Table 9.
Shed types and pen furnishings: responses from all breeders and divided according to breeder category.
| All Breeders | Farmers | Fancy Breeders | χ2 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Drinkers | (n = 110) | (n = 74) | (n = 36) | ||||
| Buckets/makeshift water bowls | 46 A | 41.82 | 27 A | 36.49 | 19 A | 52.78 | NS |
| Troughs | 3 C | 2.73 | 2 C | 2.70 | 1 C | 2.78 | NS |
| Bell drinkers | 39 A | 35.45 | 30 A | 40.54 | 9 B | 25.00 | NS |
| Nipples | 8 B,C | 7.27 | 3 C | 4.05 | 5 B,C | 13.89 | NS |
| A combination of the above | 14 B | 12.73 | 12 B | 16.22 | 2 C | 5.56 | NS |
| Feeders | (n = 117) | (n = 75) | (n = 42) | ||||
| Bowls or pans | 19 B | 16.24 | 14 B | 18.67 | 5 B | 11.90 | NS |
| Troughs | 16 B | 13.68 | 11 B | 14.67 | 5 B | 11.90 | NS |
| Hoppers | 61 A | 52.14 | 37 A | 49.33 | 24 A | 57.14 | NS |
| Others | 2 C | 1.71 | 1 C | 1.33 | 1 B | 2.38 | NS |
| A combination of the above | 19 B | 16.24 | 12 B | 16.00 | 7 B | 16.67 | NS |
| Nests | (n = 105) | (n = 66) | (n = 39) | ||||
| Open nest box | 72 A | 68.57 | 48 A | 72.73 | 24 A | 61.54 | NS |
| Closed nest box with litter or metal net | 23 B | 21.90 | 12 B | 18.18 | 11 B | 28.21 | NS |
| Rollaway nest box with plastic trays | 2 C | 1.90 | 2 C | 3.03 | 0 C | 0.00 | NS |
| A combination of the above | 8 C | 7.62 | 4 C | 6.06 | 4 B,C | 10.26 | NS |
1 Chi square test for a single variable between the two breeder categories, i.e., within row comparisons; significance levels: NS, nonsignificant (p > 0.05). A–C Observations with different superscripts within the column are significantly different (χ2-test p < 0.01).