Story: Poultry industry

Day-old chicks

Day-old chicks

Young chickens need dry underfoot conditions and a ready supply of water and dry food. These day-old chicks have quickly found the water dispenser.

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Vanessa Wintle and Stacey Lepper, 'Poultry industry - Poultry meat farming', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/17286/day-old-chicks (accessed 19 April 2024)

Story by Vanessa Wintle and Stacey Lepper, published 24 Nov 2008