Ancient-Access8131 t1_j57izk3 wrote
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Thats because it takes about 20 weeks for chicks to be raised into hens to start laying eggs, while it only takes 5-8 weeks for chicks to get old enough to be slaughtered.
ppitm t1_j57t2je wrote
No, meat chickens are a totally different species from laying chickens. About as different as chihuahuas and dobermans. They're mutants, really. Congenitally obese and die of heart attacks if you don't eat them.
Ancient-Access8131 t1_j57tgyg wrote
They arent different species, but different breeds. Same with dogs, all domesticated dogs are the same species. But my point was mainly that laying hens take much longer to raise than, meat chickens.
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