Daycare hatching kit
Hatch guarantee
One-time payment
$300 / kit
+ refundable deposit
What’s included
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READY TO HATCH. Incubator, fertile eggs, brooder, and supplies to hatch chicks and care for them for about 10 days in your child care centre.
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SUPPORT FOR EDUCATORS. A paperback instruction manual, quick setup videos, and a real person to text anytime.
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WONDER FOR LITTLE ONES. Kids aged 5 and up watch eggs hatch, see chicks take their first steps, and ask big questions about nature.
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DELIVERY INCLUDED. Our team will drop off the kit at your centre and set everything up. They’ll be back 10 days after the chicks hatch to pick everything up.
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Drop-off
Pickup
Hatch dayBy booking, you agree to our Rental Agreement and Liability Waiver.
Perfect for every kind of daycare
Child care centres
Our team drops off, sets up and picks up, so educators can stay focused on the kids.
Preschools
Hands-on science for little learners, with simple daily check-ins that fit into circle time.
Home daycares
A compact setup that fits in a living room, with a real person to text anytime.
Watch your chicks grow
Dim the lights at circle time and show the children the chick growing inside its egg.
A teeny dark dot. That’s where the chick is starting to grow.
Daycare chick care checklist
A quick daily job for whichever educator opens the room, with little helpers gathered round to watch. While the eggs incubate it takes about 30 seconds, and once the chicks hatch it’s about 5 minutes.
Egg days30 sec a day
Check the display
Top up the water if low
Chick days5 min a day
Fresh food
Fresh water
Fresh bedding
“Our students and staff… absolutely loved hatching chicks with Hatch and Learn. It was such a positive and enjoyable learning experience.”
Frequently asked questions
Help CentreIs it safe for young children?
Yes, as long as an adult watches closely and makes sure they wash up. The risk comes when kids handle chicks unsupervised or skip hand washing. Have kids wash their hands before and after holding the chicks. While handling them, no eating or drinking, no kissing the chicks, and no touching their eyes or face until they’ve washed up.
Can the eggs or chicks carry bird flu?
The risk is extremely low. Our eggs come from a commercial hatchery that must follow federal safety regulations. The risk is similar to getting eggs from a grocery store.
Do the eggs or chicks carry salmonella?
They can, but following basic hygiene rules dramatically reduces the risk. Handling any living animal has some risk, and chicks poop and pee. The best way to prevent illness is clean hands. Wash up right after handling the chicks, and don’t eat, drink or touch your face until you have. Don’t play with the chicks near food. It’s up to the adults in the room to make sure kids handle them properly.
Where do the chicks go afterward?
We donate every chick to small family farms in Indigenous, Mennonite and homesteading communities across southern Ontario, where they live the life of a typical chicken on a small farm.
What happens on drop-off day?
We set everything up and walk you through how it works. It takes about 10 minutes, and it’s a good time to ask questions.
Does someone need to be there at drop-off and pickup?
Ideally, yes. It keeps things simple. If no one can be there, let us know ahead of time so we’re on the same page.
What support do we get?
A paperback instruction manual, a video each week, and a personal cell number you can text any time of day. We’ll give you the number on drop-off day.