That kinda checks out. 1.2 billion hens are butchered in the US annually. So, maybe not multiple billions of male chicks in the grinder. But, certainly over a

That kinda checks out. 1.2 billion hens are butchered in the US annually. So, maybe not multiple billions of male chicks in the grinder. But, certainly over a billion. It might get to 2 billion if you count 375 million layers and some untold number of personal chickens.