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Inventories
 6 Months Ended
Nov. 27, 2021
Inventories [Abstract]  
Inventories
Note 5 - Inventories
Inventories consisted of the following as of November 27, 2021
 
and May 29, 2021 (in thousands):
November 27, 2021
May 29, 2021
Flocks, net of amortization
$
139,645
$
123,860
Eggs and egg products
23,043
21,084
Feed and supplies
73,513
73,431
$
236,201
$
218,375
We
 
grow
 
and
 
maintain
 
flocks
 
of
 
layers
 
(mature
 
female
 
chickens),
 
pullets
 
(female
 
chickens,
 
under
 
18
 
weeks
 
of
 
age),
 
and
breeders
 
(male
 
and
 
female
 
chickens
 
used
 
to
 
produce
 
fertile
 
eggs
 
to
 
hatch
 
for
 
egg
 
production
 
flocks).
 
Our
 
total
 
flock
 
at
November 27, 2021 consisted of approximately
9.3
 
million pullets and breeders and
42.9
 
million layers.