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AtticusDenzil 2 points ago +2 / -0

what? Ever had Rooster soup? It's amazing.

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residue69 1 point ago +1 / -0

Sure, but it requires special preparation especially if it's a mature rooster.

The problem is keeping multiple roosters in a confined area. Roosters fighting over food and hens would prevent the flock from reaching weight on schedule. Tyson wants chickens ready to slaughter in six to seven weeks.

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Anon1970 4 points ago +4 / -0

The type of chickens Tyson and any other big food company use are a special hybrid cross broiler bred specifically for meat only. They mature from hatchling to a 5 pound dressed out fryer in those 6 to 7 weeks. Those type of chickens (or any chicken breed) are not sexually mature at that age and therefore, the males are NOT killed at hatching. Both sexes are raised for meat. I know as I have raised these types of broiler chickens for meat and it is amazing how fast they grow.

It is the layer breeds that the males are most likely destroyed at hatching in the Corporate Farm industry.

edit: Those little fancy Cornish hens? They are actually the female broilers that are butchered at 4 weeks old. The breeds used to get the hybrid broiler chicken are the Dark Cornish and White Plymouth Rock chickens.

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AtticusDenzil 1 point ago +1 / -0

Afaik, we always kept at least 2-3 roosters at my uncle's farm.