Hatching Chicken Eggs Using Colored Led
Hatching Chicken Eggs Using Colored Led
Hatching Chicken Eggs Using Colored Led
ALOHA B. ABES
CATHERINE B. AGUILAR
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TITLE: HATCHING CHICKEN EGGS USING COLORED LED LIGHTS
ABSTRACT:
Light manipulation has been an effective measure to improve poultry production. Providing
light during incubation has been shown to affect hatchability, but the use of LED lights has not been
evaluated. This study aims to evaluate the effects of using colored LED light during incubation of
native chicken eggs on hatchability. To determine this, the experiment will be carried out in four
groups with total number of 8 eggs (2 eggs per incubator). The eggs will be incubated 24 hours of the
basic incandescent lighting (Set-up A) as the controlled set-up and 24 hours of complete colored LED
lighting, Set-up B with yellow LED light, Set-up C red LED light and Set-up D with blue LED light,
as the experimental groups. All groups will use 25W light bulbs. After setting the condition of the
artificial environment, the eggs will be carefully monitored through the conventional way of
incubating the eggs in terms of turning and candling, until the eggs reach the expected hatching period
of 21 days. The results will show that there are significant effects of colored LED lighting on
hatchability of native chicken eggs. There will be significant differences observed among the chick
performance such as the weight, vitality and mortality of the chicks in four groups in which chick
weight at hatch was the heaviest in group of eggs exposed to complete red LED lighting during
INTRODUCTION:
Hatching of eggs refers to the production of chicks. Traditionally, eggs were hatched by
placing them under broody hens. However, only 10 to 12 eggs can be put under 1 hen. This method of
hatching is highly unsatisfactory for large-scale production of baby chickens. To meet the high
demand on poultry products, producers are adopting new technologies that will enable them to
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increase production at a reduced cost. Incubators, which provide similar environment as that of broody
hens, are used at present for the hatching of eggs. Most of these production technologies focus on
enhancing the environmental conditions. These environmental conditions are critical elements during
chicken eggs incubation and hatching. By using light-emitting diode (LED), breeders can increase
production and reduce mortality with lower energy consumption and longer life use than the
conventional incandescent lighting. Native chickens have a good hatchability percent. During
incubation, exposing eggs to light can increase the embryo’s growth and decrease time of incubation.
(Shafey, 2004)
This study will be conducted to investigate the effects of complete colored LED lighting during
This study pursued the previous research conducted by the researchers entitled Raising Broiler
Chickens Using Colored LED Light, in which the effects of using colored LED light to chicken
performance was tested. Furthermore, this study will determine the potential use of colored LED light
in incubators.
Identify the effects of each light to the broiler chickens eggs during incubation.
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STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM:
How appropriate is a colored LED light as artificial light used in incubators considering the
hatchability rate of the eggs, vitality, mortality and chick performance upon hatching?
Is there a significant difference between the degrees of appropriateness in using colored LED
Is there a significant interaction among the type and color of light used, hatchability rate of the
Ho1: There is no significant difference between the mean ratings of the degree of appropriateness as
artificial light used in incubators considering the hatchability rate of the eggs, vitality, mortality and
Ho2: There is no significant difference between the degrees of appropriateness in using colored LED
Ho3: There is no significant interaction among the type and color of light used, hatchability rate of the
Providing the correct kind of light will help boost incubation period among native chicken
eggs, thus resulting in higher and better chicken production rate. Through this study, the use of colored
LED lights in chicken incubators will stress its eco-friendly benefits such as high energy efficiency,
long life, high reliability and low maintenance costs, therefore making hatching native chicken eggs
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more effective. Through this study, large scale producers will be benefited since using colored LED
lights will have positive effects to chicken eggs in terms of the period of hatchability, chick
This study will focus in using only the three kinds of experimental colored LED lights such as
red, blue and yellow and incandescent light as the controlled light.
Conventional means of using incubator will be done in which temperature and humidity are set
at standard level.
PROCEDURE:
This study will be carried out at the residence of one of the proponents. To make this
experiment possible, the following materials will be needed: 4 improvised 1 x 1 ft. incubators, 3 pieces
25W LED light bulbs, 1 piece 25W incandescent light bulb, power source, 8 pieces fertilized native
Four improvised incubators will be made; one with incandescent lighting and 3 others with
colored LED lighting, all with 25W light bulb, all connected to a power source. Two (2) fertilized
native chicken eggs will be placed in each incubator. The eggs will be incubated 24 hours of the basic
incandescent lighting (Set-up A) as the controlled set-up and 24 hours of complete colored LED
lighting, Set-up B with yellow LED light, Set-up C red LED light and Set-up D with blue LED light,
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as the experimental groups. After setting the condition of the artificial environment, the eggs will be
carefully monitored through the conventional way of incubating the eggs in terms of turning and
candling, until the eggs reach the expected hatching period of 21 days.
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