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12 eggs from Sacramento hatched: did I just hatch a giant breed

Twelve eggs from Sacramento, and I'm already asking the big question: did you just hatch a giant breed? That's the kind of egg-citing mystery that keeps us all peeking into the brooder with equal parts hope and mild terror. I mean, what if your new feathered friend grows up to be a dinosaur? The suspense is real, and I'm here for it. If you're suddenly worried about your lap space, you might want to check out our related story on the biggest lap chicken who ate all the tomatoes, because apparently, size matters when your shoulder becomes prime real estate. Either way, welcome to the cluck-tastic chaos of chicken keeping.