Poultry: Industry, Breeds, Anatomy & Physiology

How would you define a Hen?

• Immature female chicken
• Immature male chicken
• Mature male chicken
• Mature female chicken

What color egg would a chicken with white earlobes lay?

• White
• Red
• Blue
• Green

A chick can be defined as..

• a mature male
• a mature female
• old newly hatched bird
• young newly hatched bird

What does the term litter mean?

• Many chicks
• shavings that are put on the ground for bedding
• eggs in a nest
• a bunch of chickens in a pen

A mature male turkey is called a 

• Jack
• Jake
• Rooster
• Tom

A Layer...

• Is raised for feather production
• Is used in egg production
• Is used in meat production
• is used in evil production

A young female chicken is called

• Jenny
• Jennett
• Pullet
• Poult

An incubator is used as a climate controlled apparatus used to...

• Keep chicks warm
• Hatch eggs
• Make sure hens don't freeze
• Keep chicks away from predators

A young chicken that is +9lbs used for eating is called a...

• broiler
• roaster
• capon
• jenny

How can molting be described?

• avian species shed their feathers to make room for new growth
• avian species shed their skin to make room for new skin
• avian species shed their combs to make a new one
• avian species shed their beaks to in order to make a new one