Have you ever stopped to wonder about the sheer number of chickens that must exist so that every single day of the week the chicken spot stays stocked up? Where does all that chicken come from? I mean, at any point in time there are over 30 whole chickens on the grill, and this is the case for most of the day! You order one, they put another one down on the grill, every single day, all day!

This begs the question, how is it possible that we are not running out of chickens to eat? How do we meet this steady demand day in and day out? These are big chickens, not baby chickens. This means that somewhere, there are thousands and thousands of chickens available for purchase to fill every chicken spot in every city around the world. They are being produced as quickly as we are consuming them. I can’t help but wonder how this food is produced so rapidly. Are hormones or growth enhancers involved?

Is there a point in the not so distant future where we might struggle to keep up with this demand? As humans occupy more and more of the earth, and with more mouths to feed, maintaining this food supply will be crucial. Have you seen Interstellar? The movie shows a world where food runs scarce, and the earth is dying because of it. The only food left is corn based, which makes sense considering how widely corn is used in many products.

I’m not saying we’re headed there, but every time I see the number of chickens and the amount of food we consume daily, I wonder how we can sustain this level of consumption. What do you all think?