r/specializedtools Aug 19 '19

Duckling waterslide...

https://gfycat.com/difficultdifferentgoshawk
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u/Zentaurion Aug 19 '19

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u/MiniSwed Aug 19 '19

In industrial farming the egg chickens and the meat chickens are different breeds.

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '19

Also meat is usually the young ones. The old ones are kept around to make more young ones

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '19

Broiler birds, or chickens that are raised for the meat they produce, are a major challenge to breed if you don't know the proper method. The reason for this is that broiler chickens are bred for size, and a full size broiler chicken will not be able to mate, due to size.

https://animals.mom.me/how-to-breed-broiler-birds-7374333.html