Mortality was decreased by more than half. Restricted birds had higher total and settable egg production, fewer defective or damaged eggshells and higher fertility and hatchability than those fed ad libitum. Peak and Brake (2000) reported that alternate day feeding produces birds with lower body weight and similar flock performance when compared to every day feeding. In the present study, only one of the flocks approached the breeders acceptable uniformity standard of 80% or more and this flock was clearly superior in both egg production and fertility traits. Since the body weight uniformity had a significant effect on productivity (Table3), greater efforts have to be exerted to achieve and maintain the breeder's uniformity standards. Experience shows that under Sudan conditions it is difficult to maintain body weight uniformity because of the prevalence of disease and sub-clinical infections.