How Did Sauron Feed Massive Orc Army? | The Lord of the Rings | Middle Earth

In the Silmarillion, Morgoth commands an orc army exceeding hundreds of thousands. In The Lord of the Rings, the armies of Sauron and Saruman are also largely composed of orcs. So, what did these orcs, numbering in the hundreds of thousands, eat, and how did their masters manage to keep them fed even under a siege lasting 400 years?

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00:00 Intro
00:35 How orcs breed
01:34 How many orcs did Melkor have?
02:07 What orcs eat?
04:25 How did Melkor feed them during the 400-year siege?
05:12 Saruman Uruks
06:35 How many orcs did Sauron have?
07:35 How did Sauron feed them?
09:28 Is it meaningless?