Rather than consuming them, she incubated the fertilized eggs. And a few weeks later, they hatched eight baby chicks. She documented the entire journey on the TikTok account called @thecaliforniahome.

A content creator incubated fertilized eggs purchased from Trader Joe’s and hatched baby chicks ... chicken eggs from Trader Joe’s and brought them home to incubate and hatch them.

and the kids in the class have spent time watching the entire hatching process. "The ice storm was horrible and we all need some joy in our lives, and baby chicks bring joy," Kesseler said.