Scratch Egg
| Hatch Chance | Evenly spread pool; most results 8-12%. |
|---|---|
| How to get | Viking Chicken drops / missions; Taser Hen (25%) and Pizza Rooster (20%) are backup producers. |
| Hatches | Bow Chick (12%), NPC Chick (12%), Pizza Rooster (12%), Taser Hen (12%), Cosmo Brat (11%), Farmer Rooster (11%), Crest Rooster (5%) |
A bridge egg for the early chain
The Scratch Egg comes from Viking Chicken and mission rewards, and it continues the base-chicken pool while the early chain moves forward. Its main job is giving you a steady stream of common producers while you aim for the more valuable Thunder Egg path.
The exact hatch table for the Scratch Egg has not been verified yet, so this page is a guide to how it fits, not a promise of specific results.
How it fits the chain
The order is Nest Egg -> Viking Chicken -> Scratch and Thunder Eggs. Scratch keeps the base pool refreshed while Thunder moves you toward Astro Chick and the Void branch. You rarely stop using it entirely, because more producers always help.
Think of Scratch as the utility egg: it is easy to maintain, keeps your farm stocked, and costs little attention compared with the rare eggs later on.
How to farm it
- Keep Viking Chickens laying so Scratch and Thunder Eggs stay available.
- Complete missions that reward Scratch Eggs when they appear.
- Hatch the base pool for cheap producers and let the chain continue.
- Use the flow toward Thunder Eggs as your actual progression goal.
When it starts to matter less
Once the Void and Fortune branches are unlocked, Scratch Eggs become mostly producer fodder. You still want the chain alive, but you spend less time hatching them and more time on mid-game eggs.
Keep one base chain running, then let Scratch be a background income source.
Common mistakes with Scratch Eggs
The classic mistake is ignoring Viking Chicken because Scratch Eggs look boring. Scratch is the visible output, but the same producer is also laying Thunder Eggs - neglecting one usually means neglecting both.
The other is hoarding Scratch Eggs forever. They are a volume resource: hatch them into producers while you still need bodies for the PIT, instead of letting them sit in storage past the point where they help.
Frequently asked questions
What hatches from Scratch Eggs?
The base chicken pool. The exact table is not confirmed in the current build, but expect commons and producers.
Is Scratch Egg important?
It is a bridge egg: easy to maintain and keeps your producer base alive while you work toward Thunder and Void.
Can I skip Scratch Eggs?
You can progress without focusing on them, but keep the chain so your producer supply does not dry up.
Are Scratch Eggs used in fusion?
Unverified. Some community lists suggest fusion uses for base eggs, but confirm in-game before spending them that way.
Related guides
Data accuracy
Drop and hatch rates on Cluckcore come from community testing and can change between patches. Treat exact percentages as planning estimates and confirm them in-game before spending resources. If something does not match what you see, tell us via the contact page and we will update it.