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Battery-caged white leghorn chickens cluster tightly across multiple wire-mesh levels, their pale feathers dulled by dust and confinement. Densely packed in a commercial egg production facility, these birds represent industrial-scale poultry farming common throughout Tasmania's agricultural regions. Red combs provide stark contrast against their uniform white plumage, while the wire enclosures restrict movement, maximizing space efficiency. The ground is covered with scattered straw bedding, and metal infrastructure frames the tightly regulated environment. These chickens are positioned in precise, calculated rows - a systematic approach to protein production that prioritizes output over individual animal welfare. The image captures the mechanized reality of modern egg production, where living creatures are transformed into standardized agricultural units, their existence defined by productive capacity rather than natural behaviors.