Commentary for Chullin 114:25
אילמלי הוה רבי יוחנן באתרא דאורו בה חברוותא להתירא לא פרכיס
Nevertheless it is related that R'Simeon B'Halafta had a hen whose femur was dislodged, and they prepared for it a tube of reed [as a support] and it recovered! You can only suggest in explanation [that it recovered] within twelve months<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., it was only a temporary recovery and could not continue to live for full twelve months after the injury, for the principle is well established that a trefah cannot continue to live for twelve months after the injury.');"><sup>4</sup></span>
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