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Battery hens crowd the multi-tiered wire cages of an industrial egg production facility, their russet and white feathered bodies pressed against steel mesh compartments. Uniform rows of laying boxes stretch across the climate-controlled interior, with eggs collecting on angled shelves beneath each densely populated tier. Soft ambient lighting illuminates the metallic infrastructure, highlighting the uniform positioning of the chickens and the systematic precision of large-scale poultry agriculture. Each cage contains multiple hens, tightly confined in a standardized production environment designed for maximum egg yield efficiency. The monochromatic grey and silver mechanical structures contrast sharply with the warm brown and reddish tones of the chickens, embodying the mechanized approach of contemporary agricultural systems. This snapshot encapsulates the industrial scale of egg production in modern Australian agricultural practices, revealing the controlled, systematic nature of intensive livestock farming.