Quae velis incubet, negant plus XXV oportere ova incubare, quamvis propter fecunditatem pepererit plura, optimum esse partum ab aequinoctio verno ad autumnale.
If you wish the hen to cover the eggs, it is claimed that a sitting should number not more than 25, even if the hen has been so prolific as to lay more, and that the laying is best from the vernal to the autumnal equinox.
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