THE EFFECT OF STORAGE TIME ON ROOM TEMPERATURE ON THE ABILITY OF VILLAGE CHICKEN EGGS

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of storage time at room temperature on the hatchability of free-range chicken eggs. The study used a completely randomized design (CRD) with 3 treatments and 6 replications. Each replication used 5 free-range chicken eggs so that 90 eggs were used. The treatments used in this study were: P0 = Free-range chicken eggs (control), P4 = Free-range chicken eggs stored at room temperature for 4 days and P8 = Free-range chicken eggs stored at room temperature for 8 days. The variables observed in the study were: initial egg weight (grams), egg fertility (%), egg shrinkage (%), egg mortality (%) and egg hatchability (%). The results showed that the effect of storage time for free-range chicken eggs in P0, P4 and P8 treatments was not significantly different (P>0.05) on egg fertility. In the treatment of P4 and P8 the shrinkage of eggs was higher by 40.28% and 90.12%, respectively than the P0 treatment, statistically, the results were significantly different (P<0.05). In the P0 and P4 treatment egg mortality was 60.6% and 67% lower than P8 treatment, statistically showing significantly different results (P<0.05). The hatchability of eggs in P8 treatment was 55.15% lower than P0 treatment, statistically, the results were significantly different (P<0.05). The conclusion obtained from this study is that the length of storage of free-range chicken eggs at room temperature from the control treatment or without being stored, stored for 4 days and stored for 8 days there was a decrease in egg weight. The hatchability of free-range chicken eggs from egg storage at room temperature for 4 days and without storage or control had lower mortality and higher hatchability than storage of free-range chicken eggs at room temperature for 8 days.

Keywords: village chicken eggs, incubator, long storage time, hatchability