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Chicken egg hatching calendar

Chicken eggs hatch about 21 days after they go into the incubator, usually between day 20 and day 22. Lockdown (stop turning, raise the humidity) is on day 18. Pick the setting date below for your own calendar.
Eggs set on
Length (days)
21
Average: 21 days. Adjust it for your breed.
Hatch date
Mon, Mar 22, 2027
Usually Mar 21 – Mar 23, 2027

Milestones

    🥚
    Eggs set
    Day 0 · Mon, Mar 1, 2027
    Turn the eggs at least five times a day until lockdown.
    🔦
    Candle the eggs (first check)
    Day 7 · Mon, Mar 8, 2027
    🔦
    Candle again (second check)
    Day 14 · Mon, Mar 15, 2027
    🔒
    Lockdown: stop turning, raise the humidity
    Day 18 · Fri, Mar 19, 2027
    Keep the incubator closed until the hatch is over.
    🐣
    Hatch day
    Day 21 · Mon, Mar 22, 2027

How the date is worked out

Hatch date = setting date + 21 days. Day 0 is the day the eggs go in, so eggs set on Mar 1, 2027 reach lockdown on Mar 19, 2027 and hatch on Mar 22, 2027 (usually Mar 21, 2027 to Mar 23, 2027). Candle at about one third and two thirds of the way: days 7 and 14.

Good to know

Chicks start to pip within about a day of day 21. Lockdown on day 18 is the day the Texas A&M AgriLife guide moves eggs to the hatcher.

Day-by-day incubation chart

For eggs set on Mar 1, 2027. Turn the eggs at least five times a day until lockdown (Texas A&M AgriLife).
DayDateWhat to do
0Mon, Mar 1, 2027Set the eggs
1Tue, Mar 2, 2027Turn the eggs
2Wed, Mar 3, 2027Turn the eggs
3Thu, Mar 4, 2027Turn the eggs
4Fri, Mar 5, 2027Turn the eggs
5Sat, Mar 6, 2027Turn the eggs
6Sun, Mar 7, 2027Turn the eggs
7Mon, Mar 8, 2027Turn the eggs · Candle the eggs (first check)
8Tue, Mar 9, 2027Turn the eggs
9Wed, Mar 10, 2027Turn the eggs
10Thu, Mar 11, 2027Turn the eggs
11Fri, Mar 12, 2027Turn the eggs
12Sat, Mar 13, 2027Turn the eggs
13Sun, Mar 14, 2027Turn the eggs
14Mon, Mar 15, 2027Turn the eggs · Candle again (second check)
15Tue, Mar 16, 2027Turn the eggs
16Wed, Mar 17, 2027Turn the eggs
17Thu, Mar 18, 2027Turn the eggs
18Fri, Mar 19, 2027Lockdown: stop turning, raise the humidity
19Sat, Mar 20, 2027Don’t turn; keep the incubator closed
20Sun, Mar 21, 2027Don’t turn; keep the incubator closed · Hatching may start
21Mon, Mar 22, 2027Don’t turn; keep the incubator closed · Hatch day
22Tue, Mar 23, 2027Don’t turn; keep the incubator closed · Last usual hatch day

2027 hatching calendar: setting date, lockdown and hatch date

Every setting date of 2027 with its lockdown day and hatch day, month by month.
January 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Jan 1Jan 19Jan 22, 2027
Jan 2Jan 20Jan 23, 2027
Jan 3Jan 21Jan 24, 2027
Jan 4Jan 22Jan 25, 2027
Jan 5Jan 23Jan 26, 2027
Jan 6Jan 24Jan 27, 2027
Jan 7Jan 25Jan 28, 2027
Jan 8Jan 26Jan 29, 2027
Jan 9Jan 27Jan 30, 2027
Jan 10Jan 28Jan 31, 2027
Jan 11Jan 29Feb 1, 2027
Jan 12Jan 30Feb 2, 2027
Jan 13Jan 31Feb 3, 2027
Jan 14Feb 1Feb 4, 2027
Jan 15Feb 2Feb 5, 2027
Jan 16Feb 3Feb 6, 2027
Jan 17Feb 4Feb 7, 2027
Jan 18Feb 5Feb 8, 2027
Jan 19Feb 6Feb 9, 2027
Jan 20Feb 7Feb 10, 2027
Jan 21Feb 8Feb 11, 2027
Jan 22Feb 9Feb 12, 2027
Jan 23Feb 10Feb 13, 2027
Jan 24Feb 11Feb 14, 2027
Jan 25Feb 12Feb 15, 2027
Jan 26Feb 13Feb 16, 2027
Jan 27Feb 14Feb 17, 2027
Jan 28Feb 15Feb 18, 2027
Jan 29Feb 16Feb 19, 2027
Jan 30Feb 17Feb 20, 2027
Jan 31Feb 18Feb 21, 2027
February 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Feb 1Feb 19Feb 22, 2027
Feb 2Feb 20Feb 23, 2027
Feb 3Feb 21Feb 24, 2027
Feb 4Feb 22Feb 25, 2027
Feb 5Feb 23Feb 26, 2027
Feb 6Feb 24Feb 27, 2027
Feb 7Feb 25Feb 28, 2027
Feb 8Feb 26Mar 1, 2027
Feb 9Feb 27Mar 2, 2027
Feb 10Feb 28Mar 3, 2027
Feb 11Mar 1Mar 4, 2027
Feb 12Mar 2Mar 5, 2027
Feb 13Mar 3Mar 6, 2027
Feb 14Mar 4Mar 7, 2027
Feb 15Mar 5Mar 8, 2027
Feb 16Mar 6Mar 9, 2027
Feb 17Mar 7Mar 10, 2027
Feb 18Mar 8Mar 11, 2027
Feb 19Mar 9Mar 12, 2027
Feb 20Mar 10Mar 13, 2027
Feb 21Mar 11Mar 14, 2027
Feb 22Mar 12Mar 15, 2027
Feb 23Mar 13Mar 16, 2027
Feb 24Mar 14Mar 17, 2027
Feb 25Mar 15Mar 18, 2027
Feb 26Mar 16Mar 19, 2027
Feb 27Mar 17Mar 20, 2027
Feb 28Mar 18Mar 21, 2027
March 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Mar 1Mar 19Mar 22, 2027
Mar 2Mar 20Mar 23, 2027
Mar 3Mar 21Mar 24, 2027
Mar 4Mar 22Mar 25, 2027
Mar 5Mar 23Mar 26, 2027
Mar 6Mar 24Mar 27, 2027
Mar 7Mar 25Mar 28, 2027
Mar 8Mar 26Mar 29, 2027
Mar 9Mar 27Mar 30, 2027
Mar 10Mar 28Mar 31, 2027
Mar 11Mar 29Apr 1, 2027
Mar 12Mar 30Apr 2, 2027
Mar 13Mar 31Apr 3, 2027
Mar 14Apr 1Apr 4, 2027
Mar 15Apr 2Apr 5, 2027
Mar 16Apr 3Apr 6, 2027
Mar 17Apr 4Apr 7, 2027
Mar 18Apr 5Apr 8, 2027
Mar 19Apr 6Apr 9, 2027
Mar 20Apr 7Apr 10, 2027
Mar 21Apr 8Apr 11, 2027
Mar 22Apr 9Apr 12, 2027
Mar 23Apr 10Apr 13, 2027
Mar 24Apr 11Apr 14, 2027
Mar 25Apr 12Apr 15, 2027
Mar 26Apr 13Apr 16, 2027
Mar 27Apr 14Apr 17, 2027
Mar 28Apr 15Apr 18, 2027
Mar 29Apr 16Apr 19, 2027
Mar 30Apr 17Apr 20, 2027
Mar 31Apr 18Apr 21, 2027
April 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Apr 1Apr 19Apr 22, 2027
Apr 2Apr 20Apr 23, 2027
Apr 3Apr 21Apr 24, 2027
Apr 4Apr 22Apr 25, 2027
Apr 5Apr 23Apr 26, 2027
Apr 6Apr 24Apr 27, 2027
Apr 7Apr 25Apr 28, 2027
Apr 8Apr 26Apr 29, 2027
Apr 9Apr 27Apr 30, 2027
Apr 10Apr 28May 1, 2027
Apr 11Apr 29May 2, 2027
Apr 12Apr 30May 3, 2027
Apr 13May 1May 4, 2027
Apr 14May 2May 5, 2027
Apr 15May 3May 6, 2027
Apr 16May 4May 7, 2027
Apr 17May 5May 8, 2027
Apr 18May 6May 9, 2027
Apr 19May 7May 10, 2027
Apr 20May 8May 11, 2027
Apr 21May 9May 12, 2027
Apr 22May 10May 13, 2027
Apr 23May 11May 14, 2027
Apr 24May 12May 15, 2027
Apr 25May 13May 16, 2027
Apr 26May 14May 17, 2027
Apr 27May 15May 18, 2027
Apr 28May 16May 19, 2027
Apr 29May 17May 20, 2027
Apr 30May 18May 21, 2027
May 2027
SetLockdownHatch
May 1May 19May 22, 2027
May 2May 20May 23, 2027
May 3May 21May 24, 2027
May 4May 22May 25, 2027
May 5May 23May 26, 2027
May 6May 24May 27, 2027
May 7May 25May 28, 2027
May 8May 26May 29, 2027
May 9May 27May 30, 2027
May 10May 28May 31, 2027
May 11May 29Jun 1, 2027
May 12May 30Jun 2, 2027
May 13May 31Jun 3, 2027
May 14Jun 1Jun 4, 2027
May 15Jun 2Jun 5, 2027
May 16Jun 3Jun 6, 2027
May 17Jun 4Jun 7, 2027
May 18Jun 5Jun 8, 2027
May 19Jun 6Jun 9, 2027
May 20Jun 7Jun 10, 2027
May 21Jun 8Jun 11, 2027
May 22Jun 9Jun 12, 2027
May 23Jun 10Jun 13, 2027
May 24Jun 11Jun 14, 2027
May 25Jun 12Jun 15, 2027
May 26Jun 13Jun 16, 2027
May 27Jun 14Jun 17, 2027
May 28Jun 15Jun 18, 2027
May 29Jun 16Jun 19, 2027
May 30Jun 17Jun 20, 2027
May 31Jun 18Jun 21, 2027
June 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Jun 1Jun 19Jun 22, 2027
Jun 2Jun 20Jun 23, 2027
Jun 3Jun 21Jun 24, 2027
Jun 4Jun 22Jun 25, 2027
Jun 5Jun 23Jun 26, 2027
Jun 6Jun 24Jun 27, 2027
Jun 7Jun 25Jun 28, 2027
Jun 8Jun 26Jun 29, 2027
Jun 9Jun 27Jun 30, 2027
Jun 10Jun 28Jul 1, 2027
Jun 11Jun 29Jul 2, 2027
Jun 12Jun 30Jul 3, 2027
Jun 13Jul 1Jul 4, 2027
Jun 14Jul 2Jul 5, 2027
Jun 15Jul 3Jul 6, 2027
Jun 16Jul 4Jul 7, 2027
Jun 17Jul 5Jul 8, 2027
Jun 18Jul 6Jul 9, 2027
Jun 19Jul 7Jul 10, 2027
Jun 20Jul 8Jul 11, 2027
Jun 21Jul 9Jul 12, 2027
Jun 22Jul 10Jul 13, 2027
Jun 23Jul 11Jul 14, 2027
Jun 24Jul 12Jul 15, 2027
Jun 25Jul 13Jul 16, 2027
Jun 26Jul 14Jul 17, 2027
Jun 27Jul 15Jul 18, 2027
Jun 28Jul 16Jul 19, 2027
Jun 29Jul 17Jul 20, 2027
Jun 30Jul 18Jul 21, 2027
July 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Jul 1Jul 19Jul 22, 2027
Jul 2Jul 20Jul 23, 2027
Jul 3Jul 21Jul 24, 2027
Jul 4Jul 22Jul 25, 2027
Jul 5Jul 23Jul 26, 2027
Jul 6Jul 24Jul 27, 2027
Jul 7Jul 25Jul 28, 2027
Jul 8Jul 26Jul 29, 2027
Jul 9Jul 27Jul 30, 2027
Jul 10Jul 28Jul 31, 2027
Jul 11Jul 29Aug 1, 2027
Jul 12Jul 30Aug 2, 2027
Jul 13Jul 31Aug 3, 2027
Jul 14Aug 1Aug 4, 2027
Jul 15Aug 2Aug 5, 2027
Jul 16Aug 3Aug 6, 2027
Jul 17Aug 4Aug 7, 2027
Jul 18Aug 5Aug 8, 2027
Jul 19Aug 6Aug 9, 2027
Jul 20Aug 7Aug 10, 2027
Jul 21Aug 8Aug 11, 2027
Jul 22Aug 9Aug 12, 2027
Jul 23Aug 10Aug 13, 2027
Jul 24Aug 11Aug 14, 2027
Jul 25Aug 12Aug 15, 2027
Jul 26Aug 13Aug 16, 2027
Jul 27Aug 14Aug 17, 2027
Jul 28Aug 15Aug 18, 2027
Jul 29Aug 16Aug 19, 2027
Jul 30Aug 17Aug 20, 2027
Jul 31Aug 18Aug 21, 2027
August 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Aug 1Aug 19Aug 22, 2027
Aug 2Aug 20Aug 23, 2027
Aug 3Aug 21Aug 24, 2027
Aug 4Aug 22Aug 25, 2027
Aug 5Aug 23Aug 26, 2027
Aug 6Aug 24Aug 27, 2027
Aug 7Aug 25Aug 28, 2027
Aug 8Aug 26Aug 29, 2027
Aug 9Aug 27Aug 30, 2027
Aug 10Aug 28Aug 31, 2027
Aug 11Aug 29Sep 1, 2027
Aug 12Aug 30Sep 2, 2027
Aug 13Aug 31Sep 3, 2027
Aug 14Sep 1Sep 4, 2027
Aug 15Sep 2Sep 5, 2027
Aug 16Sep 3Sep 6, 2027
Aug 17Sep 4Sep 7, 2027
Aug 18Sep 5Sep 8, 2027
Aug 19Sep 6Sep 9, 2027
Aug 20Sep 7Sep 10, 2027
Aug 21Sep 8Sep 11, 2027
Aug 22Sep 9Sep 12, 2027
Aug 23Sep 10Sep 13, 2027
Aug 24Sep 11Sep 14, 2027
Aug 25Sep 12Sep 15, 2027
Aug 26Sep 13Sep 16, 2027
Aug 27Sep 14Sep 17, 2027
Aug 28Sep 15Sep 18, 2027
Aug 29Sep 16Sep 19, 2027
Aug 30Sep 17Sep 20, 2027
Aug 31Sep 18Sep 21, 2027
September 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Sep 1Sep 19Sep 22, 2027
Sep 2Sep 20Sep 23, 2027
Sep 3Sep 21Sep 24, 2027
Sep 4Sep 22Sep 25, 2027
Sep 5Sep 23Sep 26, 2027
Sep 6Sep 24Sep 27, 2027
Sep 7Sep 25Sep 28, 2027
Sep 8Sep 26Sep 29, 2027
Sep 9Sep 27Sep 30, 2027
Sep 10Sep 28Oct 1, 2027
Sep 11Sep 29Oct 2, 2027
Sep 12Sep 30Oct 3, 2027
Sep 13Oct 1Oct 4, 2027
Sep 14Oct 2Oct 5, 2027
Sep 15Oct 3Oct 6, 2027
Sep 16Oct 4Oct 7, 2027
Sep 17Oct 5Oct 8, 2027
Sep 18Oct 6Oct 9, 2027
Sep 19Oct 7Oct 10, 2027
Sep 20Oct 8Oct 11, 2027
Sep 21Oct 9Oct 12, 2027
Sep 22Oct 10Oct 13, 2027
Sep 23Oct 11Oct 14, 2027
Sep 24Oct 12Oct 15, 2027
Sep 25Oct 13Oct 16, 2027
Sep 26Oct 14Oct 17, 2027
Sep 27Oct 15Oct 18, 2027
Sep 28Oct 16Oct 19, 2027
Sep 29Oct 17Oct 20, 2027
Sep 30Oct 18Oct 21, 2027
October 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Oct 1Oct 19Oct 22, 2027
Oct 2Oct 20Oct 23, 2027
Oct 3Oct 21Oct 24, 2027
Oct 4Oct 22Oct 25, 2027
Oct 5Oct 23Oct 26, 2027
Oct 6Oct 24Oct 27, 2027
Oct 7Oct 25Oct 28, 2027
Oct 8Oct 26Oct 29, 2027
Oct 9Oct 27Oct 30, 2027
Oct 10Oct 28Oct 31, 2027
Oct 11Oct 29Nov 1, 2027
Oct 12Oct 30Nov 2, 2027
Oct 13Oct 31Nov 3, 2027
Oct 14Nov 1Nov 4, 2027
Oct 15Nov 2Nov 5, 2027
Oct 16Nov 3Nov 6, 2027
Oct 17Nov 4Nov 7, 2027
Oct 18Nov 5Nov 8, 2027
Oct 19Nov 6Nov 9, 2027
Oct 20Nov 7Nov 10, 2027
Oct 21Nov 8Nov 11, 2027
Oct 22Nov 9Nov 12, 2027
Oct 23Nov 10Nov 13, 2027
Oct 24Nov 11Nov 14, 2027
Oct 25Nov 12Nov 15, 2027
Oct 26Nov 13Nov 16, 2027
Oct 27Nov 14Nov 17, 2027
Oct 28Nov 15Nov 18, 2027
Oct 29Nov 16Nov 19, 2027
Oct 30Nov 17Nov 20, 2027
Oct 31Nov 18Nov 21, 2027
November 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Nov 1Nov 19Nov 22, 2027
Nov 2Nov 20Nov 23, 2027
Nov 3Nov 21Nov 24, 2027
Nov 4Nov 22Nov 25, 2027
Nov 5Nov 23Nov 26, 2027
Nov 6Nov 24Nov 27, 2027
Nov 7Nov 25Nov 28, 2027
Nov 8Nov 26Nov 29, 2027
Nov 9Nov 27Nov 30, 2027
Nov 10Nov 28Dec 1, 2027
Nov 11Nov 29Dec 2, 2027
Nov 12Nov 30Dec 3, 2027
Nov 13Dec 1Dec 4, 2027
Nov 14Dec 2Dec 5, 2027
Nov 15Dec 3Dec 6, 2027
Nov 16Dec 4Dec 7, 2027
Nov 17Dec 5Dec 8, 2027
Nov 18Dec 6Dec 9, 2027
Nov 19Dec 7Dec 10, 2027
Nov 20Dec 8Dec 11, 2027
Nov 21Dec 9Dec 12, 2027
Nov 22Dec 10Dec 13, 2027
Nov 23Dec 11Dec 14, 2027
Nov 24Dec 12Dec 15, 2027
Nov 25Dec 13Dec 16, 2027
Nov 26Dec 14Dec 17, 2027
Nov 27Dec 15Dec 18, 2027
Nov 28Dec 16Dec 19, 2027
Nov 29Dec 17Dec 20, 2027
Nov 30Dec 18Dec 21, 2027
December 2027
SetLockdownHatch
Dec 1Dec 19Dec 22, 2027
Dec 2Dec 20Dec 23, 2027
Dec 3Dec 21Dec 24, 2027
Dec 4Dec 22Dec 25, 2027
Dec 5Dec 23Dec 26, 2027
Dec 6Dec 24Dec 27, 2027
Dec 7Dec 25Dec 28, 2027
Dec 8Dec 26Dec 29, 2027
Dec 9Dec 27Dec 30, 2027
Dec 10Dec 28Dec 31, 2027
Dec 11Dec 29Jan 1, 2028
Dec 12Dec 30Jan 2, 2028
Dec 13Dec 31Jan 3, 2028
Dec 14Jan 1Jan 4, 2028
Dec 15Jan 2Jan 5, 2028
Dec 16Jan 3Jan 6, 2028
Dec 17Jan 4Jan 7, 2028
Dec 18Jan 5Jan 8, 2028
Dec 19Jan 6Jan 9, 2028
Dec 20Jan 7Jan 10, 2028
Dec 21Jan 8Jan 11, 2028
Dec 22Jan 9Jan 12, 2028
Dec 23Jan 10Jan 13, 2028
Dec 24Jan 11Jan 14, 2028
Dec 25Jan 12Jan 15, 2028
Dec 26Jan 13Jan 16, 2028
Dec 27Jan 14Jan 17, 2028
Dec 28Jan 15Jan 18, 2028
Dec 29Jan 16Jan 19, 2028
Dec 30Jan 17Jan 20, 2028
Dec 31Jan 18Jan 21, 2028

Frequently asked questions

How long do chicken eggs take to hatch?

About 21 days in an incubator, usually between day 20 and day 22.

When is lockdown for chicken eggs?

Day 18: stop turning, raise the humidity and keep the incubator closed until the hatch is over.

When should I candle chicken eggs?

Around day 7 and day 14, before lockdown. Don’t open the incubator after lockdown.

Can I use a different length for my breed?

Yes. Change the length (in days) in the calculator; the date, the window and the milestones move with it. The Android app keeps the length for each animal or batch you save.

Where the numbers come from

Sources: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension: Incubating and Hatching Eggs (Table 1); MSD Veterinary Manual: Approximate Incubation Periods. Breeds and individual animals differ; change the length in the calculator if yours usually runs early or late. These dates are estimates, not veterinary advice: ask your veterinarian about your animal.
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