| Summary: | hen The "hen-lobster" retains her eggs within her body till they become fruitful, and then partly hatches them outwardly, under her tail, and finally commits them to the sand or water, where they come to life in forty-eight hours. p. 381 - A good sized lobster will yield about 20,000 eggs. . .When the"hen" is in process of depositing her eggs she is not good for food, the flesh being poor, watery, and destitute of flavour. PRINTED ITEM W. J. KIRWIN SEP 1970 SEP 1970 Not Used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Mon 20 Apr 2015
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