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Chicken growth

Farmwatch Date of publication: 01/08/2013

Summary:

Footage shot over six weeks on a New Zealand farm where chickens are reared for meat. This footage shows how quickly the chick grows from a one-week-old baby chick to a six-week-old chick due for slaughter. This incredibly fast growth-rate is the result of selective breeding and has serious health ramifications for the birds.