Several people questioned why so many were prepped for slaughter (8) and found it unrealistic. I'd like to point out that captives' peak weight is the day they are taken; they will never be fed enough to maintain body mass, and will provide less meat the longer they are kept alive. If the meat can be dried, why not process as fast as you can manage? That would also be a rationale for taking Rick first (apart from plot necessity, obvs), the skinny ones with no fat reserves will begin to metabolize their muscle mass faster than the bulky ones with higher fat content.
