The Spreading, Game-Changing Technology To Avoid Killing Male Chicks
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- He was visiting a large California egg ranch with his family, so that his children could watch baby chicks coming out of the incubators.
Science The Spreading, Game-Changing Technology To Avoid Killing Male Chicks By Christine Ro,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Christine Ro is a journalist covering science and development.Follow Author Jun 11, 2026, 08:44pm EDTJun 11, 2026, 08:48pm EDTNest Fresh branding, including the text "humanely Hatched." Credit Nest Fresh.Nest Fresh On a Sunday 40 years ago, the egg-industry executive Michael I. Sencer had an unforgettable experience.
He was visiting a large California egg ranch with his family, so that his children could watch baby chicks coming out of the incubators. As they emerged, workers would separate the males and females, tossing the male chicks into trash cans lined with plastic bags. Sencer still remembers vividly that “when they would fill them with the baby male chicks, they basically would just close them up and suffocate them.”