Wilshire@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 4 months agoMore than 4 million chickens to be killed in Iowa after officials detect bird flu on farmwww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up143arrow-down10cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.ml
arrow-up143arrow-down1external-linkMore than 4 million chickens to be killed in Iowa after officials detect bird flu on farmwww.cbsnews.comWilshire@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square21fedilinkcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.ml
minus-squareVaryk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up9·4 months ago“a” flock, the article says. One farm with millions of chickens? That’s bananas
minus-squarestoy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up17·4 months agoNo, the article makes it quite clear that they are chickens, not bananas, despite being yellow, they are both quite different
minus-squareVaryk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down11·4 months agoWow, you took a risky comedy swing and 13 people upvoted you so far. Grats. That’s bananas.
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoYeah, each broiler house can hold ~20-50k chickens (depending on size). A few million chickens is a pretty large operation. Most farms around here have about 20 houses max.
minus-squareNeato@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months ago…why is the place where chickens are raised and kept called a “broiler” house?
minus-squareIthral@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months agoMeat chickens are called broilers, and egg chickens are called layers. Since they have been selectively bred for each specific purpose
“a” flock, the article says. One farm with millions of chickens?
That’s bananas
No, the article makes it quite clear that they are chickens, not bananas, despite being yellow, they are both quite different
Wow, you took a risky comedy swing and 13 people upvoted you so far.
Grats. That’s bananas.
B—a-n-a-n-a-s!
Yeah, each broiler house can hold ~20-50k chickens (depending on size). A few million chickens is a pretty large operation. Most farms around here have about 20 houses max.
…why is the place where chickens are raised and kept called a “broiler” house?
Meat chickens are called broilers, and egg chickens are called layers. Since they have been selectively bred for each specific purpose