A hatchery video

[columbiacritter]

A lot different than the happy videos the hatcheries have on their site.
I also had no idea they could be vaccinated in the shell for mareks.

 

[austinhart123]

it makes me sad to see videos like that, babies bieng treated like inanimate objects

 

[ninjapoodles]

"inanimate," as in "not living."

You got it!

 

[austinhart123]

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thanks i fixed it, never was good at spelling lol

 

[rendonhen]

 

[pamperedpoultry]

Poor lil things!! makes me not want to order from hatcheries... I couldn't work there I'd be fired tryin to be all careful....LOL

 

[havi]

Aww poor little chicks! That first week of life is just hell.


Just curious, but is it really true what they said about the feathering? Can you really tell a male from a female by the uneven feather wings? This would make things soooo much easier!

 

[coachwife2004]

that is depressing to watch I am surprised any of them survive!

 

[GardeNerd]

From what I have read, it is usually only if fast feathering and slow feathering breeds are crossed that you can sex by the feathers. They are hybrids, not the typical breeds we keep in backyards.

 

[LlamaChick]

Are the non commercial places like McMurry, Ideal, My Pet Chicken and such like that? Since (from my knowledge) they aren't supplying those "factory farms"