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Re:Animal-free egg protein startup Onego Bio is closer to cr... by Findecanor on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @09:36AM (#39990572)
I thought that the traditional way, with traditional breeds of chicken, was to allow the male chicks to grow large enough to be slaughtered for their meat.

Industrial farming use different breeds for egg-laying and meat, so they would find early culling more economical.

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Re:Animal-free egg protein startup Onego Bio is closer to cr... by eigenket on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @09:44AM (#39990667)
I believe that is how things traditionally were, but I think it is rather rare today. It will depend on the specific breeder what they do with them. I'm sure some smaller breeders keep the males around but this is not the case with large-scale breeders.
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