QID 110012 Monthly Chicken and Egg Report (NH version)

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Project 158 QID 110012			OMB No. 0535-0004 Approval Expires 7/31/2009
	MONTHLY CHICKEN AND EGG REPORT September 2008					NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
					New Hampshire Field Office 53 Pleasant St., Room 2100 Concord, NH 03301 Phone: 1-800-642-9571 Fax: 1-800-754-7607 Email: nass-nh@nass.usda.gov
Please return through mail or by fax on or before September 9th. Thanks. Please make corrections to name, address, and Zip Code, if necessary.				Dear Egg Producer: Your answers to the questions below are needed to prepare reliable State and National Egg Production Statistics by type. These statistics can be useful to you in making management decisions. Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law. However, your cooperation is very important in order to make accurate estimates for your State. Please return this report promptly in the envelope provided. Your individual report will be kept confidential.

PLEASE REPORT FOR ALL FLOCKS NOW ACCOUNTED FOR BY YOU OR YOUR FIRM IN ALL STATES Exclude Commercial Broilers (When an answer to any question is none, enter “0”.	Hatchery Supply And Primary Breeder Flocks For Broiler-Type Birds
	Connecticut	Georgia	Massachusetts
1. EGGS PRODUCED – Complete one of the following: a. September 1 rate of lay for all LAYERS (Include layers being force molted.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Percent	%	%	%
b. EGGS PRODUCED on September 1 by all LAYERS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Number	0182
2. On September 1, how many of the chickens on hand were LAYERS? (Include layers being force molted, Exclude pullets which have not laid marketable eggs). . . . . . . . . .Number	0181

3. Of the (Item 2) LAYERS:
a. how many were being force molted?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Number	0191
b. how many have completed a forced molt one or more times?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Number	0192
4. During August how many of the LAYERS (Exclude pullets which have not laid marketable eggs):
a. were SOLD for slaughter?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Number	0188
b. were RENDERED?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Number	0183
c. DIED, DESTROYED, COMPOSTED, or DISAPPEARED, for any reason except sold or rendered?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Number	0189
d. were SOLD for further egg PRODUCTION?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Number	0199
5. How many PULLETS were on hand September 1? (Include Pullet Chicks). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Number	0194
6. How many PULLET CHICKS less than 3 days old (Including any in Item 5), were added to your PULLET flocks during August?. . . . ….. …… .. . . … . . . . . … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Number	0190

THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION!
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