Don't you think this is sort of mean? ***kind of icky picture***

[Mmanist]

Pretty sure that chicken is running from someone's dinner plate.... I feel bad for it.

 

[hmarg06]

Wait, sheep didn't have wool? I didn't know that!

They still had hair, or fiber, it just shed out naturally. There are "hair sheep" breeds still that don't have to be sheared each year. Humans bred some sheep breeds to where they are with wool that has to be sheared yearly, or it just keeps growing. Read this article to see what happens when one escapes and doesn't get sheared for 6 years.

http://earthporm.com/shrek-sheep-escaped-shearing-6-years/

That's very basic as to what I know about sheep, and sheep ancestors haha.

 

[Eggscaping]

Oh my god they take CARE of their chickens this is a LIFE CHANGING development it's AMAZING

Polyface is ...if I'm not mistaken...run by the man who wrote this book https://www.amazon.com/Folks-This-Ain't-Normal-Healthier/dp/0892968206 Read it. He makes many good points. I'm not at all surprised they take good care of their animals...it's what he's about.

 

[oldhen2345]

Oh the poor chicken. It looks so painful. As a light skinned person, I know the damage and pain of a bad sunburn. Get that chicken some clothes

 

[linsybird]

Look closely. Yep, those are all chickens.
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Pictures like these are why I started trying to raise meat birds. I bad sending them to be processed, but they had a much better life with me than they would have there.

 

[Kiki]

It has no feathers. It can't regulate its body temperature. What do you think?
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Are you aware that it's against the rules to steal random pictures off the internet and upload them here?

 

[cluckmecoop7]

Are you aware that it's against the rules to steal random pictures off the internet and upload them here?

I didn't steal it. It's from Google.

 

[EggWalrus]

https://thepoultrysite.com/news/2011/11/israeli-scientists-breed-featherless-chicken
These bald chickens have been around about 10 years now. Over time they have realized that there are quite a few hurdles to overcome, from sunburn, breeding injuries, skin infections, to several others. Imo, any savings from not needing to pluck these meat bird, would be offset by all the other problems encountered just to get them to market weight. And I'm not even gonna go there about the long term breeding problems.

 

[Kiki]

I didn't steal it. It's from Google.

What!?

 

[cluckmecoop7]

Ummm, hu?

I credited Google.