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This might indeed be the case for chickens raised for egg laying. The GP referred to raising chickens for meat. Males are definitely raised for meat (but slau
by dpark 9y ago
This might indeed be the case for chickens raised for egg laying. The GP referred to raising chickens for meat. Males are definitely raised for meat (but slaughtered as juveniles, just like most females).
But yeah, that video is disturbing.
- mschuster91 9y agoSorry for the confusion - I summed up meat and egg production. However I believe that, same as with pigs/boars, male chicken meat isn't too desirable either, and you don't want male chickens fighting in the herd or impregnating the hens.
- dpark 9y agoBroilers are slaughtered as juveniles so the meat is essentially indistinguishable. To be clear, I'm not pro-factory farming or chicken cruelty. Just saying that when you buy a broiler chicken, it's about 50% likely to be a male.
- mschuster91 9y agoHmm. Did some more research. Seems that male chickens are discouraged for meat because they grow slower and need more food to gain the same net meat: https://web.archive.org/web/20131226071033/http://www.br.de/fernsehen/bayerisches-fernsehen/sendungen/unser-land/landwirtschaft-und-forst/duales-huhn100.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131226071033/http://www.br.de/... Might be possible that's a German uniqueness, can't tell about the US.
- dpark 9y agoMy understanding has always been that for broilers, the difference is minimal. And so farms raise both. For older chickens, yes. The difference is important.