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The story of a broiler hen
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Newly hatched and scooped out within minutes
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The journey begins...
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On the conveyor belt and
then dropped
onto another!
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Through the metal box and into a crate!
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A quick shower?
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Loads of space to grow up in! To get BIGGER in!
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Broiler hens are ‘special’ because they’re modified to grow fat, quickly! Why? To meet the growing need for meat!
This photo shows you the side-effect of growing so fast. Their legs aren’t strong enough for their overgrown bodies!
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As they get bigger there’s even less space for them!
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Here’s an image to show you the difference between a 14 day old laying chick and a meat/broiler chick!
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Here’s an image to show you the difference between a 7 week old laying chick and a meat/broiler chick!
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Then the ‘catchers’ get to work - grabbing the hens and ramming them into the crates, which causes huge injuries!
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And then they’re off the slaughter house for an unimaginable experience of pain and disregard.
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This is where they’re hung upside down and stunned. Machines do this, so the hens aren’t always unconscious!
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The next part involves a machine cutting off their head, which may not be as accurate as it needs to be! So, the hen is alive when it’s put through scalding water, which is a way to make
feather removal quicker!