Perdue Foods processes 676 million chickens per year. Nudged by animal welfare folks they are now bringing their flocks out of the darkness of the hen house and into the sunlight. The local farmers say they're much happier birds - more active, more playful. They are installing windows and giving the birds more space in the barns. Perdue says "We are going to go beyond what a chicken needs and give chickens what they want." So when you sit down for Sunday dinner know that the Cornish game hen on the table was a happy and contented bird.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/27/business/perdue-aims-to-make-chickens-happier-and-more-comfortable.html?src=me&_r=0
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