Frosh Poultry Quiz Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Mature male | Rooster |
| Mature female | Hen |
| Young male | Cockerel |
| Young female | Pullet |
| Castrated male | Capon |
| Young | Chick |
| Latin name | Poultry/Avian |
| Parturition | Laying/hatching |
| Gestation length | 21 days to hatching/24 hours to create an egg |
| Layers | Chickens raised for egg production |
| Broilers | Chickens raised for meat production |
| Three (3) common breeds that lay BROWN eggs | Rhode Island Red, New Hampshire, Barred Plymouth Rock |
| Breed that lays a lot of white eggs per year & is more efficient than brown egg layers | White Leghorn |
| Most popular breed | White Leghorn |
| Top 5 egg laying states | California, Georgia, Arkansas, Indiana, Pennsylvania |
| What type of housing are broilers raised in? | Floor operations |
| At what weight and age are broilers marketed? | 8 weeks & 4 to 5 pounds |
| At what weight and age are roasters marketed? | 3 to 5 months & 6 to 8 pounds |
| Top 5 broiler states | Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Alabama |
| Beak trimming | Trimming the sharp end of the beak at one day old to prevent cannibalism |
| Molting | When layers lose their feathers and stop producing eggs for about 2 months before re-growing feathers |
| When molting occurs | Usually after 1 year of egg production |
| Candling | Showing light through egg to determine interior quality |
| Lighting | Regulates when chickens produce eggs. For max production, layers need 16 hours of light |
| Coop | Small shed used to house backyard flocks |
| Albumen | Egg white |
| Age when pullets lay eggs | 5 months old |
| How freshness is determined | Air cell size & thickness of albumen |
| Incubation | 21 day period where the egg requires heat, humidity & turning in order to hatch |
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