Would a Leghorn lay more eggs in a year if it were kept on six 28 hours a day week compared to seven 24 hour days?
1. Would a Leghorn hen lay
more eggs in a year if it
were kept on six 28 hours
days a week compared to
seven 24 hour days?
2. Day Length
Hemeral
Ahemeral
24 48 72 96 120 144 168
Hours in a week
Table from New Developments in Reproduction and Incubation of Broiler Chickens by F E Robinson, G M Fasenko, and R A Renema, 2003
11. Would a Leghorn hen lay
more eggs in a year if it
were kept on six 28 hours
days a week compared to
seven 24 hour days?
12. Day Length
Hemeral
Ahemeral
24 48 72 96 120 144 168
Hours in a week
Table from New Developments in Reproduction and Incubation of Broiler Chickens by F E Robinson, G M Fasenko, and R A Renema, 2003