Word Meaning 孵化

めんどりは孵化するまで卵を抱きます。

The hen sits on her eggs until they hatch.

卵から孵化したてのメダカにはどのようなえさをあげればよろしいでしょうか？

What should you feed killifish that have just hatched from their eggs?

孵化後まもないヒナは、産毛が濡れていますが、２時間もすると乾いてフワフワになります。

The down of chicks that have just hatched is damp, but after two hours it dries out and becomes fluffy.

４月に孵化した雛も５ヶ月になった。身体の大きさは親鳥とほぼ同じ、オス鳥のとさかが少し小さいぐらいか。

The chicks hatched in April have also become 5 months old. Their bodies are about the same size as their parents, about the only difference is that the roosters have smaller crests than their father.

鶏の頭数を、卵から孵化する前に数えておくのは非常に賢明なやり方だ。何故なら、鶏というのは無闇矢鱈に動き回るものだから、正確に数えることなど出来ない。

People who count their chickens before they are hatched act very wisely because chickens run about so absurdly that it's impossible to count them accurately.