Free range.
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Free range.
Image: © Richard Webb Taken: 17 Sep 2006
While most hens stayed close to their barns, some brave ones wandered quite far into the surrounding fields. The backlash against battery farming of poultry has led to more farms like this appearing. An expected outbreak of avian influenza this winter will cause some big problems for this part of the industry.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.745435
Longitude
-2.774127