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They're usually shredded alive almost immediately because they're seen as "waste" since they don't lay eggs

For some more context:

Why the egg industry 'shreds' baby chicks alive (NSFL)

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[โ€“] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Don't they gender the eggs now? They just don't hatch the male ones.

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

I mean shredding males to nuggets is also financially viable.

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