I'd think they could genetically engineer the egg layers to only produce males in certain conditions (such as when they're incubated at a higher temperature), then only breed males when they need more roosters.

OR, if sex is selected by sperm type (as with humans) artificially inseminate the hens.

I suspect there are dozens of valid technical solutions that are cost effective and would allow them to not shred male chicks.

[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 9 points 5 months ago

They don’t scale super well at the moment. See my comment elsewhere about just that

https://lemmy.ml/comment/11760500

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

You're thinking about turtles

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 months ago

And why not think about turtles? I ask. 🐢

[–] Ragnarok314159@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 months ago

And if we crossbreed chickens with turtles, they might become ninjas or something worse.