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It depends upon the type of egg. If you are refering to chickens, the answer is no. It's usually around 21 days. But for other birds, the hatching period varies widely. For example, a common canary or finch hatches in about 14 days and the Emu takes almost 2 months. Here's a great site to get lots of egg information on: http://shilala.homestead.com/Howlongtohatch.html

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