the Grand Rapids area for $100-$280 for total transporation costs depending on your location.
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.
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


Haslett, Michigan - Homestead Heather & Mike with their sons Garrett & Hayden provide Rent The Chicken to Ann Arbor, Detroit Metro, Grand Rapids, Lansing and, Mid-Michigan. They also provide Hatch The Chicken to Ann Arbor, Detroit Metro, Grand Rapids, Lansing and, Mid-Michigan. Mike is a GM electrician out of Flint, MI. He keeps the farm and chickens in “lights and gadgets”. Heather works as Financial Secretary for a local Union and she maintains the records for the farm. Hayden (13 years) is the woodworker and chicken social activity caretaker. Garrett (14 years) is the marketing guy and baby chick care taker. The family works together making coops and deliveries. When a friend suggested joining the Rent The Chicken family, Heather pitched the idea to Mike. He said “Babe, you got to do this, you're already halfway there!” Being a chicken lover her whole life, Heather feels at home with the flock and helping new families and children fall in love with chickens. Mike is learning to “wing it” teaching children about the Hatch The Chicken program and building coops for new customers. Their farm “Woods to Lake Rentals” is home to dogs, cats, ducks, turkeys and of course chickens! They are very Egg-cited to welcome everyone to the Rent The Chicken and Hatch The Chicken family!
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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