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Battery-raised white leghorn chickens crowd tightly together on a textured metal grating, their pale feathered bodies pressed close under a row of red feed dispensers. The industrial-scale poultry facility reveals the precision of modern agricultural production, with each bird standing uniform and alert, their bright red combs a stark contrast against their pristine white plumage. Overhead lighting casts uniform shadows, emphasizing the systematic arrangement and controlled environment of contemporary egg production. The chickens' yellow legs and feet grip the wire mesh floor, reflecting the engineered efficiency of intensive farming practices common in Tasmania's agricultural landscape. Each bird appears identical - a testament to selective breeding and standardized agricultural techniques that maximize production output. The image captures the clinical, mechanized nature of large-scale poultry farming, where individual animal welfare is subordinated to industrial efficiency and economic considerations.