ChickenOut

I want to do something new

I’ve been feeling curious in the barn for ages now. I peck around but compete with the others looking for anything interesting in the dirt. I get jostled about as its getting increasingly crowded in here. I feel a little bald as the baby down I had is turning to adult feathers. I just poke about with the others hoping to find something new.

FACT CHECK:
Enrichment is limited in the intensive system. There can be several reasons for feather loss in commercial broiler chickens including health or diet. However, all chickens moult their immature feathers. There is increasingly less space available as the birds grow; crowding is likely to lead to more air pollution, increased risk of heat stress and wet litter.

You can help stop this suffering by signing up.