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		_dark_matter_ 16 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: CRISPR fungus: Protein-packed, sustainable, and ta... Wild to think that there's 6-7 chickens for every human in America at all times

swiftcoder 16 days ago [–]

In commercial operations they are also raising chickens much faster - maybe only 6 weeks for a meat chicken, so you only need half as many at any one time

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