The Danish farmers’ organization broadcasts directly from the chicken house
– The goal is to have as high a degree of openness as possible, and show the actual conditions in the house, so that Danes can get a real picture of the Danish chicken production. We that the debate on Danish chicken production should take place on an informative basis, write the Danish farmers’ organization about the project on its Homepage.
For 35 days, just as long as the Ross 308 chicken often lives before it is slaughtered, you can follow the lives of around 32,000 chickens on the farm of Solveig Nørmark in West Jutland around the clock via a livestream.
– I am happy to be able to contribute to the Danish consumers gaining more knowledge about our chicken production. I think this is needed for us to dispel the myths. I do not think the cameras will affect my everyday life so much. I just have to walk around and take care of my animals in the same way as I usually do, says the chicken farmer Nørmark to Landbrug & Fødevarer.
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Must give a representative image
The live pictures show the temperature as well as in the house, offered chickens and how many days they are, the water and food consumption per chicken.
According to the farmers’ organization, the chicken house in Nørmark must provide a representative picture of the conventional chicken production in Denmark.
– Danish chicken farmers focus on animal welfare, high food security, salmonella-free meat and a low climate footprint, among other things by utilizing resources optimally, says Landbrug & Fødevarer.
Answers questions from viewers
On its website, Agriculture & Food also answers questions from viewers. Under a small selection of questions:
– Why is it dark on the video?
– The light is off for 6 hours a day. It’s night for the chickens.
– Why are the chickens in piles?
– It is the nature of the chickens to lie close, and they therefore often seek out others. They also regulate the temperature by lying close or at a distance from each other, and when they have to sleep, they just pull themselves together and find security by lying together.
– Why do some chickens die or become ill so that they have to be killed?
– It will be some of the chickens that get sick or die. If a chicken dies or is killed, it can be due to many things. These can be defects when the chicken comes out of the egg, genetic defects, diseases or if the chicken is not viable.