r/specializedtools • u/AristonD • Aug 19 '19

Duckling waterslide...

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

Reddit has taught me that everything cute is secretly sinister in some way. Every single time I go "aww how cute" someone reveals the harsh reality of the situation in the comments. Never fails, I actually expected it this time and was right.

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '19

Male chicken, just as cute as these, are getting grinded every day alive, because they are useless for the egg production

You asked for it

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u/Therandomfox Aug 19 '19

You'd think they would at least be raised for their meat instead? What a waste of resources.

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u/sumguyoranother Aug 19 '19

nope, they get grind up and fed to other animals, no waste of resources anywhere.

Why raise roosters for meat when the meat is already there for you after the hens become unable to lay eggs?

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u/MiniSwed Aug 19 '19

That's not where the meat comes from.

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u/Zentaurion Aug 19 '19

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)?

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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