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NH Ethylene

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4. My hens lay one egg a day.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 7, 2025, 12:52 AM

Apr 7

If she laid one a day for 13 days, she could come home with this many chicks, but there is a big difference in size between a day-old chick and a 13-day-old chick. And 2-week old chicks have quite a few feathers already.

So yeah, this doesn't make sense.

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