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-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
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