Reply #4: I believe the baby chicks were traditionally hatched in the spring.

[Enthusiast]

And they were young of course. My uncle, cousins and grandfather raised chickens in a small way when I was a youngster. I remember my mother calling the little chicken's eggs Pullet eggs. They were much smaller than the massive eggs we usually got. Their chickens were truly free range. My mother's family had a wonderful farm that is still in the family. When I was a child my favorite thing was to visit the farm.

I just had my giant free range chicken eggs that my wife buys from friends. :)