PROXY STATEMENT

CAGLE'S, INC.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

TO BE HELD
JULY 12, 1996

TO THE HOLDERS OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK:
   Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Cagle's, 
Inc. (the "Company"), will be held at the Company's offices located at 2000 
Hills Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia, on the 12th day of July, 1996, at 11:00 A.M. 
Eastern Daylight Time, for the following purposes:

(1) To fix the number of members of the Board of Directors at nine, and to 
    elect the members thereof; and

(2) To transact any other business that may properly come before the meeting or 
    any adjournments thereof; all as set forth in the Proxy Statement 
    accompanying this notice.
  
   Only holders of record of Class A Common Stock on May 25, 1996, will be 
entitled to vote at the meeting. The transfer books will not be closed.

                      
                                    By order of the Board of Directors.

 
                                    George L. Pitts, Secretary


Atlanta, Georgia
June 10, 1996

WHETHER OR NOT YOU EXPECT TO BE PRESENT AT THE MEETING IN PERSON, PLEASE SIGN, 
DATE, AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED BUSINESS REPLY 
ENVELOPE. IF YOU DO ATTEND THE MEETING, YOU MAY, IF YOU WISH, WITHDRAW YOUR 
PROXY AND VOTE IN PERSON.





CAGLE'S, INC.
2000 HILLS AVENUE, N.W.    ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30318

PROXY STATEMENT

FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD JULY 12, 1996

   The enclosed proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors of Cagle's, Inc. 
(the ``Company") for use at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on 
July 12, 1996, and at any adjournment thereof, and is revocable by written 
notice to the Secretary of the Company at any time before its exercise. Unless 
revoked, proxies in the form enclosed, properly executed and received by the 
Secretary of the Company prior to the Annual Meeting, will be voted at the 
meeting as specified by the shareholder in the proxy or, except with respect to
broker non-votes, if no specification is made in the proxy, then the persons 
designated as proxies shall vote FOR each of the proposals set forth in the 
accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and according to their 
discretion upon all other matters which may properly come before the meeting. 
Broker non-votes will not be included in vote totals and will have no effect on
the outcome of the vote. Abstentions will not be counted either as a vote FOR 
or a vote AGAINST a proposal and will have no effect on the outcome of the vote.

   An annual report to the shareholders, including financial statements for the
year ended March 30, 1996, is enclosed herewith. The approximate date of mailing
this proxy statement and the form of proxy is June 10, 1996.
   
   On May 25, 1996, the Company had outstanding and entitled to vote at the 
Annual Meeting 5,006,263 shares of Class A Common Stock. With regard to any 
matter to be considered, each share of Class A Common Stock is entitled to one 
vote. If a quorum is present, directors will be elected by the affirmative vote
of a majority of the shares represented at the meeting in person or by proxy. A 
quorum consists of shareholders owning 50% of the Class A Common Stock 
plus one share. Only shareholders of record on May 25, 1996, are entitled to 
vote at the meeting.

   The enclosed proxy will be voted to fix the number of members of the Board 
of Directors at nine and elect the nine nominees named in the proxy. Each 
director shall hold office for a term of one year and thereafter until his or 
her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified. In the event that any
of the nominees is unable to serve (which is not anticipated), the persons 
designated as proxies will cast votes for the remaining nominees and for such 
other persons as they may select. All nine of the nominees are presently 
directors, whose one year terms of office will expire at the Annual Meeting.

DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

   The following persons are presently directors of the Company and have been 
nominated to stand for re-election:

   J. Douglas Cagle, 65, has been a director of the Company since 1953, and has 
been Chief Executive Officer of the Company since 1970 and Chairman of the 
Board of the Company since July, 1993. Mr. Cagle served as President of the 
Company from 1970 to July, 1993. He is expected to be reelected to the offices 
of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board when his one year term 
expires at the next annual meeting of the Board, which is scheduled for July 
12, 1996, immediately following the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Under rules 
promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Mr. Cagle is a 
``control person" of the Company due to his stock holdings and those of his 
relatives. Mr. Cagle is the father of George Douglas Cagle and James David 
Cagle, who are also directors of the Company.

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   George Douglas Cagle, 43, has been a director of the Company since July, 
1976. Mr. Cagle has been employed in the corporate sales department of the 
Company since the end of 1977, and he has been Vice President New Product 
Development since July, 1993, an office to which he is expected to be reelected 
at the next annual meeting of the Board. Mr. Cagle is the son of J. Douglas 
Cagle and the brother of James David Cagle, who are also directors of the 
Company.

   Kenneth R. Barkley, 55, has been employed by the Company since April, 1974, 
has been a director of the Company since July, 1977, and has been Treasurer and 
Chief Financial Officer of the Company since July, 1977 and Senior Vice 
President Finance of the Company since July, 1993. Mr. Barkley served as 
Secretary of the Company from July, 1977 to July, 1993. He is expected to be 
reelected to the offices of Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice 
President Finance at the next annual meeting of the Board.

   James David Cagle, 42, has been a director since July, 1987. He has been 
employed in the corporate sales department of the Company since 1982, and he 
has been Vice President New Product Sales since July, 1993, an office to which 
he is expected to be reelected at the next annual meeting of the Board. Mr. 
Cagle is the son of J. Douglas Cagle and the brother of George Douglas Cagle, 
who are also directors of the Company.

   Jerry Don Gattis, 47, has been a director since July, 1989, and has been 
President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since July, 1993, offices 
to which he is expected to be reelected at the next annual meeting of the Board.
Mr. Gattis joined the Company in April, 1987 as Vice President Sales and 
Marketing, which office he held until February, 1989. He served as Senior Vice 
President of the Company from February, 1989 to July, 1993. Before becoming 
employed by the Company, Mr. Gattis was Director of Sales and Distribution for 
Pilgrim's Pride and had held this position since 1981. Mr. Gattis previously 
had been associated with Mountaire Corporation, which Pilgrim's Pride acquired 
in 1981. While with Mountaire, Mr. Gattis served as Sales Manager and later as 
General Manager of Processing and Sales.

   Mark M. Ham IV, 41, has been a director since July, 1993. Mr. Ham has been 
Assistant Secretary of the Company since July, 1987 and Vice President 
Information Systems since July, 1993, offices to which he is expected to be 
reelected at the next annual meeting of the Board. Mr. Ham has been associated 
with the Company since 1977, during which time he has been responsible for the 
Company's cost accounting and special accounting projects and matters involving 
data processing and telecommunication.

John J. Bruno, Jr., 52, has been a director since July, 1993. Mr. Bruno joined 
the Company in October, 1988 as Director of Sales and Marketing and has been 
Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing of the Company since July, 1993, an 
office to which he is expected to be reelected at the next annual meeting of 
the Board. Mr. Bruno served as Vice President Sales and Marketing from 
February, 1989 to July, 1993. Before becoming employed by the Company, Mr. 
Bruno was Director of Sales and Marketing for Marshall Durbin Company and had 
held that position since 1980.

   Candace Chapman, 39, has been a director since July, 1993. Ms. Chapman is a 
principal in C2 Associates, Ltd. Prior to forming C2 Associates, Ltd., Ms. 
Chapman was a Consultant/Director of Marketing at Wyatt Investment 
Consulting, Inc. Ms. Chapman previously was a Vice President at Atlanta 
Capital Management Company from 1991 to October, 1994, and worked in the 
trust investment division of SouthTrust Bank, from 1987 to 1991, where she 
developed business opportunities for the bank. Ms. Chapman is a Certified 
Public Accountant and also holds Series 7 and Series 63 investment licenses.

   G. Bland Byrne III, 44, has been a director since July, 1995. Mr. Byrne is a 
principal in the law firm of Byrne, Eldridge, Moore & Davis, P.C. Mr. Byrne 
previously was a partner in the law firm of Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, 
from January, 1984 to April, 1994.

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   The foregoing list of nominees includes several persons who also may be 
considered executive officers of the Company: namely, J. Douglas Cagle, 
George Douglas Cagle, Kenneth R. Barkley, James David Cagle, Jerry Don 
Gattis, Mark M. Ham IV, and John J. Bruno, Jr. In addition, the following 
individual is expected to be reelected as an executive officer immediately 
following the Annual Meeting:

George L. Pitts III, 47, has been Secretary of the Company since July, 1993, 
an office to which he is expected to be reelected at the next annual meeting of 
the Board. Mr. Pitts has been employed in the corporate accounting department 
of the Company since 1974, holding the position of Corporate Accounting Manager.

OWNERSHIP OF VOTING SHARES BY OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND OTHERS

The following table sets forth the stock ownership in the Company, as of May 1, 
1996, of each director and nominee for director and of each executive officer 
named in the Summary Compensation Table on page 5 hereof.


                               Amount and Nature of       Percent of
                              Beneficial Ownership of       Class A
    Name                        Class A Common Stock      Common Stock
                                                                         
J. Douglas Cagle..............     2,124,556  (a)            42.4%
George Douglas Cagle..........       439,484  (b)             8.8%
Kenneth R. Barkley............         4,000  (c)              *
James David Cagle.............       443,178  (d)             8.9%
Jerry Don Gattis..............        14,192  (e)              *
Mark M. Ham IV................         3,850  (f)              *
John J. Bruno, Jr.............         4,750  (g)              *
Candace Chapman...............           494                   *
G. Bland Byrne III............         2,000                   *
All Directors and 
Executive Officers 
as a group (10) persons.......     3,036,504  (h)            60.4%

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*Less than 1% of issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock of 
   the Company.
(a) This amount includes 962,028 shares owned by Mr. Cagle as trustee of a 
       trust established under the will of his father.
(b) This amount includes 105,026 shares held as custodian for Mr. Cagle's 
    children.
(c) This amount includes 3,750 shares which may be acquired upon the exercise 
      of options which are presently exercisable.
(d) This amount includes 108,722 shares held as custodian for Mr. Cagle's 
    children.
(e) This amount includes 7,500 shares which may be acquired upon the exercise 
      of options which are presently exercisable.
(f) This amount includes 3,750 shares which may be acquired upon the exercise 
     of options which are presently exercisable.
(g) This amount includes 3,750 shares which may be acquired upon the exercise 
      of options which are presently exercisable.
(h) This amount includes 18,750 shares which may be acquired upon the exercise 
      of options which are presently exercisable.

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   The following table sets forth each person known to management to be the 
beneficial owner of more than five percent of the voting securities of the 
Company as of May 1, 1996:

                                                 Amount and Nature
  Title of        Name and Address of             of Beneficial      Percent of
  Class           Beneficial Owner                Owenership (a)        Class

Class A          J. Douglas Cagle ..............  2,124,556 (b)          42.4%
Common Stock     2000 Hills Avenue, N.W.
                 Atlanta, Georgia 30318

Class A          George Douglas Cagle ..........    439,484  (c)          8.8%
Common Stock     2000 Hills Avenue, N.W.
                 Atlanta, Georgia 30318

Class A          James David Cagle..............    443,178 (d)           8.9%
Common Stock     2000 Hills Avenue, N.W.
                 Atlanta, Georgia 30318

Class A          Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.    306,000 (e)           6.1%
Common Stock     1299 Ocean Avenue
                 11th Floor
                 Santa Monica, California 90401
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(a)  Of the shares shown in this column, management knows of no shares with 
       respect to which such listed beneficial owners have the right to acquire 
       beneficial ownership as specified in regulations of the Securities and 
       Exchange Commission.
(b)  This amount includes 962,028 shares owned by Mr. Cagle as trustee of a 
     trust established under the will of his father.
(c)  This amount includes 105,026 shares held as custodian for Mr. Cagle's 
     children.
(d)  This amount includes 108,722 shares held as custodian for Mr. Cagle's 
     children.
(e)  Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. (``Dimensional"), a registered investment 
       advisor, is deemed to have beneficial ownership of 306,000 shares as of 
       December 31, 1995, all of which are held in portfolios of DFA Investment 
       Dimensions Group Inc., a registered open-end investment company, or in a 
       series of the DFA Investment Trust Company, a Delaware business trust, 
       or the DFA Group Trust and DFA Participation Group Trust, investment 
       vehicles for qualified employee benefit plans, for all of which 
       Dimensional serves as investment manager. Dimensional disclaims 
       beneficial ownership of all such shares.

   Pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the 
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") regulations, the Company's 
directors, certain officers, and greater than ten percent shareholders are 
required to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC and
the American Stock Exchange and to furnish the Company with copies of all such 
reports they file. Based solely on its review of such reports from certain 
reporting persons, the Company believes that all filing requirements applicable
to its directors, officers and ten percent shareholders were satisfied during 
the Company's last fiscal year.

COMMITTEES AND MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND 
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS

   The Board of Directors established an Audit Committee in February, 1981. 
This committee reviews the work of the Company's independent public 
accountants, management, and internal accounting staff to ensure that each is 
properly discharging its responsibilities in the area of financial control and 
reporting. The committee is presently composed of George Douglas Cagle, G. 
Bland Byrne III, and Candace Chapman. The Company does not have 

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nominating or compensation committees of the Board of Directors. During the 
last fiscal year, there were five meetings of the Board of Directors, and the 
Audit Committee met one time. Each of the incumbent directors during the last 
fiscal year attended at least 75% of the aggregate of the number of meetings of
the Board of Directors and the number of meetings of the Audit Committee held 
during any period during which he was a director or member of the Audit 
Committee, respectively.

   During the Company's last fiscal year, each director who was not also an 
officer or full time employee of the Company, received an annual director's fee
in the amount of $15,000. Directors who were officers or full time employees of
the Company received an annual director's fee of $10,000.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

   The following tables and narrative text discuss the compensation paid in the 
Company's fiscal year ended March 30, 1996, and the two prior fiscal years to 
the Company's Chief Executive Officer and the Company's four other most 
highly compensated executive officers.

Summary Compensation Table
                  
                                                      Long Term
                                                      Compensation
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                                  Annual              Securities
Name and Principal        --------------------------  Underlying    All Other
Position                  Year(1  Salary    Bonus (2  Options(#)  Compensation(3
- -------------------------  ----   --------  --------  ----------  --------------
J. Douglas Cagle           1996   $277,198  $135,960        -0-     $26,018 (4
Chairman of the Board &    1995    262,315   132,000        -0-      18,400
Chief Executive Officer    1994    248,796   122,200        -0-      12,213
Jerry Don Gattis           1996    266,880   128,440        -0-       8,451
President &                1995    243,639   123,500        -0-       9,676
Chief Operating Officer    1994    226,361   112,294     12,500       9,559
John J. Bruno              1996    166,058    82,500        -0-       3,046
Senior Vice President      1995    151,289    75,000        -0-       4,247
Sales and Marketing        1994    138,746    67,695      6,250       4,614
Kenneth R. Barkley         1996    124,368    58,526        -0-       5,701
Senior Vice President      1995    117,577    56,275        -0-       8,370
Finance,Treasurer &        1994    110,280    52,140      6,250       7,728
Chief Financial Officer
Mark M. Ham IV             1996     97,998    45,032        -0-      11,408
Vice Pres. Information     1995     92,775    43,300        -0-      10,571
Systems & Asst. Secretary  1994     84,807    40,092      6,250       5,829 

(1  The year designated in this column refers to the Company's fiscal year 
    which ended in such year, which for 1996 was March 30, 1996.
(2  The amounts in this column represent the bonuses paid to the named 
    individuals pursuant to the Company's Executive Bonus Plan.
(3  This column includes contributions or payments to, or for the account of, 
    the named individuals pursuant to the Company's Cash or Deferred 
    Profit-Sharing Plan (the "401(k) Plan") and to the Company's medical 
    reimbursement plan. The medical reimbursement plan covers directors who are
    also employees and officers. Medical expenses of the covered individuals 
    and their dependents which are not otherwise covered by insurance are paid
    under this plan upon the filing of a proof of claim by the covered 
    individual with the Company's insurance carrier.
(4  This amount includes $20,400 representing the portion of the premiums paid 
    with respect to the split dollar life insurance policies described in 
    COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION below, which 
    portion is considered income for purposes of taxation.

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Aggregated Option/SAR Exercises in Last Fiscal Year and FY-End Option/SAR 
    Values
                              
                                              Number of       Value of
                                              Securities      Unexercised
                                              Underlying      In-the-Money
                                              Unexercised     Options at
                                              Options at      Year End
                   Shares Acquired            Year End (#)       ($)
                     on Exercise     Value    Exercisable/    Exercisable/
Name                    (#)         Realized  Unexercisable   Unexercisable
- ------------------ --------------- ---------- -------------  ----------------
J. Douglas Cagle         _             _            _              _    
Jerry D. Gattis          _             _        7,500/5,000   $42,750/$28,500
John J. Bruno            _             _        3,750/2,500   $21,375/$14,250
Kenneth R. Barkley       _             _        3,750/2,500   $21,375/$14,250
Mark M. Ham IV          _              _        3,750/2,500   $21,375/$14,250




Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

  The Board of Directors of the Company does not have a standing compensation 
committee. The entire Board determines the compensation of the Chief Executive 
Officer, and the Chief Executive Officer determines the compensation of the 
remaining executive officers of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary. 
The following members of the Board of Directors also were executive officers 
of the Company and its subsidiary during the last fiscal year: J. Douglas 
Cagle, Jerry Don Gattis, Kenneth R. Barkley, John J. Bruno, Jr., Mark M. Ham 
IV, George Douglas Cagle and James David Cagle.

Two irrevocable trusts hold two cash value life insurance policies on the lives
of J. Douglas Cagle and his wife, the aggregate face value of which is 
$20,000,000. The Company is a party to a split dollar agreement with each trust
pursuant to which the Company has agreed to make all of the payments on the 
policies which are not paid by the trusts until the death of both J. Douglas 
Cagle and his wife or, if earlier, the termination of the agreements by the 
trusts, at which time the trusts shall repay to the Company all amounts paid 
by the Company on such policies. The premiums paid by the Company on these 
policies during its last fiscal year totaled $289,755.28.
 
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Board Report on Executive Compensation

  The components of the annual compensation paid to the Chief Executive Officer
and the other executive officers of the Company are (i) base salary; (ii) a 
bonus calculated pursuant to the provisions of the Company's Executive Bonus 
Plan; (iii) allocation of contributions made by the Company to the respective 
accounts of such executive officers under the Company's 401(k) Plan; and (iv) 
payments made pursuant to the Company's medical reimbursement plan. All 
executive officers other than the Chief Executive Officer are also eligible to 
participate in the Company's 1993 Stock Option Plan.

  The base salaries of the Chief Executive Officer and of the other executive 
officers are not directly related to factors such as the Company's 
profitability, sales growth, return on equity or market share, except to the 
extent that such factors impact the Company's overall ability to satisfy its 
compensation obligations to all employees. The base salaries for the Chief 
Executive Officer and other executive officers of the Company are determined 
primarily by a comparison of similarly situated officers of other companies in 
the poultry industry. Years of service, responsibilities, company growth, 
future plans and the Company's current ability to pay are also taken into 
account in determining such base salaries.

The Chief  Executive Officer and certain other executive officers are 
participants in the Company's Executive Bonus Plan. The amount of the bonuses 
payable are based upon the Company's after tax return on shareholder equity. 
Such return is calculated before the accrual of any bonus payable pursuant to 
the plan. Pursuant to the plan, each participant receives a bonus in an amount 
equal to: fifty percent (50%) of such participant's base salary for a return 
on shareholders equity of twenty percent (20%) or more, thirty percent (30%) of
base salary for a return of 15% to 19.99%, twenty percent (20%) of base salary 
for a return of 10% to 14.99%, with no bonus payable if the return is less than
ten percent (10%).

The stock options granted under the 1993 Stock Option Plan, which plan was 
approved by the shareholders in July, 1993, provide an incentive for executive 
officers to manage the Company with a view toward maximization of long-term 
shareholder value. Stock options to purchase Class A Common Stock may be 
granted by the Plan Administrator to executive officers at an option price of 
100% of the market value on the date of the grant, with a maximum term of 10 
years. The Plan Administrator has sole discretion in determining the amount of 
shares covered by each option and the vesting thereof.

This report was prepared by the entire Board of Directors of the Company.

Performance Graph

The following graph presents a comparison of five year cumulative total 
shareholder returns among Cagle's, Inc., the S&P 500 Index and a Peer Group 
Index. This information provides the annual return from the beginning of the 
previous fiscal year assuming dividends are reinvested monthly. The graph 
assumes an initial investment of $100 in March 1991. The Peer Group Index 
consists of the following companies: Golden Poultry, Inc., Hudson Foods, Inc., 
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation, Sanderson Farms, Inc., Tyson Foods, Inc., and 
WLR Foods, Inc.

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March 31, 1991 = $100.00
  
                           Base
                           Year    March   March   March   March   March
Company/Index              1991     1992    1993    1994    1995    1996
                           ----    -----   -----   -----   -----   -----  
CAGLE'S, INC. -CL A         100     112      418     402     656     543   
S&P 500 INDEX               100     111      128     130     150     198
PEER GROUP INDEX                                                           
  AVERAGE                   100      86      123     111     131     122

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MATERIAL INTERESTS AND MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS

Certain directors or nominees for director are affiliated with entities that 
have transacted a material amount of business with the Company during the 
Company's last fiscal year or that propose to do so during the Company's 
current fiscal year. These business relationships are as follows:

The firm of Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, in which Mr. Warner S. Currie, who 
was a director of the Company during the first three months of the last fiscal 
year of the Company, is of counsel, received $138,296.10 during the last fiscal
year of the Company as fees for legal services rendered to the Company and its 
subsidiaries. The firm of Byrne, Eldridge, Moore & Davis, P.C. in which Mr. G. 
Bland Byrne III, a director of the Company, is a principal, received 
$202,289.00 during the last fiscal year of the Company as fees for legal 
services rendered to the Company and its subsidiaries.

SOLICITATION OF PROXIES

The cost of soliciting proxies will be borne by the Company. In addition to 
solicitation of shareholders of record by mail, telephone or personal contact, 
arrangements will be made with brokerage houses to furnish proxy materials to 
their principals, and the Company will reimburse them for mailing expenses. 
Custodians and fiduciaries will be supplied with proxy materials to forward to 
beneficial owners of stock.

RELATIONSHIP WITH INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

The Board of Directors has selected Arthur Andersen LLP to serve as independent
accountants of the Company for the current fiscal year. Arthur Andersen LLP has
served as the Company's independent accountants since 1984.

Representatives of Arthur Andersen LLP are expected to be present at the 
shareholders' meeting, will have an opportunity to make a statement if they 
desire to do so, and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.

PROPOSALS OF SECURITY HOLDERS FOR 1997 ANNUAL MEETING

The deadline for receipt of shareholder proposals for inclusion in the 
Company's proxy statement and form of proxy for presentation at the 1997 annual
meeting of shareholders is February 12, 1997.

OTHER MATTERS

Management does not know of any matter to be brought before the meeting other 
than those referred to above. If any other matters properly come before the 
meeting, the persons designated as proxies will vote thereon in accordance with
their best judgment.

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Whether or not you expect to be present at the meeting in person, please sign, 
date and return the enclosed proxy promptly in the enclosed business reply 
envelope. No postage is necessary if mailed in the United States.

THE COMPANY WILL PROVIDE WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH PERSON WHOSE PROXY IS 
HEREBY SOLICITED, ON WRITTEN REQUEST OF ANY SUCH PERSON, A COPY OF THE 
COMPANY'S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K, INCLUDING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
AND THE SCHEDULES THERETO, REQUIRED TO BE FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND 
EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-1 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE 
ACT OF 1934 FOR THE COMPANY'S MOST RECENT FISCAL YEAR. REQUESTS SHOULD BE 
ADDRESSED TO MR. GEORGE PITTS, SECRETARY, CAGLE'S, INC., POST OFFICE BOX 
4664, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30302. IF THE PERSON REQUESTING THE REPORT WAS NOT 
A SHAREHOLDER OF RECORD ON MAY 25, 1996, THE REQUEST MUST INCLUDE A 
REPRESENTATION THAT HE WAS A BENEFICIAL OWNER OF THE COMMON STOCK ON 
THAT DATE.

By order of the Board of Directors.
George L. Pitts, Secretary

Atlanta, Georgia
June 10, 1996

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