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it lays the eggs that his property should not acquire the eggs. If so, he can still fulfill the mitzva, since they
won’t belong to him and will not be considered in his possession.

p Responsa Igrot Moshe, | השמ תורגא ת"וש . 14
Yoreh Deah 4:45 המ:ד ד״וי

[With regard to] eggs that were laid in one’s possession, and לבא ,םהמ םאה ההבגוהו ,ותושרב ולטוהש םיציב
the mother was raised above them, but the owner didn’t תווצמ םייקל לוכי םא ,םהב תוכזל ותעד התיה אל
have intention to acquire them, can he still fulfill the mitzva :ןקה חוליש
of Shiluach Hakein?
,תוריבב םירופיצ יבג קרש …רוציקב בישא…
…I will answer briefly… that only concerning birds in תוריבה בשחנ סדרפב ונניקש םילוגנרתו םיזוואו
ditches and geese and chickens that nested in an orchard םאה ההבגוהשכ םיציבה הנוקש רצחכ סדרפהו
are the ditches and fields considered like a courtyard that
acquires the eggs when the mother is raised above them םיציבב אלו ,ןהב תוכזל ותעדש םושמ ,םהילעמ
because he has intention to acquire them, but not for eggs .ןהב תוכזל ותעד ןיאש
that he had no intention of acquiring. םא ,םילוגנרתו םיזוואו םירופיצ יבג ללכב םגו
And in general concerning birds, geese, and chickens, if תוכזל הצר אלו ,וליבשב תוכז הז ןיאש ןעוט דחא
one claims [afterwards] that it is not a merit for him and לוכי אליממו .הנק אלו ,ערפמל םג ונימאהל שי –
he didn’t want to acquire them, one can believe him even .ןקה חוליש תווצמ םייקל ןיידע
retroactively, and he hasn’t acquired them. Therefore, he
can still perform the mitzva of Shiluach Hakein.

Some other contemporary poskim, including the Peninei Halacha (Kashrut Vol. 1, 16) and the sefer Shale’ach
Teshalach (below source #17) agree with this suggestion of Rav Feinstein. By contrast, Rav Shlomo Zalman
Auerbach argues that even in a case where one intends not to acquire the nest and the eggs, he still may
not fulfill the mitzva, since at any moment he can acquire the nest through his courtyard if he so desires.
Therefore, it is considered to still be mezuman, readily available to him.

p Responsa Minchat Shlomo, | המלש תחנמ ת"וש . 15
Tanyana (Volumes 2-3) 100:6 ו:ק )ג-ב( אנינת

Regarding the suggestion… that even in a secured רמול לכוי תרמתשמה רצחב םגש …ןיינעב
courtyard a person can make a condition at the outset ורצח ול הכזתש ללכ הצור וניאש ,הליחתב
and say that he has no intention that his courtyard should םייקל לקב לכוי אליממו ,ליטת רופיצהש םיציבב
acquire the eggs that the bird will lay, and therefore he will יתעד תוינעלו .ןמוזמ הז ןיאד ןוויכ ,הווצמה תא
be able to fulfill the mitzva with ease, as they will not be ןכ אל םאד ,ךכל דעס תצקו …הזב קפקפל שי
considered in his possession. But in my humble opinion תלוגנרת םע בולכ ותיב ךות סינכהל םדא לכ לוכי
this is very questionable… and there is some backing to
my claim, as otherwise every person could bring a cage לדגיל וכרד ןיאש רחא רוהט ףוע וא ,הדרמש
with a bird that was rebellious into his house, or another רופיצה םע בולכה תא ףכית ריקפהלו ,תיבב
kosher bird that doesn’t usually live in one’s house, and ,םהב הצור וניאש םיציבה לע םג ותעד תולגלו
make the cage and bird ownerless immediately and reveal …חוליש תווצמ לקב םייקל ךכ רחא לכויו
his intention also regarding the eggs that he doesn’t want
to acquire them, and he would thereby be able to fulfill the
mitzva afterwards with ease…

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