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Battery-caged white leghorn chickens crowd densely in narrow wire enclosures, their pale feathered bodies pressed tightly together on a substrate of straw and wood shavings. Rows of suspended metal cages create uniform, linear compartments housing dozens of hens, each marked with occasional blue staining - likely from handling or health monitoring. Their bright red combs stand in stark contrast to their uniform white plumage, revealing these are mature laying hens in an industrial egg production facility. The cramped, systematic arrangement emphasizes the mechanized nature of modern poultry farming, where efficiency and maximum output are prioritized over individual animal comfort. Overhead lighting casts a uniform, clinical illumination that accentuates the regimented and controlled environment. The watermark "AL MABIN" suggests this is a professional agricultural documentation, capturing the contemporary reality of large-scale chicken farming techniques used in Tasmania's agricultural sector.