US chicken companies pioneered restricting sleep to keep birds eating around the clock.

A new study (Li et al., 2026) recommends giving chickens just 2 hours of darkness nightly to maximize the time they spend eating. The study and photo are Chinese.

We know chickens have far better hapiness with 7–8 hours of darkness to sleep.

But they eat more and grow faster when they are sleep deprived.

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      18 hours ago

      It’s moralwashing; justifying eating animals because you give them a good night’s sleep.

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        17 hours ago

        I’m not moral washing, I am discussing the topic of the thread/picture. Or maybe you answered the wrong comment?