4-H Poultry Showmanship Questions With Complete
Solutions
At what temperature should most chicken eggs be incubated?
Correct Answers 100 deg. F
Do chickens ever have teeth? Correct Answers Yes, egg tooth
at hatch to help break through the shell
For what disease must all birds going to shows of our states be
tested for? Correct Answers Salmonella Pullorum
For what disease of poultry should small flock owners be
particularly aware of that can cause high mortality and be of
great concern to commercial poultry growers? Correct Answers
Avian Influenza
How is Salmonella Pullorum spread or transmitted? Correct
Answers Through the egg, either by organisms from the ovary,
or from shell contamination from contact with manure in nest
box.
How long is the incubation period for chickens, turkeys, ducks
and geese? Correct Answers 21, 28, 28, 30-32, for muscovy it
is 33-35 days.
How many eggs can a hen potentially lay in one year? Correct
Answers 365 or one a day.
How many eyelids does a chicken have? Why? Correct
Answers Three, upper, lower and nictating membrane which
, moves horizontally from the front of the eye to the rear and is
clear. It clears and lubricates the surface of the eye.
How many feather tracts do chickens have? Correct Answers
10- head, neck, shoulder, wings, breast, back, abdomen, rump,
thighs, and legs
How many primary and secondary flight feathers do chickens
have? Correct Answers 10 primary, 14-18 secondary
How often should poultry flocks that are allowed access to
outside for grazing be de-wormed? Correct Answers As often
as needed, but at least twice a year, Spring and Fall.
If you found external parasites, how should you treat them?
Correct Answers Use Sevin powder or liquid to spray or dust
the birds and dust nest boxes.
If you saw a lot of manure staining on the feathers just below the
vent, what health related problem of your bird should you
suspect? Correct Answers Diarrhea
In order for a female to lay eggs, does she need the presence of a
male? Correct Answers No, only for fertile eggs to be
produced.
In what part of the hens reproductive tract is the shell produced?
Correct Answers Uterus or shell gland.
Solutions
At what temperature should most chicken eggs be incubated?
Correct Answers 100 deg. F
Do chickens ever have teeth? Correct Answers Yes, egg tooth
at hatch to help break through the shell
For what disease must all birds going to shows of our states be
tested for? Correct Answers Salmonella Pullorum
For what disease of poultry should small flock owners be
particularly aware of that can cause high mortality and be of
great concern to commercial poultry growers? Correct Answers
Avian Influenza
How is Salmonella Pullorum spread or transmitted? Correct
Answers Through the egg, either by organisms from the ovary,
or from shell contamination from contact with manure in nest
box.
How long is the incubation period for chickens, turkeys, ducks
and geese? Correct Answers 21, 28, 28, 30-32, for muscovy it
is 33-35 days.
How many eggs can a hen potentially lay in one year? Correct
Answers 365 or one a day.
How many eyelids does a chicken have? Why? Correct
Answers Three, upper, lower and nictating membrane which
, moves horizontally from the front of the eye to the rear and is
clear. It clears and lubricates the surface of the eye.
How many feather tracts do chickens have? Correct Answers
10- head, neck, shoulder, wings, breast, back, abdomen, rump,
thighs, and legs
How many primary and secondary flight feathers do chickens
have? Correct Answers 10 primary, 14-18 secondary
How often should poultry flocks that are allowed access to
outside for grazing be de-wormed? Correct Answers As often
as needed, but at least twice a year, Spring and Fall.
If you found external parasites, how should you treat them?
Correct Answers Use Sevin powder or liquid to spray or dust
the birds and dust nest boxes.
If you saw a lot of manure staining on the feathers just below the
vent, what health related problem of your bird should you
suspect? Correct Answers Diarrhea
In order for a female to lay eggs, does she need the presence of a
male? Correct Answers No, only for fertile eggs to be
produced.
In what part of the hens reproductive tract is the shell produced?
Correct Answers Uterus or shell gland.
