Why do people slaughter 3 months after laying begins?

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Who on earth would do that? It's not standard practice anywhere I've heard of. People with more $ than brains, I guess.


On the other hand, boy if you could set up to supply them chicks you'd be set for life!

Exactly!

I think this is an excellent reason why doing research is SO important. I absolutely love to get "tips from the trenches" but there's definitely some misconceptions to sift through too.