Earlier I had hoped that Babjak would answer Funkey that question but she is very likely too busy looking up relevant facts for us, to answer trivia. Sooo here is my logical answer:

It is obvious that the eggs came first with fish, well before there were any chickens.

Just as much as one has to find and possess a resource before there can be any mine.
Nice to see some well placed omens re hatching of road access and mine.
Cheers to all, Ed.