Table 6.

Processing weight and yield of broilers from different hatch window periods (HWP) within a single hatch window provided feed and water (FAW) in the hatching basket compared to a control (CTL) ¹.

Item	Live	Hot Carcass		Hot Fat Pad		Chilled Carcass
	Weight (g)	Weight (g)	Yield (%)	Weight (g)	Yield (%)	Weight (g)	Yield (%)
Interaction means
Early—CTL	3152	2389	75.74	46.8	1.49	2432	77.14
Early—FAW	3200	2414	75.39	48.0	1.50	2457	76.75
Pre-peak—CTL	3216	2424	75.34	49.1	1.53	2471	76.83
Pre-peak—FAW	3242	2442	75.29	46.4	1.42	2484	76.61
Post-peak—CTL	3296	2478	75.17	50.8	1.55	2525	76.58
Post-peak—FAW	3263	2456	75.24	50.8	1.52	2503	76.70
Late—CTL	3250	2433	74.87	50.8	1.57	2480	76.28
Late—FAW	3192	2390	74.86	52.2	1.64	2431	76.14
SEM	39.2	32.6	0.346	1.88	0.058	33.2	0.362
Main effect of hatch period
Early	3176 b	2401	75.56	47.4	1.49	2445	76.95
Pre-peak	3229 a,b	2433	75.32	47.8	1.48	2478	76.72
Post-peak	3280 a	2467	75.20	50.8	1.54	2514	76.64
Late	3221 a,b	2411	74.87	51.5	1.60	2455	76.21
SEM	26.1	21.7	0.231	1.25	0.039	22.1	0.242
Main effect of basket
CTL	3229	2431	75.28	49.4	1.53	2477	76.71
FAW	3224	2425	75.20	49.4	1.52	2469	76.55
SEM	18.1	15.1	0.160	0.86	0.027	15.3	0.167
p-values
HWP	0.033	0.105	0.157	0.021	0.049	0.088	0.140
Basket	0.868	0.783	0.692	0.993	0.685	0.684	0.477
HWP × basket	0.390	0.602	0.917	0.574	0.329	0.583	0.882

^a,b Means within a column that do not share a common superscript are significantly different (p < 0.05) as determined by a Tukey’s multiple comparison test. ¹ Mean values of 4 male birds randomly sampled from each HWP within each of 13 replicate pens per basket treatment.