Overview
- Players began receiving Chicken Eggs through CS2 Weekly Drops after the September 22 update, with the egg occupying both available reward slots when claimed.
- Claimed eggs appear in the main menu, hatch over time into chicks and then adult chickens, and offer interactions such as inspection, petting and a Hatchbook for saving photos.
- Community cataloguing and in‑game checks show roughly 35 visible chicken skins or variants that players can grow by feeding their chicks from drop items.
- Early observations across outlets and players indicate eggs and chickens appear non‑tradeable and Valve has not published patch notes or an official explanation for the system.
- The rollout follows Valve’s recent pullback from tradeable markets and was discovered by the community rather than announced, leaving open questions about future pets, rarity mechanics and possible monetization.