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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€“] Tyfud@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] ephemeral_gibbon@aussie.zone 1 points 4 months ago

Not mostly, mostly consumer preferences. You wouldn't be able to sell them and it'd just be wasteful