Uncatagorized.....things we see....

[Jerry-B-WI]

Typically meat chickens are primarily "broilers" as we used to call them. Young male roosters. They pack on the meat faster.

Are they immune to the bird flu? They have to be laid by hens don't they?

 

[Turkey Creek]

Are they immune to the bird flu? They have to be laid by hens don't they?

I would guess not. I don't know all the facts regarding chicken raising. However, I am guessing that more birds are raised for the meat than for egg production. A single laying hen typically produces an egg a day at 18-22 weeks and a meat chicken is ready for slaughter in 7-8 weeks. A meat chicken is obviously a one and done, where as the egg producers are going to produce a few hundred eggs in their lifetime.