A cluster of longer feathers hanging from the upper throat of
some breeds. Correct Answers Beard
A collective term applying to chickens, ducks, geese and
turkeys. Poultry means the same thing. Correct Answers Fowl
A comb consisting of a single leader from the base of the beak
to a hollow crown set firmly on the center of the head
surrounded by a circle of regular points. Correct Answers
Buttercup Comb
A complete starter ration should be fed to chicks during the
first... Correct Answers 6-8 Weeks
A condition of the shanks and toes of a fowl caused by a small
burrowing mite which raise and deform the scales. Correct
Answers Scaley Leg
A crest in which there is a division with feathers falling to either
side. Correct Answers Split Crest
A definite division in the rear of the blade of a single comb.
Correct Answers Split Comb
A female fowl usually one year old or more. Correct Answers
Hen
A full grown male duck is called a Correct Answers Drake
, A globular tuft of feathers on the top of the head of some breeds.
Correct Answers Crest
A low, short comb set well forward on the head. It is wider at
the forward end and has a slightly bumpy service. Correct
Answers Strawberry Comb
A male fowl less than one year old. Correct Answers Cockerel
A publication giving a description of all recognized poultry
breeds is? Correct Answers Standard of Perfection
A term used to describe a serious deformity or a defect which
prevents a bird from receiving an award. Correct Answers
Disqualification
A term used to describe a tightly folded slim, tapering, whip-like
tail. A desired characteristic of some breeds and a defect in
others. Correct Answers Gamy Tail
A term used to describe feathers which are curled or which
curve outward and forward. It is a desirable characteristic of
certain breeds. Correct Answers Frizzle Feather
A term used to designate those birds having feathers on the outer
sides of shanks, and the outer, or the outer and middle toes.
Correct Answers Feather-Legged
An established group of fowls, related by breeding, possessing a
distinctive shape, the same general weight, and often a variety of
colors and/or combs. Correct Answers Breed