Wings compact, small head, with neat comb and wattles. The bones fine, legs short and well fleshed. The cages are only slightly larger. After the Mediterranean chickens have reached their peak of egg laying, they are slaughtered and used for industrial production. Fowl is second.
All poultry has anti and post mortem inspection.
This is however, nothing like with large cattle. Dietary law is observed and they can be bought kosher or non-kosher. 1000-1500 birds an hour The insides are inspected Giblets are packaged in a special paper and put back into the chest cavity Unless they are sold as WOG'S, without giblets. Hand killed, bled and plucked. Metal tags are used on both wing joints.