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minus-squareXM34@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·4 days agoAs far as I know most get sold to meat farms where they’re raised to about 1 year old with the other meat chickens and then slaughtered for meat. Still far from ideal, but way better than being shredded right after birth.
minus-squareWhiteOakBayou@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days ago1 year old seems like a crazy long time. I thought most chickens were harvested in like 6 to 8 weeks.
minus-squarejivandabeastAlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 days agoI’m under the same impression, but I assume that since they arent meat chickens that they need the extra time to grow big enough to he harvested?
As far as I know most get sold to meat farms where they’re raised to about 1 year old with the other meat chickens and then slaughtered for meat. Still far from ideal, but way better than being shredded right after birth.
1 year old seems like a crazy long time. I thought most chickens were harvested in like 6 to 8 weeks.
I’m under the same impression, but I assume that since they arent meat chickens that they need the extra time to grow big enough to he harvested?