Chicken Facts Quiz

Meat chickens can be reared in sheds about the size of a small football field.

How many birds do you think can be kept in such a large shed at one time?

• 25

• 2,500

• 25,000

• 250,000

How many chickens are reared for meat in the UK each year?

• 9 Million

• 930 Million

• 9 Billion

• 500,000

On average, how many chickens are slaughtered every second in the UK?

• 5

• 29

• 98

• 120

Meat chickens can be selectively bred to grow fast. What is the average time between them first hatching to appearing on the supermarket shelf?

• 5-6 Weeks

• 5-6 Months

• 12-18 Months

• 12-18 Weeks

On average, how many kilograms of chicken does each person in the UK consume per year?

• 230 kg

• 23 kg

• 2.3 kg

• 92 kg

What percentage of meat eaten in the UK is chicken?

• 10%

• 25%

• 40%

• 70%

Can you name at least two other types of meat eaten here in the UK?

What percentage of chickens reared for meat in the UK are free-range and/or organic?

• 20%

• 7%

• 75%

• 2.5%

How many chickens die prematurely each day?

• 1000

• 20

• 20 thousand

• 100 thousand