Why do they grind up male baby chicks?

Egg Farmers Say They'll Stop Grinding Up Millions Of Chicks Alive. Since baby males aren't useful to the industry, they usually meet a horrific death. headshot. By Hilary Hanson. Most egg farmers in the United States will stop grinding male baby chickens to death over the next four years. read more

Most egg farmers in the United States will stop grinding male baby chickens to death over the next four years. United Egg Producers, the industry group that represents 95 percent of egg producers in the country, announced Thursday that they would end the process of “culling” male chicks by 2020. read more

Special techniques have been developed to accurately determine the sex of chicks at as young an age as possible. As of 2018, worldwide around 7 billion day-old male chicks were culled per year in the egg industry. Chicks are also culled in the production of foie gras. After hatching, the ducklings are sexed. read more

A graphic circulating on the internet claims that the egg industry kills millions of baby chicks in grinders every week simply because they are male. read more