4-H Poultry Showmanship Questions - Intermediate &
Senior - U of Connecticut With Complete Solutions
At what temperature should most chicken eggs be incubated?
Correct Answers 100ºF
Capon Correct Answers A castrated male chicken
Cockerel Correct Answers A young male
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 our of state 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
Hen Correct Answers A female that has laid eggs for about 6
months
How are scaly leg mites treated? Correct Answers Dust with
malathion or dip the legs in gasoline and then cover with
petroleum jelly.
How can diarrhea be treated? Correct Answers One needs to
re-hydrate the bird by providing electrolytes and water and then
determine why the bird had diarrhea in the first place and treat
, that. A high load of worms, coccidiosis or bacterial infection of
the gut can often lead to diarrhea.
How can one tell if baby chicks under a brooder stove or light
have the proper temperature? Correct Answers They are spread
evenly under the light, not all bunched up or all far away from
the heat source, or all to one side or another, which indicates a
draft.
How can you tell an adult male turkey from a female? Correct
Answers Beard and size of bird
How do you perform a parasite check on chickens or poultry?
Correct Answers Check vent, under wings, on skin under
feathers by preen gland, general body area
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 the
nest box.
How long is the incubation period for chickens? Correct
Answers 21 days
How long is the incubation period for ducks? Correct Answers
28 days
How long is the incubation period for geese? Correct Answers
30-32, for muscovy it is 33-35 days
Senior - U of Connecticut With Complete Solutions
At what temperature should most chicken eggs be incubated?
Correct Answers 100ºF
Capon Correct Answers A castrated male chicken
Cockerel Correct Answers A young male
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 our of state 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
Hen Correct Answers A female that has laid eggs for about 6
months
How are scaly leg mites treated? Correct Answers Dust with
malathion or dip the legs in gasoline and then cover with
petroleum jelly.
How can diarrhea be treated? Correct Answers One needs to
re-hydrate the bird by providing electrolytes and water and then
determine why the bird had diarrhea in the first place and treat
, that. A high load of worms, coccidiosis or bacterial infection of
the gut can often lead to diarrhea.
How can one tell if baby chicks under a brooder stove or light
have the proper temperature? Correct Answers They are spread
evenly under the light, not all bunched up or all far away from
the heat source, or all to one side or another, which indicates a
draft.
How can you tell an adult male turkey from a female? Correct
Answers Beard and size of bird
How do you perform a parasite check on chickens or poultry?
Correct Answers Check vent, under wings, on skin under
feathers by preen gland, general body area
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 the
nest box.
How long is the incubation period for chickens? Correct
Answers 21 days
How long is the incubation period for ducks? Correct Answers
28 days
How long is the incubation period for geese? Correct Answers
30-32, for muscovy it is 33-35 days
