Just means the chicks are not sexed. If you buy straight run chicks, you do not know the sex of the chicks and they usually sell for less.
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Zipping
This means that the chick has broken through the egg shell and will start pecking in a round circle around the egg (like a zipper) until it has enough broken shell that it can push it’s way out. The chick is born with a small tooth on top of it’s beak which is used to get out of the egg.