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Battery hens huddle in tightly packed wire cages, their russet and golden-brown feathers contrasting against the steel-grey industrial infrastructure of a modern egg production facility. Rows of uniform wire enclosures stretch horizontally, with pristine white and pale orange eggs resting on angled collection trays beneath each cage level. The controlled environment reveals the intense efficiency of contemporary poultry farming, where multiple generations of laying hens are systematically arranged to maximize egg production. Soft ambient lighting illuminates the metallic shelving and wire mesh, casting subtle shadows that accentuate the birds' cramped living conditions. Each chicken appears relatively uniform in coloration, suggesting a carefully bred commercial laying stock selected for consistent egg output. The watermarked "Agabin" branding in the corner hints at the professional documentation of agricultural production systems, capturing the precise, mechanized nature of large-scale egg manufacturing in rural Australian agricultural settings.