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Soph Poultry
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is poultry? | Fowl raised for the purpose of meat/eggs |
| Name at least 3 examples of poultry | Chickens, geese, ducks, turkeys, peafowl, guinea fowl, swans, emus, ostriches, quails, pheasants, pigeons |
| Name at least 2 of the 4 CLASSES of chicken breeds | Asiatic, American, Mediteranean, English |
| Characteristics of Asiatic birds | Large bodies, feathered shanks (legs), brown eggs, red earlobes |
| Characteristics of American birds | Brown eggs, red earlobes, clean legs, yellow legs/beaks |
| Characteristics of English birds | Brown eggs, red earlobes, clean legs, white skin |
| Characteristics of Mediterranean birds | White eggs, white earlobes, clean legs, small bodied |
| Most popular meat CHICKEN breed | Cornish Cross Hen |
| Broilers | Chickens raised for meat |
| Layers | Chickens raised for eggs |
| Most popular TURKEY breed & is so large it can only reproduce using artificial insemination (AI) | Broad Breasted White |
| At what age do layer hens normally start laying eggs? | Between 4 to 6 months old |
| This white chicken breed is the most popular breed used in commercial laying operations and lays white eggs | White Leghorns |
| This white chicken is a moderate size and lays BROWN eggs | White Plymouth Rock |
| This red chicken has a "round" body and lays LARGE brown eggs | New Hampshire |
| This grey breed has clean legs, has a "round" body, several varieties of mottling, & lays brown eggs | Wyandotte |
| This red breed has a rectangular body with deep red feathers. Joey's hen Gladys is one | Rhode Island Red |
| A large bodied chicken that has distinct black lines with white spots | Barred Plymouth Rock |
| Chicken that has a low, massive appearance & feathered shanks (legs) | Cochin |
| Three considerations for poultry management | Housing, food/water, maintenance |
| The relationship between coop size & flock size | Larger the flock, the larger the coop |
| Things a good coop should have | Clean/dry litter, ventilation, protection from elements, protection from predators, accommodates bird's purpose (layer vs broiler) |
| Equipment needed to raise birds | Waterers/feeders, litter, nesting boxes, lighting |
| 3 types of housing | Brooder, Layer house, Grower house |
| Name 3 of the 6 varieties of turkey | Broad Breasted Bronze, Slate, Red Bourbon, White Holland, Narragansett, Black |
| Brooder house | Housing for young birds that is kept at a warm temperature, around 90 degrees |
| What is a concern with feeding layer hens to much protein? | Egg develops too quickly & is laid too early |
| Ad libitum | Food & water is available free-access or 24/7 |
| The amount of light needed for layer hens | 16 hours a day |
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