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Stressed chicken? Let them watch TV!

//21 Dec 2009
According to The Star of Malaysia, scientists have revealed that the stressful life of the battery chicken can be relieved with a daily dose of television.
Seemingly, chicks that watch television grow faster on less food, lay larger eggs more regularly and appear to be happier.
 
All it takes to make these birds more phlegmatic more interested in their environment and more sociable is a mere half-an-hour a day in front of the idiot box.
 
Even if we humans were to plonk ourselves in front of a television for long enough, we would also be predisposed to piling on the weight. Bearing in mind, of course, that half-an-hour of your average chicken’s life would probably equate to something like 10 hours in human terms.
 
Nonetheless, there are still some rather pertinent questions that spring to mind: like what do happy chickens look like?
 
Still, there is the hard evidence that cannot be denied: larger, more regularly laid eggs.
 
If chicken farmers in Malaysia were to adopt this strategy to increase the egg yield and plumpness of their fowls, it would obviously pay for them to get the maximum return from their investment.
 
Source: The Star
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Comments (1)

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Well, DUH! Seeing as how battery hens are kept in HELL, they no doubt are grateful for ANYTHING that distracts them from their horrible lives. Think how amazingly well they'd do if only they were housed properly and had access to sunshine, green grass and room to run!
Velvet at 22-12-2009 04:42

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