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Well, if you consider farming torture, which I assume you do from the context, then four million chickens are about to stop.

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Farming is plants. Ranching is animals.

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The term “ranching” is only for some types of animals.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranch

A ranch (from Spanish: rancho/Mexican Spanish) is an area of land, including various structures, given primarily to ranching, the practice of raising grazing livestock such as cattle and sheep. It is a subtype of farm.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poultry_farming

Poultry farming is the form of animal husbandry which raises domesticated birds such as chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese to produce meat or eggs for food.

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“a” flock, the article says. One farm with millions of chickens?

That’s bananas

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No, the article makes it quite clear that they are chickens, not bananas, despite being yellow, they are both quite different

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Wow, you took a risky comedy swing and 13 people upvoted you so far.

Grats. That’s bananas.

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B—a-n-a-n-a-s!

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Yeah, each broiler house can hold ~20-50k chickens (depending on size). A few million chickens is a pretty large operation. Most farms around here have about 20 houses max.

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…why is the place where chickens are raised and kept called a “broiler” house?

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Meat chickens are called broilers, and egg chickens are called layers. Since they have been selectively bred for each specific purpose

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hmmm what happens to all the male “layers”?

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Dang, thanks. That’s boggling

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Did you notice it says ‘farm’? Not ‘farms’?

4 million chicken in ONE farm…!

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It’s the American way. And it sucks.

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I’m sure any and all chicken producers will use it as an excuse to keep increasing prices.

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Those two don’t have to exclude each other! Think of the profits!!

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Y’know eating less meat will help save the planet.

Because the water, power, and pollution expended would be less.

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