Little new laying hens arrived at the pullet farm after they broke out of their hatching eggs the day before. The good news is that their brothers weren’t killed, because they didn’t hatch. They were removed from the incubator early on through a process called in-ovo sexing. In-ovo sexing technology can detect the sex of the chick in the hatching egg as early as day 8 of incubation. The in-ovo sexing machine removes the eggs with the males inside from the incubation process. The male chicks do n

"Chick culling" refers to the practice of killing all male chicks and those deemed "unsuitable" shortly after hatching. They're typically ground up alive, gassed, or suffocated. This is standard in all modern egg production. Show compassion for animals by eating more egg-free foods! | Mercy For Animals

Chick culling (the mass killing of male chicks) is standard practice in ALL modern egg production. This atrocity must come to an end. TAKE ACTION: Sign our petition to ban chick culling now! http://banchickculling.com | Animal Equality