[slacktide]

The ENTIRE point of the story is that industrial meat farmers raise a breed of chicken which has been engineered to only live a short lifespan before consumption. Laying hens are a completely different breed, so your mother's experience is not relevant.

[chrisco255]

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/cornish-cross-broi... They sell the same chickens at Tractor Supply. They don't die that fast. I find it hard to believe you could cut longevity so dramatically from a few years or even decades of breeding.