The article reflects on the author's experience raising chicks, lovingly referred to as the Ladies. While cherishing the joy and companionship provided by these hens, the author grapples with the shocking reality of male chick culling in the poultry industry. Each year, around 6.5 billion male chicks are eliminated since they cannot lay eggs or are not raised for meat. The piece shines a light on the new in ovo sexing technology, which allows producers to pre-determine the sex of chicks, ensuring male embryos are not hatched, offering a more humane approach to poultry farming.
In a world where male chicks face extermination as soon as they hatch, it is painful to realize my joyful experience was tainted by such cruelty.
In ovo sexing technology presents a humane solution for the poultry industry, allowing for the selection of female embryos before they are hatched, thus preventing needless suffering.
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