Hens are extremely delicate birds with exceptional sensitivity, they can even live up to 10 years. The photo shows part of one of the hens living in the countryside, on a small farm. Nobody will kill her here, the bird will live and die naturally. After the words „it's good that you're here”, nobody asks anything of her. As the farmer says, she sometimes gives eggs and the most important word here is „gives"... There are 42 happy hens on this farm who sometimes give eggs to their hosts.
This story was given as a contrast to factory farming where chickens live for 6 weeks. Chickens destined for meat production are given a special feed that makes them gain weight very quickly. Those that are weaker or smaller than the others are brutally killed on the spot.
This story was given as a contrast to factory farming where chickens live for 6 weeks. Chickens destined for meat production are given a special feed that makes them gain weight very quickly. Those that are weaker or smaller than the others are brutally killed on the spot.
At 5 weeks, the chickens gain unnatural weight, when they fall over they are no longer able to get up, the breeders turn them over so that they can eat and drink. At the 6th week, the hens are no longer able to bear their weight, they lie on the litter. At this stage, they are collected and transported to the slaughterhouse. In a moment, new, beautiful, pink pieces of meat on plastic trays, secured with foil, will appear in the store.
The photo refers to the delicacy and sensitivity of hens, such as we are unable to experience when going to the store for meat. Can this change? Can the quoted story of happy hens become an inspiration on a larger scale?
The photo refers to the delicacy and sensitivity of hens, such as we are unable to experience when going to the store for meat. Can this change? Can the quoted story of happy hens become an inspiration on a larger scale?
2022 Photography. Limited edition 10 pcs + 2AP, pigment print on the cotton Fine Art paper, 640×900 mm (500×750 mm without borders)