Day 092 - 27 Feb 95 - Page 33

     
     1        summer, then you can have four.
     2
     3   Q.   And sometimes more?
     4        A.  I have never seen more, no.
     5
     6   Q.   They are sometimes kept more than that in this country?
     7        A.  OK.
     8
     9   Q.   You are not aware of that?
    10        A.  No.
    11
    12   Q.   Then how many cages would there be to an average shed?
    13        A.  I do not know.
    14
    15   Q.   How many birds would make up a flock in an average shed?
    16        A.  It depends, it will change.  It will change depending
    17        again on the environment, the conditions, the production,
    18        the offer and demand.  There is a lot of factors.
    19
    20   Q.   At Tysons, your suppliers, what does it vary between with
         them?
    22        A.  How many cages?
    23
    24   Q.   How many birds would there be in a typical individual shed
    25        full of battery chickens?
    26
    27   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Tysons do the layers as well, do they?
    28        A.  They do, part of it, yes.  Cargill and Tyson, they are
    29        both suppliers with eggs.  They normally used Tyson two
    30        because of the conditions which they grow the chickens are
    31        hot and humid.  So they usually they grow two.  Their
    32        houses is vary up to 400, 200 feet.  It is usually, it is
    33        20 feet by 200 in length and then you will have cages
    34        inside.  I do not know how many cages.
    35
    36   MS. STEEL:  How big are the cages?
    37        A.  I do not remember the dimensions, but probably from
    38        here to here which would be, what, 80 centimetres to about
    39        this.
    40
    Q.   That would just have two chickens in it, you say?
    42        A.  Yes.
    43
    44   Q.   But more in winter?
    45        A.  They normally carry two, only two.
    46
    47   Q.   At Tysons?
    48        A.  At Tysons, yes.
    49
    50   Q.   Most of your eggs come from Cargill. 
    51        A.  Yes. 
    52 
    53   Q.   How about Cargill?
    54        A.  It is about the same, except it will vary with them
    55        because they have, Cargill is a lot bigger in layer hens so
    56        they have locations all over the US, and Tyson is a
    57        dedicated supplier to us.  That facility only produces two
    58        for McDonald's.  Cargill is a different situation.  So,
    59        that they can supply eggs from different farms to us.
    60