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They're usually shredded alive almost immediately because they're seen as "waste" since they don't lay eggs

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Why the egg industry 'shreds' baby chicks alive (NSFL)

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The hens are bred for laying as much eggs as possible, on the cost of meat production. this means, that it isn't profitable to raise them, just to get some meat, when you can raise other chicken breads to get twice the amount of meat.