Table 2.

Total number of times hens maintained at a low, medium, and heavy bodyweight were observed displaying foraging and pecking behaviors, using an ethogram with observations taken every 30 s, over 1 h, daily for 2 wk

Hen weight	Forage	SEM	P-value	Peck	SEM	P-value
Low	4.8a	2.7	0.011	184.0a	6.6	<0.001***
Medium	23.6b	2.8	0.007	137.7b	6.8	0.156
High	13.4c	3.1	0.011	132.8b	7.5	<0.001***

Values are means ± SEM, n = 36. Means in a column with superscripts differ, P < 0.05