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They can consume eggs of the hens to get nutrition and sell eggs and flesh of the hens . "Yadav further said: "The government is providing Rs 425 to each woman to develop infrastructure to rear hens. "Chief veterinary officer Bhupendra Singh said: "Aro-und 4 to 5 months old hens start laying eggs and 2 months old hens can be used for flesh." Usually, state governments in parts of the country give chickens and goats to poor families to help them fight malnutrition. BIJNOR: As part of its drive against malnutrition, the UP's animal husbandry department has given 50 chicks to over 200 women from Below Poverty Line (BPL) families in Bijnor district , and told them to rear the birds and eat their eggs when they grow up..