4-H Chicken Showmanship Questions With Complete
Solutions
At what temperature should chicken eggs be incubated? Correct
Answers 100F
Cock Correct Answers A male chicken over 1 year old
Cockerel Correct Answers A male chicken under 1 year old
Do chickens ever have teeth? Correct Answers Yes, they have
an egg tooth to help break through the shell
Does a female need a male to lay eggs? Correct Answers No,
the male is only needed to fertilize the eggs.
Eggs are an almost perfect food. What 1 vitamin are they
missing? Correct Answers Vitamin C
Hen Correct Answers A female chicken over 1 year old
How can you tell if baby chicks in a brooder with a heat lamp
are at the right temperature? Correct Answers They are spread
out evenly under the light, not bunched up under the light, or all
far away from the heat
How do you check for external parasites? Correct Answers
Look on skin under feathers on neck, under wing, and near vent
How long does it take for a chicken egg to hatch? Correct
Answers 21 days
, How many eggs could a hen lay in a year? Correct Answers
365, one each day
How many eyelids does a chicken have? Correct Answers 3:
1. Upper
2. Lower
3. A clear eyelid that moves from front to back
How many nest boxes should you have for a flock of laying
hens? Correct Answers About 1 for every 5 hens
How many primary flight feathers do most chickens have?
Correct Answers 10
How many secondary flight feathers do most chickens have?
Correct Answers 14-18
How often should free range chickens be de-wormed? Correct
Answers At least twice a year
If scales on the legs are crusty and bumpy, what might be the
problem? Correct Answers Scaly leg mites
If you saw a lot of manure staining on the feathers just below the
vent, what problem should you suspect? Correct Answers
Diarrhea
Other differences in males and females Correct Answers
Males: larger combs and wattles, coloring, spurs
Solutions
At what temperature should chicken eggs be incubated? Correct
Answers 100F
Cock Correct Answers A male chicken over 1 year old
Cockerel Correct Answers A male chicken under 1 year old
Do chickens ever have teeth? Correct Answers Yes, they have
an egg tooth to help break through the shell
Does a female need a male to lay eggs? Correct Answers No,
the male is only needed to fertilize the eggs.
Eggs are an almost perfect food. What 1 vitamin are they
missing? Correct Answers Vitamin C
Hen Correct Answers A female chicken over 1 year old
How can you tell if baby chicks in a brooder with a heat lamp
are at the right temperature? Correct Answers They are spread
out evenly under the light, not bunched up under the light, or all
far away from the heat
How do you check for external parasites? Correct Answers
Look on skin under feathers on neck, under wing, and near vent
How long does it take for a chicken egg to hatch? Correct
Answers 21 days
, How many eggs could a hen lay in a year? Correct Answers
365, one each day
How many eyelids does a chicken have? Correct Answers 3:
1. Upper
2. Lower
3. A clear eyelid that moves from front to back
How many nest boxes should you have for a flock of laying
hens? Correct Answers About 1 for every 5 hens
How many primary flight feathers do most chickens have?
Correct Answers 10
How many secondary flight feathers do most chickens have?
Correct Answers 14-18
How often should free range chickens be de-wormed? Correct
Answers At least twice a year
If scales on the legs are crusty and bumpy, what might be the
problem? Correct Answers Scaly leg mites
If you saw a lot of manure staining on the feathers just below the
vent, what problem should you suspect? Correct Answers
Diarrhea
Other differences in males and females Correct Answers
Males: larger combs and wattles, coloring, spurs
