This shed alone contains 34,000 chickens, overseen by Andrew (pictured), a KFC supplier who has worked in chicken farming for 35 years. In the show, he explains that the chickens live in good conditions, and that they are kept alive for between 35 and 42 days, depending on the bird’s weight.
The chickens are kept indoors. When asked by the programme makers whether it is a problem that chickens walk on their own waste, Andrew responds that they have sawdust to walk on too.
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