Inventories

9 Months Ended

Feb. 29, 2020

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

	February 29, 2020		June 1, 2019
Flocks, net of amortization	$	111,275	$	105,536
Eggs and egg products	18,117		14,318
Feed and supplies	62,029		52,383
	$	191,421	$	172,237

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 February 29, 2020 consisted of approximately 9.9 million pullets and breeders and 40.1 million layers.