If disaster should befall the larger chick the parent can switch to feeding the youngest and it will exhibit a constant growth curve from the day of active feeding. From Wikipedia
Depends, a repo stays on credit for 7 years, and a bankruptcy stays for 11 years, after you have paid off a debt and they have received payment it should be taken of immediately, but you may want to get a free credit report and check and if it is still there call them and ask them about it.
Best Answer: Paid in full, settled or not paid at all...the collection items will stay on your credit report for 7 years, starting from the original date of default. If you later pay or settle the accounts, your credit report will get updated to Paid with a $0 balance.