The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-08-13
BUDDY VISITS THE
BABY CHICKS
By LUCIA MALLORY

Buddy Sandusky lives with his father
and mother near Il chicken hatchery
One day his mother took him to see It,
While they were there Buddy watched
Mr.. Smith fill the upper room of the
big incubator with beautiful brown
eggs.
On the way home, he said, "MOther,
an incubator is little house with an
upstairs room and a downstairs room.
The upstairs room keeps the eggs
warm like an old hen until they hatch
Please, what is the downstairs room
for?
His mother said, Buddy, when the
chickens come out Of their shells, Mr..
Smith will let you see for Yourself"
How soon will they come out?"
ut takes three weeks for baby chicks
to hatch. Would you like to keep count
of the days."
"Oh yes, Mother!
When they reached home his mother
took a big sheet of paper and drew
squares on it with a black crayola
Every day Buddy took a crayola and
made q big cross in Il square. Then he
went up to the hatchery and watched
Mr. Smith work. Once Buddy saw him
turn the eggs over. Another day he
saw him sprinkle the eggs with little
warm water.
The days went by. When Buddy had
10 squares filled with crosses, he asked,
"Will the chickens hatch tomorrowY'
NO" said mother, 1.-The day after to-
morrow. l will go with you to see
them"
When thye went to the hatchery his
mother walked but Buddy ran all the
way. He could hardly wait another
minute to see the chicks hatch.
Mr.. Smith put Buddy on stool and
said, Watch that brown egg there.
Soon it will give little jerk
Buddy sat aS still as a mouse and
watched. The egg jerked. A little
broken spot appeared I'm the shell. An
other little jerk. Another broken spot.
Soon Buddy realized that he was see
ing something pick row of little holes
right straight around the middle of the
shell.
Buddy was so excited he could not
talk. He could only make little sounds
of delight. He whispered to himself, 1T
is the little chicken--all inished-try-
Ing to get out"
When the row of holes was done the
chick began to push. 1t heuved and it
pushed and the shell began to break.
Buddy almost forgot to breathe.
The little chick heaved and pushed
many times. The eggshell broke in two.
The chicken struggled. The two halves
of the eggshell fell away. He was out.
The chicken was not pretty and
fluffy. He was wet and ugly. He rested
minute or two. Then his neck began
to straighten. His legs began to stretch
out. He stood up on two wobbly feet.
He held up his head. He staggered
toward the light at the front of the
upper room.
He slid down through IA slit into the
lower room. He was the first chick tJ
get out of his shell.
WiltItu IllHl Stl uIt anu
fluffy. He saw what bright eyes he had
He saw his beautiful Rhode Island Red
color. He saw him stand up and walk
around
Other. chickens came dropping down
into the warm little room.
Buddy said, Mother, | have seen Il
baby chick break out of his shell. |
have seen him drop down into the
lower room. And now | know what the
lower room Is for. 1t Is where baby
chickens get warm and dry and fluffy
1t Is where they walk around and take
their exercise"
You are right, Buddy"
Mother, think it Is wonderful to
see baby chickens hatch"
$50 did |, Buddy"
Then they went home.