I'm so old I Remember when:

[Canadian Wind]

I don’t hate anyone who asks questions: there are no stupid questions.

Well, there are *some* stupid questions.

 

[Ponypoor]

Well, there are *some* stupid questions.

Shhhh! No there is no snow! It did not snow last night stop asking what that white stuff is!

 

[Canadian Wind]

Well they generally speaking ‘get rid of them’.

They are humanely euthanized via CO2 and then shredded.

Yup when you have hundreds of thousands of product that you need to shift you do what you have to do. Businesses cannot afford to have feelings.

In Europe they have policies in place for hatcheries to use the males for meat.

They are also testing out ways to check for gender at day 1 of incubation, then cockerel eggs are sold as eating eggs but labelled as such.

https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id...n-technology-could-transform-the-egg-industry

Here in Canada they are also working on technology for gender testing:

https://www.poultryproducer.com/can...der-determination-for-white-and-brown-eggs-2/

Won’t be long now before we have this available everywhere.

Interesting. I'm curious as to how this is done, since the article doesn't go into specifics.

And back on topic, I'm so old I remember when shovelling didn't make me hurt in places I didn't even know I had!

 

[Ponypoor]

Interesting. I'm curious as to how this is done, since the article doesn't go into specifics.

And back on topic, I'm so old I remember when shovelling didn't make me hurt in places I didn't even know I had!

Wish I were a tad bit closer I’d drop over and help.

As it is I am there with you, I am so sore from digging out!

I am old enough to remember when winters were like this every winter! Yee gads! Give me global warming! Let the next generation work out how to survive

I am also old enough to remember those magic carpet plastic sled thingies that flew dow a hill! It’s a wonder we did kill ourselves crashing into trees and fences back then!

 

[Canadian Wind]

I am also old enough to remember those magic carpet plastic sled thingies that flew dow a hill! It’s a wonder we did kill ourselves crashing into trees and fences back then!

I LOVED mine! I do often wonder the same thing, lol!

 

[Rick589]

I don’t hate anyone who asks questions: there are no stupid questions.

I was just teasing. Anyway, my career put me in touch with all aspects of the meat poultry industry, hatchery to slaughter, I've seen it all. Gender didn't matter in this industry but never really considered what hatcheries not involved in meat chickens did with males. Actually a bit surprised to hear you say they perform.mass slaughters. I would have thought they would have more alternative outlets to at least recover some of the costs. In my career I've seen live chicks thrown into dumpster at some of the hatcheries, won't mention the companies and that always struck me a bit cruel. But, that's just me.

 

[MROO]

I am so old I remember when…

Wait, what is these about?

 

[MROO]

I don’t hate anyone who asks questions: there are no stupid questions.

The only "stupid" thing about asking questions is when we're embarrassed to ask what we think is a dumb question ... and walk away feeling "stupid" because we still don't know the answer!

 

[MROO]

Well, there are *some* stupid questions.

Nah ... the question is usually not the "stupid" part; it's the intent of the person asking it that's usually stupid. As in, do they really want to know the answer or are they just trying to look smart or embarrass the they're asking? Gee. How's that for telling you I work with middle-schoolers without telling you I work with middle-schoolers?

 

[Rick589]

Interesting. I'm curious as to how this is done, since the article doesn't go into specifics.

And back on topic, I'm so old I remember when shovelling didn't make me hurt in places I didn't even know I had!

I was reminded yesterday, as I shoveled snow to clear an area for my chickens (the third time) that, like cats, chickens also have staff