Effect of Different Color LED Lighting in Incubation on Hatching Performance

Abstract

Three different LED light colors were applied during Gerze local Turkish chicken egg incubation. Red, green, and white colors were used each containing 160 eggs for 18 days. Eggs were individually weighed at the onset of incubation and during transfer to the hatchery. Lighting was not applied in the hatchery and chicks were hatched in darkness. Total egg weight loss of incubation was 10.45%, 9.43% and 8.90% for red, green, and white led groups and the differences were significant (P<0.05). Fertility between light-color groups was insignificant. The red light group had the highest hatchability (82.64%) in fertile eggs, while the green and white groups had 81.72% and 67.67% respectively. While the egg weight differences between light groups were insignificant; the highest chick weight was obtained in the green light group (P<0.05). The white LED color delayed the hatching time of the chicks. All hatched chicks were scored according to Pasgar Scoring. The scores of chicks were 9.68, 9.62, and 9.71 for the red, green, and white lighting groups' chicks