[dustyleary]

"Eating" chickens aren't nearly that heavy. I don't know about egg-laying chickens.

We usually eat animals that are "children" or "adolescents", because they are more tender or taste better.

The article mentions that Costco's rotissery chickens are 3lbs.

[zach_garwood]

Looks I vastly overestimated how much a chicken weighs. We had chickens when I was growing up, but I guess they seem a lot bigger and heavier when you're only three feet tall.