70,000 dead

[Fred's Hens]

Back in the day, I never went to party at one like that but I do remember others saying that they did. We went to the river to be stupid like that...

I'm too old to remember just what we did. Likely a very good thing.

 

[oldrooster]

Sounds like if the daughter is over 18 she should be escorted with all her belongings to the front gate and told when you make better decisions about what is fun and better friends then you are welcome back to visit and eventually a possibility of living here otherwise goodbye.

 

[cupman]

What exactly causes the birds to start dying in 15 minutes? It said they were all going to be processed the following day. I would think that the birds would be big enough that they could handle a night without power... but with 70,000 dead I suppose not. Anyone know what specifically killed them?

 

[catdaddyfro]

What exactly causes the birds to start dying in 15 minutes? It said they were all going to be processed the following day. I would think that the birds would be big enough that they could handle a night without power... but with 70,000 dead I suppose not. Anyone know what specifically killed them?

They stifled/smothered to death, no electric means no air conditioning. 70,000 birds in one building puts off a lot of heat and doesn't take long for them to breathe up all the oxygen in that space either. These broiler houses usually don't require heating of any type in the winter months they are heated by body temp and they control this by releasing air out of the houses instead of forcing it in. The average body temp for a chicken is around 101* to 102.5* x 70,000 =lots of BTU's. Oh and plus too a lot of times when the lights go out it frightens them into seek and hide mode and they pile up in numerous amount so much as they actually start a hot area and when they die the decomposition level is increased drastically and this makes the clean-up efforts horrendous

smells are emitted straight from the pits of HELL
(BTDT)

Jeff

 

[catwalk]

Hope he sobers up and gets a job, because that's a lot of scratch! I'm sure there are biosecurity laws requiring that the birds be locked up. The electricity sources in a large operation, though, are best left accessable to emergency services. It was probobly the only door he could open.

 

[punk-a-doodle]

This just reminds me of what a bad idea I find industrialized food systems to be. All your eggs in one basket and all that.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

The electricity sources in a large operation, though, are best left accessable to emergency services.

Those can be locked too. I/we can pop a locked door faster than most people can unlock one with a key.

 

[chickened]

I have been to these big farms and most meatbirds here are in a fan controlled environment and it is not uncommon in older barns to lose a thousand birds in a 100 degree day with the fans going. If the air went off it would be 100 plus in a matter of minutes in the summer when it was say 80 outside. I think this was at night but it still would kill them without air conditioning very quickly.

 

[catwalk]

Those can be locked too. I/we can pop a locked door faster than most people can unlock one with a key.

Yeah, you're right. If FD can peel a car roof back like a sardine can, a simple door would barely resist. Guess the farmer should go buy another lock!