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Sadly, haven't Humans worked diligently to eliminate genetic diversity in chickens - look at the history of how the Rocky Chicken, the most widely eaten chicken

• ghaff 6y ago
  Go to a fair in farm country and you'll see plenty of variety. But, yes, as with other animals raised for food and dairy (and plants for that matter), mainstream commercial production is mostly a near-monoculture.
  • samatman 6y ago
    Which is a trend that must stop. After we've all seen what SARS2 can do to the industrial world, the risk monoculture poses for breeding a bird flu which can jump to poultry handlers is simply unacceptable. Monoculture, and the conditions of chicken husbandry, simply must improve. This is an existential risk.
• cmrdporcupine 6y ago
  There's lots of variety out there still, just not in factory farms. Lucky for the chicken it has a personality which humans seem to get immense enjoyment out of. My wife has gone a little chicken crazy since I brought home 4 pullets a couple years ago...