Hugh's Chicken Run

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall tries to change the way Britain consumes chicken by setting up his own intensive poultry farm to demonstrate how cheap chickens are currently produced

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    In the programme, Hugh investigates intensive chicken farming here, Hugh reveals how it's going

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    You don't have to be Hugh to rescue a chicken. There are plenty of hens in need of a good home

Episode Guide

  • Series 1 Episode 1

    Hugh's Chicken Run

    Hugh starts by challenging the residents of his local town, Axminster, and local supermarket, Tesco, to be the first free-range town, before asking all the major supermarkets, retailers and…

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  • Series 1 Episode 2

    Hugh's Chicken Run

    Things start to get intense at the intensive farm, where the rapid growth of Hugh's 2,500 chickens is a stark contrast to their 1,500 free range neighbours, and the grim realities of…

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