"Vegetarian Fed" Chickens... Eat Each Other

[Kaganfindel]

Chickens will do that when fed properly, too.

This. A friend of mine raises them on bugs and regular feed, and when one of them gets egg-bound she has to isolate it and paint its ass blue. Apparently the other birds mistake the redness of the inflammation for blood and go into a frenzy like sharks do, even if the birds are well fed. If left to their own devices, they'll tear the egg-bound hen apart and eat her.

[Daymanmb]

No ones heard of grain fed chicken? That's what they mean, I'm not challenging the validity of the diet, most arguments seem on par but this has been around for a looong time.

[Skeppio]

As with all things in life, Futurama holds the key...

Damn, beaten to it!

[starlord]

chickens will eat each other anyhow if they think one is weak or sickly.

[Kurioxan]

Why the hell would someone force a vegetarian diet on a chicken?

What in hell is a chicken vegetarian diet in the first place? O_o