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7/10/12 at 10:48pm

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We lost a hen today (first one) and she was in a nest with 4 eggs. She was not broody-these eggs were laid today. For some reason I'm a bit squicked out about using eggs that had been sitting under a dead hen, even if for only a few hours. dh insists they are fine and to just wipe them down. What would you do?

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