# Your Very First

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Your Very First is a Core Keeper achievement for hatching a pet from an egg ([Steam achievement list](https://steamcommunity.com/stats/1621690/achievements/)).

Scope: crafting an Egg Incubator and completing the first hatch on PC, rather than pet builds, leveling or every egg location.

## Craft and power the incubator

The Egg Incubator hatches Pet Eggs and is crafted at the Copper Workbench ([0.6.0 patch notes, 10 May 2023](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1621690/view/3703691393800612788)). It must be powered with electricity to hatch an egg ([Developer Q&A, 24 May 2023](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1621690/view/3718329360967337784)). Generators supply electricity ([0.4.0 patch notes, 15 June 2022](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1621690/view/3351254920156300089)), and everything connected to a lit wire is powered ([0.5.1.0 patch notes, 13 December 2022](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1621690/view/3639501852722603980)). Place the incubator where power can reach it before putting an egg in.

## Find a Pet Egg

Use a Pet Egg, not just any egg: Dodos, for example, produce Eggs that are used to cook Cakes ([1.0.0 patch notes, 27 August 2024](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1621690/view/4247544173389770568)). Different Pet Eggs hatch into different pets ([0.6.0 patch notes, 10 May 2023](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1621690/view/3703691393800612788)). Some Pet Eggs can be found in crates or digging spots, some are dropped by bosses and some are sold by certain merchants ([Developer Q&A, 24 May 2023](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1621690/view/3718329360967337784)). The achievement does not require a particular pet species; its description is "Hatched your first pet from an egg" ([Steam achievement list](https://steamcommunity.com/stats/1621690/achievements/)).

## Incubate, then hatch

1. Put the Pet Egg in the powered incubator ([Developer Q&A, 24 May 2023](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1621690/view/3718329360967337784)).
2. Wait for it to hatch into a Cracked Egg, then take the Cracked Egg out ([0.6.0 patch notes, 10 May 2023](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1621690/view/3703691393800612788)).
3. Open the Cracked Egg. On PC, right-click it in the hotbar ([1.0.0 patch notes, 27 August 2024](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1621690/view/4247544173389770568)).
4. Add the pet to the Pet Slot in the character window ([0.6.0 patch notes, 10 May 2023](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1621690/view/3703691393800612788)). Opening the Cracked Egg does not equip the pet automatically ([1.1.0.2 patch notes, 18 March 2025](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1621690/view/537722458840499820)).

## Confirm the goal

Check the platform achievement list for Your Very First after hatching. Its condition is the hatch itself, not a pet's level: reaching max level on a pet is a separate achievement, Pet Prodigy ([Steam achievement list](https://steamcommunity.com/stats/1621690/achievements/)).

If the Copper Workbench is not available yet, [[Tips for Beginners]] covers the early crafting loop. [[Cooking]] covers the Cooking Pot and its recipe book.