More than 150,000 chickens die after power failure

December 3rd, 2019

A large number of chickens have died after a power failure at what’s believed to be a Tegel farm in the North Island. (File image). Photo: 123RF The Ministry for Primary Industries said about 190,000 chickens died in the early hours of Saturday at a chicken farm in Helensville.

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