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Getting in a flap

I have been moving round the shed today and looking for somewhere to perch but it’s just bare and bleak. I’ve been spending some of my day stretching and flapping my wings, but my energy seems wasted with nothing to do. I can’t even find somewhere to sit off the ground. I have spent some time scratching around, but the litter has not been changed so it is getting wetter and dirtier.

FACT CHECK:
Modern chickens originate from the wild red jungle fowl. In a natural environment, chickens are active animals and would spend their day foraging for food, scratching the ground looking for insects and seeds. In intensive broiler sheds, chickens live in a barren environment and have nothing to perch on. Litter is usually not cleaned out during the lifetime of the chickens.

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