Hatch Baby Chicks in Rochester

HATCH THE CHICKEN

Homestead Lisa & Steve are now serving Rochester and surrounding areas, Hatch The Chicken makes it easy to experience the miracle of baby chicks hatching right at your home, senior care homes, schools, libraries, and more. Our all-inclusive program provides fertilized eggs, an incubator, a brooder, starter feed, and full support—no farm or prior experience needed. It’s a fun, hands-on way to bring new life into your living room.

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Rochester Hatch The Chicken

Hatch The Chicken Rental Package

$255

Five week indoor rental
We offer rentals from March through September based on availability.
Delivery, setup, and pick-up (within the parameters of the Free Delivery area outlined below)
Mini incubator
Seven fertile 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 heat source
Quick guide on caring for the incubator, fertile 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 Rental Packages include FREE DELIVERY to the Rochester Area from Webster to Victor to Westgate and to Greece. If you live further than the listed areas, you may incur a predetermined transportation fee. For customers outside of our FREE DELIVERY area, please call us toll-free 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.

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:

The girls are raised to be hens for Rent The Chicken
The girls are raised as breeding stock for Hatch The Chicken
The boys are raised to be roosters to fertilize eggs for Hatch The Chicken
The girls are raised to lay eggs for our families
The boys are raised to protect our flocks to help keep them safe
The chicks are sold to families looking to expand their flocks
The roosters are sold to families looking to protect their flock

Hastings, New York - Homestead Lisa and Steve are serving the Rochester Area, and the Central New York Area with Hatch The Chicken. They are egg-cited for their 7th season with Rent The Chicken and providing an educational and fun experience to the young and old alike. Homestead Lisa and Steve have lived in the Central New York area all their lives and are happy to be retired from corporate and county jobs. Homestead Steve was a volunteer firefighter for 30 plus years. They have two grown children and three grandchildren. Homestead Lisa is known as the Egg Lady to her numerous egg customers and the "Chicken Lady" ever since she was featured in some local magazines and newspaper articles. Look for them at various Central New York events including the Syracuse Winter Fair, local farmer's markets, and the Herkimer County Fair. Homestead Steve and Lisa love to talk chickens with people and answer all of their questions.

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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