Table 8.
Financial result (margin) per hen, under scenarios with and without predation, both for an organic (ORG) and a free-range (FR) production system.
| Key Figure | ORG Hen Scenario NO Predation | ORG Hen Scenario WITH Predation 1 | FR Hen Scenario NO Predation | FR Hen Scenario WITH Predation 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length of laying period (days) | 406 | 203 | 434 | 217 |
| Eggs/housed hen | 338 | 169 | 360 | 180 |
| Price/egg (€) | 0.135 | 0.135 | 0.075 | 0.075 |
| Feed intake (grams/hen/day) | 126 | 126 | 121 | 121 |
| Feed intake (kg/hen) | 48.3 | 24.15 | 49.8 | 24.9 |
| Feed conversion | 2.33 | 2.33 | 2.25 | 2.25 |
| Price/kg feed (€) | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.265 | 0.265 |
| Yields (€) | ||||
| Eggs | 45.63 | 22.82 | 27.00 | 13.50 |
| Carcass after slaughter | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.36 | 0.00 |
| Total yield | 46.03 | 22.82 | 27.36 | 13.50 |
| Costs (€) | ||||
| Purchase young hen | 7.50 | 7.50 | 4.44 | 4.44 |
| Feed | 22.22 | 11.11 | 13.20 | 6.60 |
| Other production costs 2 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.56 |
| Interest costs 3 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.14 | 0.14 |
| Total costs | 31.51 | 20.40 | 19.34 | 12.74 |
| Margin (€) | 14.52 | 2.42 | 8.03 | 0.76 |
| Yield reduction (€) | - | 12.11 | - | 7.26 |
1 The predation was assumed to have taken place distributed evenly over the laying period. Thus, the same numbers of hens were assumed to be killed before and after the middle of the laying period, which meant that calculations could be done with all predation taking place ‘halfway’ through the laying period. 2 Other production costs include those of electricity, water, health care and hygiene, litter, monitoring, catching, and cadaver pick-up. 3 Interest costs were based on long-term investments related to egg production (housing, land).