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of a live chicken, who has? He sought to purchase eggs of this kind. They gave him eggs of a slaughtered chicken. He came before R' Ami, claiming he had been cheated. R' Ami said to the sellers: This is a mistaken transaction, and it is rescinded; the sale is void.
The Talmud asks: It is obvious that the transaction is void, as he specified exactly what he wanted. The Talmud answers: The ruling is necessary, lest you say that this individual wants them for food rather than for chicks, and that which He said: that he is looking for eggs of a live chicken, he s
The Talmud relates a similar incident: A certain person said to vendors: Does anyone have eggs of a chicken that has had sex with a rooster? Does anyone have eggs of a rooster? They gave him eggs that a hen had absorbed from the ground, i.e., which had not been fertilized by a rooster. He came bef
The Talmud again asks: It is obvious that this is the case. The Talmud explains: The ruling is necessary, lest you say that this person wants the eggs for food, and that which He said: that he wants eggs of a rooster, he said only because they are fatter. What is the practical difference; i.e., w
The Talmud suggests another explanation of Rav’s statement. And if you wish, say instead: What is the meaning of the claim: An egg is fully formed upon its emergence? It means that it is fully formed with the emergence of most of it, in accordance with the statement of R' Yoḥanan. As R' Yoḥanan sai