There are two types of egg incubation: natural incubation with a broody hen and artificial incubation, according to the poultry expert. Natural incubation occurs when hens sit on the eggs (brooding) ...

Egg incubators, such as this Brinsea countertop model, offer another way to hatch chicken eggs if you don't have a broody hen. Now, on to working with broody hens. What follows is an adaptation from ...

When Pepper peeked out during the one-hour battle to escape his shell, the newborn chick saw 29 wide-eyed first-graders examining his progress.The black chick hatched on the 21st day in the incubator ...