Yeah, each broiler house can hold ~20-50k chickens (depending on size). A few million chickens is a pretty large operation. Most farms around here have about 20 houses max.
My understanding is that dog food is sometimes the answer, but I believe in some cases it’s actually more “cost effective” to either compost them or just throw them away. The system is broken.
Yeah, each broiler house can hold ~20-50k chickens (depending on size). A few million chickens is a pretty large operation. Most farms around here have about 20 houses max.
…why is the place where chickens are raised and kept called a “broiler” house?
Meat chickens are called broilers, and egg chickens are called layers. Since they have been selectively bred for each specific purpose
hmmm what happens to all the male “layers”?
Same thing that happens to all the male broilers: meat grinder>dog food.
“Certified humane” doe
My understanding is that dog food is sometimes the answer, but I believe in some cases it’s actually more “cost effective” to either compost them or just throw them away. The system is broken.
Yup. Learning about animal agriculture was what made me vegan.
Dang, thanks. That’s boggling