Chicken Flashcards
1
Q
How are chickens farmed?
A
860 million chickens are reared for food in the UK each year, but 95% of chickens are reared indoors with no daylight.
2
Q
Standard chickens.
A
They are kept indoors with no natural light, they are 39 to 42 days old when they are slaughtered.
3
Q
Free-range chickens.
A
They are allowed outside in the woods and fields and have more room to move about. They are reared in large sheds. They are 56 days old when they are slaughtered.
4
Q
Organic chickens.
A
They roam about in fields and have more room to move about. They are 80 days old when slaughtered.
