Hen vs incubator

[SpiritWolf]

Hi,
I'm fairly new to raising chickens. I bought my first 4 baby chick's back in March 2022, next 7 Chick's in May, and 15 Guineas arrived in June. We are working on being a self-sufficient farm. I've been reading a lot about raising chicken for eggs, but when it comes to hatching new chick's I'm not sure what is best. Letting my hens do the work or buy an incubator. Any advice from seasoned chicken raisers will help.
Thanks

 

[Perris]

Let the hens do it, if you have a broody or two among them, and you don't want to raise scores at a time. You might find this useful
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...hatch-a-long-and-informational-thread.457488/