8th-annual-byc-new-years-day-2017-hatch-a-long

[teaton]

So I have a question... Searching for chicken memes I've seen alot of things about big time hatcheries taking ALL the male chicks and sending them into a meat grinder alive, is this really true? I mean it cant be right? How eles could your order males still?

 

[ronott1]

@ronott1 I was wondering about that...putting the information somewhere where people can find it. I don't know anything about doing an article?
I'm not that great at even finding stuff in the articles. I haven't navigated that area enough.

You're talking about the learning center, right?

Yes!

before Chirstmas I helped judge an article contest. I am sure they will be running another contest for articles too.

 

[Cynthia12]

So I have a question... Searching for chicken memes I've seen alot of things about big time hatcheries taking ALL the male chicks and sending them into a meat grinder alive, is this really true? I mean it cant be right? How eles could your order males still?

It's true. These chicks are saved for pullet orders. I'm sure they save some males for future babies.

 

[ronott1]

So I have a question... Searching for chicken memes I've seen alot of things about big time hatcheries taking ALL the male chicks and sending them into a meat grinder alive, is this really true? I mean it cant be right? How eles could your order males still?

Yes!

That is the purpose of breeding sexlinked chicks--destroy them at hatch. It is one of the reasons why I hatch my own--then I eat the cockerels.

 

[Cynthia12]

 

[FridayYet]

Posting just to help the post count (by one, LOL)

Congratulations to all with new chicks! Happy New Year.

 

[ronott1]

 

[teaton]

It's true.  These chicks are saved for pullet orders.  I'm sure they save some males for future babies. 

OMG

Thats horrible!! Theres gotta be a better way, I will never buy from a hatchery never ever ever!!!

 

[Cynthia12]

OMG

Thats horrible!! Theres gotta be a better way, I will never buy from a hatchery never ever ever!!!

Like ron said, this is why we like to hatch. Besides the fact, that it's fun to see and have the little ones, but I find that when I hatch a sexlink from someone that raises them, they lay longer. So do the leghorns.

 

[BantyChooks]