However, to make sure that it
would not be just another startand-quit thing, I said, “Okay, I am
going to let you try this. But, on
one condition. If you start this
project, you must finish it. I don't
want to hear you complaining in a
few days that you are tired and
want to quit.”
The boys assured me they would
not quit, so we gathered the
equipment: a nesting box, a
couple of hot water bottles, a
calendar to keep track of the
incubation days.
Faithfully for days, they
checked the water bottle
temperature, and turned
the eggs, often getting up
in the night to make sure
the eggs were all right.
The boys set the water bottles
into the box on top of the heating
pad, covered them with a cloth,
and nestled the eggs in.
Faithfully for days, they checked
the water bottle temperature,
and turned the eggs, often getting
up in the night to make sure the
eggs were all right.
.
.
At about day fifteen, they became
impatient but stuck to it. Just
when they began to lose hope
however, the eggs hatched.
Whenever they left the
room those two little
chicks set up such a holler
that you could hear them
all the way to the hen
house.
They were instant parents and
loved it! And vice versa!
Those chicks followed them all
day long, eating and making
messes everywhere. They peeped
at night. They peeped during the
day.
Whenever they left the room
those two little chicks set up such
a holler that you could hear them
all the way to the hen house.
A few days later, the other
children wanted to go on a hike.
The boys really wanted to go with
them. However, they couldn’t
leave those two little chicks at
home, but they couldn't take
them either.
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