Abstract
The purpose of this research was to analyze the working time allocation on laying hen’s household and to analyze the laying hens farmer’s income in Blitar Regency. Blitar Regency was purposively determined as the research location, with the consideration that Biltar Regency is one of the largest populations of laying hens in Indonesia. The research was conducted from May to September 2020. The results of the research show that the time allocation for farming business is divided into three allocations, firstly time allocation in the household, second time allocation in the farming business and the third is time allocation of additional workers in the farming business. Time allocation in the household was mostly allocated by the wife. Husbands allocate the most time for laying hens farming business. On the other hand, time allocation by additional workers is an allocation of working time for male workers and female workers with a working time duration of 6 to 7 h a day. Male workers are more often employed than female workers, this is because male workers can focus more on working and can handle jobs that require physical strength, lifting feed and cleaning up the leftover feed. Some farmers are assisted by their children and parents in running the household and farming business.
Highlights
Blitar Regency is one of the centers of livestock production in East Java, especially poultry
This study aims to examine the income of farmers, the costs incurred by farmers and the acceptance of small-scale farmers who can provide a further picture of the laying hens farming business on a small scale
The first business scale is for groups with laying hens ownership of less than 5000 birds and the second scale is for livestock ownership of 5000-10000 birds
Summary
Blitar Regency is one of the centers of livestock production in East Java, especially poultry. In 2019, egg production in Blitar Regency was able to meet 75% of the egg needs in East Java. There are many egg production centers in Srengat, Ponggok and Kademangan Districts (BPS Kabupaten Blitar, 2019). The livestock sector, in this case laying hens, is an important sector because it contributes to the provision of cheap protein and is much needed by the community. The livestock sector must receive the attention of various parties, including researchers, because good livestock conditions are needed by the region, the country and the world. Blitar Poultry Association data quoted from Poultry Indonesia (2013), of about 3,000 laying hens in Blitar Regency, 70% of them are small-scale breeders/people's farmers
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