Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

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	June 2, 2018		June 3, 2017
Flocks, net of accumulated amortization	$	96,594	$	98,059
Eggs	17,313		14,911
Feed and supplies	54,737		47,722
	$	168,644	$	160,692

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 June 2, 2018, consisted of approximately 9.6 million pullets and breeders and 36.3 million layers.

The Company expensed amortization and mortality associated with the flocks to cost of sales as follows (in thousands):

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	June 2, 2018		June 3, 2017		May 28, 2016
Amortization	$	117,774	$	118,859	$	106,459
Mortality	4,438		5,213		3,665
Total flock costs charge to cost of sales	$	122,212	$	124,072	$	110,124