Chicks Hatching(Ⅰ)

4 Chicks Hatching (I) Ever since I learned about my aunt's new chicken hatchery, I was extremely anxious to go see the little chicks hatching. In my mind, I pictured the new little creatures pecking out of their shells and spreading their wings for the first time! I finally got my chance in the summer when my family went to visit my aunt. The moment we arrived, I jumped out of the car and ran towards my aunt. “ Aunt, I really, really want to see little chicks coming out of the eggs. Can I, can I? Please! " I begged. “ Sure, that's possible. But it's not as simple as you think. Are you sure you're ready for it?" my aunt asked as she looked at me smiling. " Of course, just tell me what to do! " As it turned out, things in the chicken barn were not exactly as I had imagined. In the hatchery, the eggs are not hatched by hens sitting on them. Instead, they are hatched in big ovens called incubators, hundreds at a time.

Eggs are loaded into trays and put into the oven, where they spend exactly sixteen days at a very precise temperature. Raising new chicks from eggs is truly an exact science. Everything must be planned right down to the smallest detail. By the due time, when the door is opened again, all the eggs will have turned into chicks! Unfortunately, I couldn't see the process that day. My aunt told me I would have to wait one week for the next batch to come. This would be next Sunday at5: 00 a. m. I was a bit disappointed, but as with most things in life, the best experiences are worth waiting for. Sure, this will be well worth the wait, " I thought to myself. That night as I lay in bed, I could not contain my excitement. In only seven days, I would return to my aunt's chicken farm to watch a new brood of chicks being born.