QID 110400 Placement of Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Suppyl Flocks

Project Code 158 QID 110400			OMB No. -0535-0004: Approval Expires 7/31/2009
		PLACEMENT of PULLET CHICKS for HATCHERY SUPPLY FLOCKS					NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
						National Agricultural Statistics Service U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rm 5030, South Building 1400 Independence Ave., S.W. Washington, DC 20250-2000, Phone 202-720-3570, Fax 202-264-3773 Email nass@nass.usda.gov
Please make corrections to name, address and ZIP Code, if necessary.					Your cooperation in completing this report will be of value to you and other hatcheries. This is important because sales of replacement pullets indicate the potential number of pullets available for addition to hatchery supply flocks several months before they actually move to the flocks. This survey is voluntary. Individual reports are combined to estimate U. S. chicks hatched with the intention of being placed in the hatchery supply flock. Information from individual reports is kept strictly confidential. Please fax to the number above or mail your report in the enclosed postage paid envelope. Thank you.
INSTRUCTIONS: Please mail no later than the 10th of the month. Include replacement flocks. Include all sales.

During the month of April	Broiler-Type for Export Including Canada		Broiler-Type for U.S. use only
1. What was the number of pullet chicks kept and/or sold as replacements in hatchery supply flocks?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	300	Chicks	310	Chicks
2. What was the number of eggs sold for producing pullet chicks for replacement in hatchery supply flocks? (30 dozen eggs = 1 case). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	301	Cases	311	Cases
During the month of April	Egg-Type for U.S. use only
3. What was the number of pullet chicks kept for your own flocks and/or sold as replacements in hatchery supply flocks?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	410	Chicks
4. What was the number of eggs sold for producing pullet chicks for replacement in hatchery supply flocks? (30 dozen eggs = 1 case). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	411	Cases

5. Would you like to receive a free copy of the results of this survey in the mail? (The survey results will also be available on the Internet at http://www.usda.gov/nass/) . . . . . . . . . . . YES = 1	099

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