author(s)
T Vasanthakumar, GH Hudson and R Richard Churchil

abstract
Production performance of Nandanam chicken 4 was evaluated at Poultry unit, Instructional Livestock Farm Complex, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Orathanadu, Thanjavur. At the end of 72 weeks of age the average egg weight (g), percent hen day egg production, percent hen housed egg production and percent mortality were 49.28±0.26, 53.14, 47.19 and 14.44 respectively. The present study revealed that the total hen day and hen housed egg production of Nandanam Chicken 4 is 193 and 172 eggs / hen / year. The better production performance of Nandanam Chicken 4 may favour the farmers in Cauvery delta region of Tamil Nadu to improve their livelihood and nutritional security.