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  2. Forced molting - Wikipedia

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    Forced molting typically involves the removal of food and/or water from poultry for an extended period of time to reinvigorate egg-laying. Forced molting, sometimes known as induced molting, is the practice by some poultry industries of artificially provoking a flock to molt simultaneously, typically by withdrawing food for 7–14 days and sometimes also withdrawing water for an extended period.

  3. How to Raise Chickens: An Easy-to-Follow Guide for Beginners

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    Answers to the top questions about raising backyard chickens for eggs, ... Rhode Island Red. ... (This is known as molting.) “The combination of molting and shorter days—hens need about 14 to ...

  4. Intensive animal farming - Wikipedia

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    Chickens are exposed to artificial light cycles to stimulate egg production year-round. In addition, forced molting is commonly practiced in the US, in which manipulation of light and food access triggers molting, in order to increase egg size and production. Forced molting is controversial, and is prohibited in the EU. [39]

  5. Moulting - Wikipedia

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    A dragonfly in its radical final moult, metamorphosing from an aquatic nymph to a winged adult.. In biology, moulting (British English), or molting (American English), also known as sloughing, shedding, or in many invertebrates, ecdysis, is a process by which an animal casts off parts of its body to serve some beneficial purpose, either at specific times of the year, or at specific points in ...

  6. Beak trimming - Wikipedia

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    The US's UEP guidelines suggest that in egg laying strains of chickens, the length of the upper beak distal from the nostrils that remains following trimming, should be 2 to 3 mm. [15] In the UK, the Farm Animal Welfare Council stated: "The accepted procedure is to remove not more than one third of the upper and lower beaks or not more than one ...

  7. Icelandic chicken - Wikipedia

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    The Icelandic chicken is a type of chicken from Iceland. Called íslenska hænan ( Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈistlɛnska ˈhaiːnan] , Icelandic chicken), Haughænsni ( [ˈhœyɣˌhainstnɪ] , pile chicken) or landnámshænan ( [ˈlantˌnaumsˌhaiːnan] , hen of the settlers) in the Icelandic language .

  8. Hen and Chickens Islands - Wikipedia

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  9. ISA Brown - Wikipedia

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    The ISA Brown is a crossbreed of chicken, with sex-linked coloration.It is thought to have been the result of a complex series of crosses including but not limited to Rhode Island Reds and Rhode Island Whites, and contains genes from a wide range of breeds, the list of which is a closely guarded secret. [1]