Petsos' Bros poster: a hen and her chicks hatching beside a basket of eggs

Hatching Quality Chicks

Our story

Two brothers,
one very busy coop.

Petsos’ Bros started the way most good things do — with a question nobody could answer. What actually happens if we let one of the eggs hatch? One incubator and a lot of waiting later, we had chicks, and neighbours started asking whether they could buy some.

So we made it a real business. We collect the eggs, candle the fertile ones, run the brooder, weigh out the feed, hand-letter the price board and handle every sale ourselves. Our parents supervise the money and the meet-ups — everything else is on us.

01

It started with one egg

We wanted to know if a backyard egg could really hatch. It could.

02

The neighbours asked first

Word travelled down the street faster than any advert we could have made.

03

We drew a price board

Hand-lettered, taped to the stand, and still the version we go by today.

04

Now we are open for orders

Eggs, chicks and feed — reserve ahead, collect fresh, meet the flock.

Twenty-one days

Keep scrolling.
It hatches behind you.

The egg in the background is on the real timeline. Scroll down and it rocks, cracks, splits open and a chick climbs out — the same twenty-one days that happen in our incubator.

Day 1

The egg is set

A candled fertile egg goes in pointed-end down at 99.5°F. From here the only job is patience.

Day 18

Lockdown

We stop turning, raise the humidity and close the lid. Everything from now on happens inside the shell.

Day 20

The first pip

The chick breaks through with its egg tooth. One small star-shaped crack — and the egg starts rocking on its own.

Day 21

Zipping

It turns inside the shell, cutting a ring the whole way around, then pushes until the cap lifts clean off.

Hatched

Dry and loud

Wet and wobbly for a few hours, then fluffed up and shouting. That is the point a chick can go home with you.

What we sell

Three things.
All of them done properly.

Everything comes from the same flock, so an egg you eat, an egg you hatch and the feed you take home all trace back to the same coop.

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Fresh eating eggs

Collected daily, wiped clean, never washed with detergent, and sold in the quantity you actually want.

Sold by the dozen or 1½ dozen
Mixed brown, cream and white
Dated the morning they are collected
Bring your own carton and we will refill it

Good Eggs
Brighter Days! ♡

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Fertile eggs & chicks

Hatching eggs candled before they leave us, plus healthy day-old chicks already eating and drinking on their own.

Fertile eggs for your own incubator
Day-old chicks, brooder-started
Sexed chicks, choice of breed
Free hatching tips with every order

Same Flock. Same Care.
Stronger Tomorrows. ♡

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Chicken feed

The same feed our flock eats, so you can top up without buying a whole sack from a farm store.

Small bag
Large bag — better value
Exactly what our own birds are fed
Perfect for small backyard flocks

Healthy Birds
Happier Homes! ♡

The price board

Straight off the sign
on our stand.

Same prices we wrote by hand and taped to the table. No rounding up, no surprises at pickup.

Fresh & Fertile Eggs & Chicks

Farm fresh · locally raised

1 Dozen EggsFresh farm eggs

$9.99

1½ Dozen EggsFresh farm eggs (18 count)

$16.49

1 Dozen Fertile EggsFor hatching

$12.99

1½ Dozen Fertile EggsFor hatching (18 count)

$21.99

2 Sexed ChicksHealthy, happy chicks (choice of breed — call for availability)

$14.99

Chicken Feed

🌿Locally raised 💙Healthy animals 👪Family operated 🌱Supporting our community

How it works

From the coop
to your carton.

Four steps, done every single day, whether we have one order or ten.

Morning collection

Eggs come out of the nesting boxes first thing, get wiped down and go into the cool box with the date on them.

Sort & candle

Eating eggs on one side. Anything destined for hatching gets candled against a light so you only pay for eggs worth setting.

Brooder time

Chicks stay under the lamp until they are dry, fluffed, eating and drinking on their own. Nothing leaves early.

You collect

You message us, we set your order aside, and you pick it up fresh. Come say hello to the hens while you are here.

Why buy from us

Small flock. Short chain.
Nothing hidden.

🐣Healthy chicks only

If a chick is not strong, eating and drinking, it does not go in a box. We would rather refund you than rush it.

🔍Fertile eggs are candled

We check hatching eggs against a light before they leave, so you are setting eggs that are actually worth the incubator space.

📅Dated the day collected

Every carton is marked with the collection date. You always know exactly how fresh your eggs are.

🌱Same feed we use

The feed we sell is the feed our own flock eats. Buy a couple of scoops instead of a whole sack you cannot store.

👥Run by the two of us

You are not buying from a warehouse. You are buying from the two kids who did the chores that morning.

💬We answer questions

First time hatching? Message us. We will walk you through the temperature, the turning and the waiting.

Chick care 101

Taking chicks home?
Read this first.

Everything we tell every customer, written down so you have it after you leave the stand.

Set the brooder up before the chicks arrive

Have the box warm and settled at least an hour before you bring chicks home so they walk straight into the right temperature.

A deep cardboard box or plastic tub with high sides
A heat lamp or brooder plate at one end only
Pine shavings or paper towel on the floor — never newspaper, it is too slippery
Chick starter crumb and a shallow water dish with clean pebbles in it

Temperature: start warm, come down every week

Week one sits around 95°F / 35°C at chick height, then drop roughly 5°F each week until they match the outside temperature.

Huddled together right under the lamp means too cold
Pressed against the far corners, panting means too hot
Spread out, moving around, cheeping softly means it is right

Always heat one end only, so the chicks can choose.

Food and water for the first weeks

Chick starter crumb and fresh water, available all day, every day.

Dip each chick’s beak in the water once when it first arrives
Put clean pebbles or marbles in the water dish so nobody can drown
No kitchen scraps or treats for the first couple of weeks
Change the water at least twice a day — they will make a mess of it

Hatching your own fertile eggs

Fertile eggs take about 21 days in an incubator.

Let eggs rest pointed-end down for 12–24 hours after you get them home
Run the incubator at roughly 99.5°F / 37.5°C with steady humidity
Turn the eggs at least three times a day until day 18
Stop turning on day 18 and leave the lid closed until they hatch

No hatch is ever guaranteed — even perfect eggs and perfect incubators do not hit 100%.

Storing the eating eggs

Our eggs come to you unwashed, with their natural bloom still on the shell.

Unwashed eggs keep on the counter for around a week
Once you wash them, they must go in the fridge
Not sure how old one is? Float it in water — sinkers are fresh, floaters go in the bin

The flock

Around the coop.

Our mark, drawn for the stand

Petsos' Bros poster with the slogan Hatching Quality Chicks — Hatching quality chicks

+ Photo slot — the hens in the run

Questions

Things people ask us
at the stand.

What is the difference between an eating egg and a fertile egg?

An eating egg is exactly what it sounds like — breakfast. A fertile egg has been with a rooster and can be put in an incubator to hatch into a chick. They look the same from the outside, so we keep them clearly separated and labelled.

How old are the chicks you sell?

Day-old chicks, already dry, fluffed up and feeding on their own. We never send one out that is still weak or wobbly.

Can you tell me if a chick is a hen or a rooster?

Honestly, no — not reliably at a day old. Nobody can with backyard mixed chicks. You will know for sure in a few weeks by the comb, the tail feathers and the noise.

Do you guarantee that fertile eggs will hatch?

We guarantee the eggs were candled and looked good when they left us. What happens after that depends on your incubator, your temperature and your humidity, so we cannot promise a hatch rate. We are happy to help you troubleshoot.

Why are your eggs not washed?

A freshly laid egg has a natural coating called the bloom that seals the shell. Washing it off makes the egg spoil faster. We wipe eggs clean instead and let you decide whether to wash them right before you cook.

How do I pay, and how do I collect?

Send us your order first so we can set it aside. Pickup is arranged with our parents present, and payment happens at pickup. Bring your own egg carton if you have one and we will refill it.

Can I visit and see the chickens?

Yes — that is most people’s favourite part. Just arrange it with us ahead of time so an adult is around, and please do not bring other birds along.

Follow the flock

Hatch days, chores
and very loud chicks.

We post every hatch. If you want to see chicks come out of the shell in real time, this is where it happens.

YouTubePetsos’ Bros → TikTok@petsos_bros2 → Facebook@petsos_bros →

Place an order

Build your order.
Pay now or at pickup.

Pick what you want, choose how you would like to pay, and we will set it aside with your name on it. Collection only — nothing is posted.

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Collection or delivery

Collect from our stand, or we drop off locally for a small fee.

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When we are open

After school on weekdays, and most of Saturday morning.

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Live chicks

Handed over in person, with a grown-up there. Bring a ventilated box.

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A note for parents

Run by two 11-year-olds with a parent supervising every order and meet-up.

Ready when you are

Fresh eggs this week.
Chicks next.

Reserve what you want, come and meet the flock, and take home something that hatched about a hundred metres from where you are standing.

Place an order Check the prices

Hatchingquality chicks.

Two brothers,one very busy coop.