After defeating Yagluth and purchasing your first batch of eggs from Haldor in Valheim, an important mechanic to keep in mind when designing your chicken coop is to make sure your eggs aren’t cold. Needless to say, eggs cannot hatch while in your inventory, as they must be placed somewhere on the ground or on the floor of your built structures to hatch. However, when inspecting your eggs, you may notice the “Too Cold” status effect in brackets. While an egg is under this effect, it cannot be turned into a chicken.
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How to Heat an Egg in Valheim
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In order to properly hatch eggs in Valheim and start raising chickens, you need to prevent your eggs from being “too cold” and instead ensure they have the “hot” status effect. Fortunately, heating an egg involves a simple solution. If your character approaches a heat source in Valheim in an enclosed space, you will receive cover and fire effects simultaneously, triggering the rest effect. Likewise, their eggs must be in the same conditions so that they don’t get too cold in Valheim. In other words, an egg must be near a fire and have a roof to keep warm.
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You can of course place an egg right next to the fire to make sure it’s toasty hot until it hatches. However, this method runs the risk of the chicken cooking itself upon hatching when spawning or walking towards llamas. So you need to make sure your eggs are a safe distance away or have a wall or fence to make sure the hens stay in place. To confirm the need for a roof to prevent an egg from getting too cold in Valheim, we placed an uncovered egg near a chimney built under the floor. Despite its proximity to heat, it stayed too cold until we built a roof over it. Therefore, warmth and shelter are essential to ensure an egg hatches.
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