Hatch Baby Chicks in Manhattan / New York City

HATCH THE CHICKEN

Yes—even in the heart of Manhattan, you can hatch baby chicks at your home, senior care homes, schools, libraries, and more! Homestead Ida & Farmer Joe bring everything you need right to your door, making it easy for NYC families to experience the magic of new life without leaving the city. We provide fertilized eggs, an incubator, a brooder, feed, and full support. No backyard or prior experience needed—just space on a table and a little curiosity.

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Manhattan

Hatch The Chicken Package

Hatch The Chicken Rental Package

$450

We offer rentals from February through September based on availability

Five week indoor rental
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, pay online or by phone at 844-310-8782

Additional Notes

Possible Transportation Fees

Our Rental Packages include DELIVERY to Manhattan & New York City. Homestead Ida is traveling from Wallingford, CT to provide Hatch The Chicken to the City and beyond. If you live outside of the area, you may incur a predetermined yearly 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, tolls, and fuel cost, closer to delivery, there may be a slight surcharge for one or both of these items.

Renting Multiple Incubator Setups & Parking: If you’d like to rent more than one incubator setup on the same delivery date at the same location, each additional setup is $225. Please contact us to coordinate delivery. Renters are responsible for providing parking that can accommodate a full-size pickup truck.

Wallingford, Connecticut- Homestead Ida & Farmer Joe, along with their family, bring Rent The Chicken and Hatch The Chicken throughout Connecticut, Westchester County, Manhattan, and Long Island, New York. As fourth-generation farmers, they’ve spent decades sharing farm-fresh goodness through their farm stand, Farmer Joe's Gardens. Their mission goes beyond growing food—they’re passionate about inspiring a yard-to-table lifestyle full of health, flavor, and community spirit. In 2016, they were honored as National Outstanding Young Farmers of the Year, and today they’re thrilled to share their love of farming in a whole new way through Rent The Chicken and Hatch The Chicken! Truly an eggs-traordinary journey!

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

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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Toll Free: 844-310-8782