Agreed; that being said with the projected degree of food shortages by the end of the year, much less next year, I'd expect the animal being prematurely killed would still be butchered and preserved in some way if rational adults were in the decision making progress at all. "Oh shit we're gonna be starving next year and gotta kill these chickens to protect the rest of the herd what can we do?? Can the meat and prepare to sell it next year at a premium."