Production and Well-Being Resulting From Delayed Movement of Pullets to the Hen Facility

Disease outbreaks can dramatically impact a producer's production schedule by disrupting the pullet movement into the hen house. One alternative is to early molt laying hens as they are coming into production. Early molted birds had lower production compared to controls with no differences in egg weight or egg components percentages. Bird welfare impacts were minimal as a result of the early molt. This management practice could be employed to...