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Battery-caged laying hens crowd densely across multiple tiers of wire mesh platforms within a large industrial poultry shed. Rich auburn and russet-feathered hens stand tightly packed, their red combs vivid against their brown plumage, with automated feeding lines suspended between the crowded rows. Metallic infrastructure dominates the interior - galvanized steel framing, ventilation systems, and electrical control boxes suggesting a high-tech agricultural environment typical of modern egg production facilities. The stark lighting and uniform positioning of the birds reveal an intensively managed production system, where efficiency and maximum output are the primary considerations. Multiple vertical levels maximize space utilization, with chickens occupying every available surface, their collective presence creating a living, moving carpet of feathered productivity. Industrial infrastructure and animal density characterize this snapshot of contemporary agricultural engineering, representing the complex systems behind Australia's egg production industry.