A study was conducted to determine egg quality characteristics, phenotypic correlations and
prediction of egg weight from egg quality parameters in three varieties (naked neck, frizzled feather and
normal feathered) of local chickens in Akwa Ibom State, Southeastern Nigeria. A total of 600 eggs (200 each
of naked neck, frizzled feather and normal feathered varieties) were collected. External and internal defects
were computed and expressed as percentage of total egg production and summed up to obtain the total
defects score for each variety. Egg quality parameters were compared between varieties using Multivariate
General Linear Model of SPSS version 17.0 for ANOVA. Means were tested using Duncan’s Multiple Range
Test. Phenotypic correlations of egg quality parameters and prediction of egg weight using yolk weight, yolk
width and albumen weight was done. Lowest total defects score (11.00%) was recorded for frizzled feather,
11.63% for naked neck and the highest (12.65%) for normal feathered. Egg weight differed significantly
(p0.05). Mean
highest value of 82.49% for haugh unit by naked neck was significantly different (p