A rooster leading a bunch of hens is a little bit of a weird choice, biologically speaking.
It would be more inspiring if a hen were the leader since they have actual skin in the game.
Rooster is stealing surplus labor
looks like a hen to me
They gave one bird a distinct wattle and the others none.
That was the basis of my analysis
yeah, but hens can have wattles too. i had to check, but yeah.
A particular, more expensive, prison-slave labor produced brand of eggs in USA imprints each egg with their brand name.
Don’t worry, they’ve already got the prison slave labor part down
At the O.B Ellis Unit in Huntsville, Texas, prisoners manage an egg farm, farrow pigs and even maintain a parakeet aviary. Colorado Correctional Industries is a major producer of buffalo mozzarella — cheese produced by inmates there has made its way to popular chains like Papa John’s, Pizza Hut and Domino’s.
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In 2021, Arizona Correctional Industries leased 92 workers to Hickman Family Farms, the largest egg company in the Southwest. According to ACI, Hickman Family Farms had struggled to retain workers willing to labor in what the company describes as admittedly “dirty” conditions. Thanks to this partnership, which generates over $7 million dollars a year in revenue for the state prison system, Hickman now has ample access to “motivated workers that can be relied upon to be at work on time” and who receive no paid vacation or sick leave.
leased 92 workers
Good reminder that slavery is still legal and people can still be property in the US.
No you don’t understand these are baaaad people. Some of them smoked weed while being black. Can you believe it?
That’s what I was referencing.
Ah wasn’t 100% sure if that was a metaphor for the chicken’s brutal living conditions, or about the human slave labor in the egg industry
