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What is the func on of the vent? Is it common to all poultry?
It is the urogenital opening of the bird, the external por on of the cloaca. All poultry have one.
It is where the egg, uric acid and feces all exit.
In order for a female to lay eggs, does she need the presence of a male?
No, only for fer le eggs to be produced.
In what part of the hens reproduc ve tract is the shell produced?
The Uterus or shell gland.
What are the following? Pullet, Hen, Cockerel, Rooster, Capon?
Pullet- young female
Hen- female that has laid eggs for about 6 months
Cockerel- young male
Rooster- mature male
Capon- castrated male chicken
What is the importance of calcium in the diets of laying hens?
It's needed for the calcium of the egg shell?
What precau ons must be taken when you introduce new birds into your home flocks?
First check for disease, next quaran ne for three weeks, and check of any symptoms.
What are the differences between the plumage of male and female chickens?
Male: long, sharp hackle feathers, saddle feathers and sickle feathers on tail.
Female: short, blunt hackle feathers, no saddle feathers, and no sickle feathers on tail.
Other than feathers, what other anatomical features are unique to the male chicken?
They are larger, comb and wa1les, coloring, spurs
What are the major external parasites of poultry? How do you perform a parasite check on the
chickens or poultry?
, Lice and mites, check vent, under wings, on skin under feathers by preen gland, general body
area.
If you found external parasites how should you treat them?
Use Sevin powder or liquid, dust or spray birds and dust nest boxes.
What are the two other names for the breast bone of chickens?
Sternum and keel
How many eggs can a hen poten ally lay in one year?
365
What nutrient do chickens and other poultry requite each day?
Protein, carbohydrate, fat, minerals, vitamins, water, oxygen
What are the most common feed ingredients used in poultry diets in the United States?
Corn and Soybean meal
It has been said that eggs are an almost perfect food, however they are missing on vitamin,
what is it?
Vitamin C
What does depth of body indicate?
Size of abdomen and ability to hold a forming egg.
Why do we measure flexibility of the pubic bones?
To see id they will be open enough for an egg to pass.
Why does the judge ask to see the feet and legs of the birds?
To check for deforma es and disease and for parasites.
What does "molt" mean rela ve to chickens?
Lose feathers, reproduc on stops, renews the wing damage to maintain control.
Why should birds be removed and replaced into cages head first?
Prevent possible wing damage, to maintain control
Which of the nutrients, other than oxygen , should poultry have free access to at all mes?
Water
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What is the func on of the vent? Is it common to all poultry?
It is the urogenital opening of the bird, the external por on of the cloaca. All poultry have one.
It is where the egg, uric acid and feces all exit.
In order for a female to lay eggs, does she need the presence of a male?
No, only for fer le eggs to be produced.
In what part of the hens reproduc ve tract is the shell produced?
The Uterus or shell gland.
What are the following? Pullet, Hen, Cockerel, Rooster, Capon?
Pullet- young female
Hen- female that has laid eggs for about 6 months
Cockerel- young male
Rooster- mature male
Capon- castrated male chicken
What is the importance of calcium in the diets of laying hens?
It's needed for the calcium of the egg shell?
What precau ons must be taken when you introduce new birds into your home flocks?
First check for disease, next quaran ne for three weeks, and check of any symptoms.
What are the differences between the plumage of male and female chickens?
Male: long, sharp hackle feathers, saddle feathers and sickle feathers on tail.
Female: short, blunt hackle feathers, no saddle feathers, and no sickle feathers on tail.
Other than feathers, what other anatomical features are unique to the male chicken?
They are larger, comb and wa1les, coloring, spurs
What are the major external parasites of poultry? How do you perform a parasite check on the
chickens or poultry?
, Lice and mites, check vent, under wings, on skin under feathers by preen gland, general body
area.
If you found external parasites how should you treat them?
Use Sevin powder or liquid, dust or spray birds and dust nest boxes.
What are the two other names for the breast bone of chickens?
Sternum and keel
How many eggs can a hen poten ally lay in one year?
365
What nutrient do chickens and other poultry requite each day?
Protein, carbohydrate, fat, minerals, vitamins, water, oxygen
What are the most common feed ingredients used in poultry diets in the United States?
Corn and Soybean meal
It has been said that eggs are an almost perfect food, however they are missing on vitamin,
what is it?
Vitamin C
What does depth of body indicate?
Size of abdomen and ability to hold a forming egg.
Why do we measure flexibility of the pubic bones?
To see id they will be open enough for an egg to pass.
Why does the judge ask to see the feet and legs of the birds?
To check for deforma es and disease and for parasites.
What does "molt" mean rela ve to chickens?
Lose feathers, reproduc on stops, renews the wing damage to maintain control.
Why should birds be removed and replaced into cages head first?
Prevent possible wing damage, to maintain control
Which of the nutrients, other than oxygen , should poultry have free access to at all mes?
Water
