Poultry Production
poultry species - correct answer ✔✔broilers, broiler breeders, laying hens, turkeys, geese, ducks, quail,
pheasants, partridge, pigeons, ostriches, emus
scientific name - correct answer ✔✔Galine
newborn chicken - correct answer ✔✔chick
young, immature female chicken less than 5-6 months of age - correct answer ✔✔pullet
mature female chicken - correct answer ✔✔hen
mature male chicken - correct answer ✔✔rooster
male or female chicken 3-5 months of age and raised for the production of meat - correct answer
✔✔roaster
castrated male chicken - correct answer ✔✔capon
hen used for laying eggs - correct answer ✔✔layer
chickens grown for meat production - correct answer ✔✔broiler/flyer
flock - correct answer ✔✔group name
examining a shell egg's content by holding it between one's eye and a light source - correct answer
✔✔candling
, nest of eggs - correct answer ✔✔clutch
hard-shelled; reproductive body produced by a bird - correct answer ✔✔egg
description of chicks that have recently hatched - correct answer ✔✔green
short wing feather that separates primaries from secondaries - correct answer ✔✔axial feather
to shed feathers periodically - correct answer ✔✔molt
laying of an egg by a bird - correct answer ✔✔oviposition
feathers of a bird - correct answer ✔✔plumage
-weighs 4 Ibs to 6 Ibs
-egg shell color: white
-use: an egg-type chicken
-origin: city of Leghorn, Italy
-characteristics: a small, noisy bird, known for being all white in color.
-most numerous breed - correct answer ✔✔Leghorn Chickens
-standard weight is 5.5 Ibs to 8.5 Ibs
-egg shell color is brown
-use is for egg production and meat (dual purpose)
-origin is Massachusetts and rhode island - correct answer ✔✔Rhode Island Red-Chicken
-recognized for its long wattle and head plumage
-originated in Poland
-can only see forwards and downwards
poultry species - correct answer ✔✔broilers, broiler breeders, laying hens, turkeys, geese, ducks, quail,
pheasants, partridge, pigeons, ostriches, emus
scientific name - correct answer ✔✔Galine
newborn chicken - correct answer ✔✔chick
young, immature female chicken less than 5-6 months of age - correct answer ✔✔pullet
mature female chicken - correct answer ✔✔hen
mature male chicken - correct answer ✔✔rooster
male or female chicken 3-5 months of age and raised for the production of meat - correct answer
✔✔roaster
castrated male chicken - correct answer ✔✔capon
hen used for laying eggs - correct answer ✔✔layer
chickens grown for meat production - correct answer ✔✔broiler/flyer
flock - correct answer ✔✔group name
examining a shell egg's content by holding it between one's eye and a light source - correct answer
✔✔candling
, nest of eggs - correct answer ✔✔clutch
hard-shelled; reproductive body produced by a bird - correct answer ✔✔egg
description of chicks that have recently hatched - correct answer ✔✔green
short wing feather that separates primaries from secondaries - correct answer ✔✔axial feather
to shed feathers periodically - correct answer ✔✔molt
laying of an egg by a bird - correct answer ✔✔oviposition
feathers of a bird - correct answer ✔✔plumage
-weighs 4 Ibs to 6 Ibs
-egg shell color: white
-use: an egg-type chicken
-origin: city of Leghorn, Italy
-characteristics: a small, noisy bird, known for being all white in color.
-most numerous breed - correct answer ✔✔Leghorn Chickens
-standard weight is 5.5 Ibs to 8.5 Ibs
-egg shell color is brown
-use is for egg production and meat (dual purpose)
-origin is Massachusetts and rhode island - correct answer ✔✔Rhode Island Red-Chicken
-recognized for its long wattle and head plumage
-originated in Poland
-can only see forwards and downwards
