UK Chick & Poult Placings - Commercial Layers Chicks UK
Month	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008
January	3.01	3.45	2.89	2.96	2.8
February	2.81	2.5	2.62	2.62	2.76
March	2.5	2.18	2.98	2.34	2.55
April		2.89	3.81	3.1	3.09
May		2.74	2.64	2.42	2
June		3.01	2.81	3.08	2.65
July		2.92	3.33	3.35	3.32
August		2.26	2.73	2.38	2.4
September		2.49	2.46	2.84	2.02
October		2.98	2.68	3.37	2.9
November		2.67	2.74	2.58	2.43
December		2.01	2.8	2.88	2.17
TOTAL		32.19	34.49	33.93	31.08

(a) Includes female breeder poults, but male breeder poults are excluded (b) 1993 and 1994 parent and grandparent stock, excluding imports 1995 to date - only parent stock, including imports Excludes 'by-product' chicks which are included in commercial broilers