LOLThe link Stormcrow posted is the same statement I am aware of. I think his link links it from where I posted it a degree or two of separation away.
TS didn’t do much in the first couple of weeks of the theory going viral because reacting strongly to it would only stoke the flames and draw more attention to it.
I also think they realized its refuting the theory with the most likely true answer was a dangerous thing. That truth being that that laying dry spells of several months is biologically normal due to maturation and molting. Hitting people up hard and direct with that answer questions both the believers’ experience with chickens and their critical thinking skills for not knowing the most obvious explanation. That’s a quick way to further turn someone off from your brand.
People took this most recent theory quite personally. I got banned from a survivalist-oriented forum for challenging a moderator who believed in the TS conspiracy theory. I only argued the facts, primarily the science of egg laying and the math that dictates that hens must take long breaks as they age or else all of the known science behind egg laying is wrong. He found that by me arguing the science, I was calling indirectly calling believers idiots, therefore I was violating forum policies because factual arguments that made people feel insulted, was in fact being insulting. Seriously, I’m not making that up or exaggerating it. His logic was “you say the science proves X. If that’s true, only an idiot would believe the conspiracy theory. I believe the conspiracy theory and you’re making me feel like an idiot. Therefore, I declare that you’ve called me an idiot. You’re banned.”
Unfortunately, that’s how many conspiracy theorists react when questioned. Whatever theory they latch on to is very personal to them and they don’t hold it to the same skepticism they put to official narratives.
There’s no winning with that kind of person, so TS was shrewd to let the theory die on its on without further alienating customers by questioning their beliefs through strongly worded statements, even though the beliefs were faulty.
Now that is funny.
Not HAHA funny, but a giggle's worth.
Sadly it is also true. I mean, if they believed the science, they would not be conspiracy nuts (nor preppers or survivalists)