Poultry Showmanship Senior Exam Questions With
Complete Solutions
At what temperature should most chicken eggs be incubated?
Correct Answers 100°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 out 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
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 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, Turkeys and
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, one a day
How many eyelids does a chicken have? Why? Correct
Answers Three, upper, lower and nictitating membrane which
moves from the front to the rear of the eye and is clear
How many feather tracts do chickens have? Correct Answers
10- head, neck, shoulder, wings, breast, back, abdomen, rump,
thigh and legs
How many nest boxes should be provided for a flock of laying
hens? Correct Answers 1 per 5 hens
How many primary and secondary flight feathers do most
chickens have? Correct Answers 10 primary and 14-18
secondary
How much floor space should be provided for standard and
bantam adult laying hens reared on the floor? Correct Answers
About 1.5 - 2 sq. ft for standards and .75 to 1.5 sq. ft for bantams
How often should poultry flocks that are allowed access to
outside for roaming or grazing be de-wormed? Correct Answers
As often as needed, but at least twice a year, spring and fail
Complete Solutions
At what temperature should most chicken eggs be incubated?
Correct Answers 100°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 out 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
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 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, Turkeys and
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, one a day
How many eyelids does a chicken have? Why? Correct
Answers Three, upper, lower and nictitating membrane which
moves from the front to the rear of the eye and is clear
How many feather tracts do chickens have? Correct Answers
10- head, neck, shoulder, wings, breast, back, abdomen, rump,
thigh and legs
How many nest boxes should be provided for a flock of laying
hens? Correct Answers 1 per 5 hens
How many primary and secondary flight feathers do most
chickens have? Correct Answers 10 primary and 14-18
secondary
How much floor space should be provided for standard and
bantam adult laying hens reared on the floor? Correct Answers
About 1.5 - 2 sq. ft for standards and .75 to 1.5 sq. ft for bantams
How often should poultry flocks that are allowed access to
outside for roaming or grazing be de-wormed? Correct Answers
As often as needed, but at least twice a year, spring and fail
