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Do vegans reject honey (lemmy.world)
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or eggs or other insect parts

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[–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Yes, a hen is a product of human selection

Actually, layers are pretty close to natural red junglefowl, as far as I can tell. It's not like turkeys or cows, where they can't really exist in the wild. Although, the wild sucks too...

I'm in the picture FWIW, as a vegetarian who's cared for backyard hens. They seemed fine and happy, if a little bored in the winter, and were pretty great and easy-to-care-for pets. If there was any money in fixing the gender ratio problem, that bit about what happens to the male chicks would probably be solved, as well.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Turkeys do live in the wild

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    It's kind of a wolf/dog situation. Yeah they're the same species but domestic turkeys wouldn't do well in the wild. They get too big to fly.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

    Or, you know, mate without IVF. Those breasts are so big, turkeys can't mount each other, anymore.

    A lot of meat birds, if not slaughtered, will literally grow until their insides get crushed, as well.

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