Laying hens began to be destroyed in the regions

In Russia, they began to get rid of chickens: two high-profile cases have occurred since the beginning of July in Udmurtia and the Krasnodar Territory. In the first region, 3,000 laying hens were thrown onto the street. According to local media, unknown persons unloaded a truck with chickens on the territory of the so-called farm, where there are no poultry facilities or fences. The laying hens scattered throughout the nearest settlement and began to starve to death.

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In the Krasnodar Territory, a scandal occurred at the Novomyshastovskaya poultry farm, where about 150 thousand chickens were on the verge of death due to lack of feed. The reason for this was the company's debts and the seizure of assets at the request of the feed mill. According to media reports, this has paralyzed the purchase of feed and the payment of salaries to employees. As a result, the laying hens began to eat each other, which led to the death of a number of pets. Although the problems at the poultry farm began several years ago, it continues to operate. According to Spark-Interfax, its revenue from sales last year was 445 million rubles, and its net profit was 7.9 million rubles.

The People's Farmer Association confirmed that producers are forced to reduce the number of chickens due to a serious decrease in profitability.

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Grain-free culprits: laying hens are being massively destroyed in the regions