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> If they are not slaughtered on time, they die from heart failure. Wow, you weren't kidding. [1] I am not surprised that chickens have been bred to grow fast
by PopeDotNinja 8y ago
> If they are not slaughtered on time, they die from heart failure.
Wow, you weren't kidding. [1] I am not surprised that chickens have been bred to grow fast, but I've never heard of an animal that implodes because it grows so fast.
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- jimmy1 8y agoAndre the Giant died of heart failure because he grew too fast
- sayno3 8y agoIs he a chicken?
- ethbro 8y agoModern Cornish crosses are a miracle of selective breeding (aka genetic engineering). At this point, they're not far away from muscle growing machines with just enough brain attached to partially handle themselves.
- thatoneuser 8y agoHeh if you haven't heard you should check out Mike the headless chicken. That shows you how little brain chickens need.
- thewizardofaus 8y agoWow -- that is very fascinating !
- cjbprime 8y agoSimilarly: industrial turkeys of the type that Americans buy for Thanksgiving are so heavy and their breasts are so large that they're physically no longer able to reproduce. (They use artificial insemination now.)