Who owns chicks hatched from a bird that nested on another's property?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Usurpation

Book 22 · Issue 3 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

Primary text

If a bird enters a dwelling and hatches its young there, the chicks must be returned to the owner of the bird. The dweller has no claim for the effort expended in the process.