To this end I'd like to see a chicken egg incubator where only eggs are needed and the incubator.
holds 6 looted/purchased eggs
1 full day to hatch
1 full day from chick to hen
Hens are placable icons (like bikes), but become 'unclaimed' as soon as they are placed.
Hens placed by players spawn lootable nests, on the server loot spawn setting (5 days, whatever)
Once a lootable nest is looted, the nest collapses (like the airdrop box).
Chicken can be slaughtered normally for normal loot based on perks.
Egg Incubator (can run for 1 day without power) -
Perk - Advanced Engineering 1
Living off the Land 3 - Nests have a 25% greater chance to contain eggs. +1 egg in nests that contain eggs
Living off the Land 4 - Nests have a 50% greater chance to contain eggs. +2 eggs in nests that contain eggs
Living off the Land 5 - Nests have a 75% greater chance to contain eggs. +3 eggs in nests that contain eggs
Heat Lamps, Incubator Case, Incubator Cover, Car Battery
Heat Lamps - 2 head lights, 2 mechanical parts, 4 electrical parts, 2 duct tape
Incubator Case - 25 crushed glass, 4 pipes, 10 forged iron, 2 glue
Incubator Cover - 25 polymers, 10 electrical parts, 4 mechanical parts, 2 glue
That's my idea anyway...