French artist wants to be a 'human hen'

French artist Abraham Poincheval sits on real chicken eggs until they hatch during a performance at the Palais de Tokyo on March 29, 2017 in Paris. Photo: AFP

The French artist who spent a week entombed inside a rock began an even more bizarre feat recently – sitting on a dozen eggs until they hatch.

Abraham Poincheval aims to become a "human hen" by sitting and laying on the eggs inside a glass vitrine at a Paris modern art museum until the chicks emerge.