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Bogged down with my weight

I am getting very heavy and my weight is difficult to carry. There is very little movement throughout the shed and things are getting eerily quiet. I am only 19 days old and feel like I want to look around, but I am spending more time crouched in the dirt and doing not much at all. There are some birds who are very still and sickly now.

FACT CHECK:
Due to their fast growth rate, chickens in intensive systems have an increasingly large breast, making the centre of gravity further forwards and making balance and walking more difficult. During their short lifetime, they spend over 75% of their time sitting or resting compared to less than 30% in laying hens of the same age. Inactivity is mainly due to the selective breeding or growth but the barren environment of commercial broiler sheds also contributes to inactivity.

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