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silent_cat t1_itz4rmc wrote

Reply to comment by ZairyMonkey in How can the chicks breathe in their shell? by You_Smiled

And the reason they do it this way is because if you remove the eggs they just lay more.

The same things works for pigeons by the way. You get them to lay in a special nest where you simply make sure they don't hatch.

Though in this example they simply shake the eggs, which is apparently enough to prevent them hatching.

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ecchi83 t1_itzhte4 wrote

I'm so tired... Am I supposed to... shake the baby?

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wakka55 t1_itzzjd2 wrote

You don't have to follow the recipe - your favorite undetectable baby killing method works too

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nerdguy1138 t1_iu2yqiu wrote

This works with most birds apparently. Take the eggs away, they lay more.

It's really helped bring back the falcons in NY.

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