Comments on: US “Frankenchicken” Supply Hit With “Hatchery Issues” as Production Woes May Send Prices Higher https://americanconservativemovement.com/us-frankenchicken-supply-hit-with-hatchery-issues-as-production-woes-may-send-prices-higher/ American exceptionalism isn't dead. It just needs to be embraced. Mon, 06 May 2024 13:13:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 By: Henry Hugginsworth https://americanconservativemovement.com/us-frankenchicken-supply-hit-with-hatchery-issues-as-production-woes-may-send-prices-higher/#comment-36801 Mon, 06 May 2024 13:13:43 +0000 https://americanconservativemovement.com/?p=203220#comment-36801 as a 25 + year contract grower for Pilgrims, the hatchery issues are real but it is a problem shared industry wide because of the male breeders which are supplied ultimately by Tyson. Not the end of the world, just a year or two to work them out of the system.
The real problem is the antibiotic free movement we’ve been dealing with for the past 8 years. 7-10% mortality regularly just because the company refuses to diagnose or medicate health issues within flocks, leaving the grower”holding the bag”. Companies garnered a premium for the antibiotic free products while passing the added expense of production on to the growers. I’ll never eat antibiotic free anything because it means the animal has been sick its whole life.

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