Poultry Quiz Bowl Actual Study Guide
(Questions and Answers) | Expert
Graded A+
1. Why is carpeting recommended for the top of a show bird table? -
ANSWER So the birds can stand properly
2. What are three requirements of chickens purchased for broiler production -
ANSWER Have light colored feathers, grow rapidly and fatten early
3. Give the names of 3 of the 6 US Weight classes of eggs - ANSWER Jumbo,
Extra Large, Large, Medium, Small, Pewee
4. What dressed bird grade allows for missing parts such as a missing wing? -
ANSWER US Grade C
5. How many 5 gallon waterers should be provided for 100 chickens 12 weeks
and older - ANSWER 2
6. A publication giving a description of all recognized poultry breeds is? -
ANSWER Standard of Perfection
7. The bottom of an infrared heat lamp should be placed how many inches
above the litter when brooding chicks? - ANSWER 18
8. Growing chicks consume how many times more water than feed on a weight
basis? - ANSWER 2-2 1/2 times
, 9. What dressed bird grade does not allow any exposed flesh? - ANSWER US
Grade A
10.What do hatcheries operating under the National Poultry Improvement plan
do that others are not required to do? - ANSWER They blood test their
breeding flocks for pollurum and Typhoid diseases
11.100, six week old leghorn chicks can be expected to consume how many lbs
of feed per day? - ANSWER 10 lbs
12.A brooding area 10 ft by 10 ft will take care of how many chicks to eight
weeks of age? - ANSWER 100
13.If cannibalism develops in a flock of chicks, what should be done? -
ANSWER The birds should be de-beaked
14.How many weeks from hatched date does it take a broiler to be ready for
butchering? - ANSWER 8-10 weeks
15.What is wrong when chicks in a brooder huddle together, pile up, and/or
emit a loud chirp? - ANSWER They are chilled or cold
16.What is a brooder? - ANSWER A brooder is a source of heat to keep chicks
warmer during the first four to six weeks of age.
17.Name 5 of the 8 pieces of literature used by 1st year poultry members -
ANSWER Poultry talk, buying baby chicks, brooding and rearing small
flocks, feeding chicks and pullets, selecting and culling guide, poultry
(Questions and Answers) | Expert
Graded A+
1. Why is carpeting recommended for the top of a show bird table? -
ANSWER So the birds can stand properly
2. What are three requirements of chickens purchased for broiler production -
ANSWER Have light colored feathers, grow rapidly and fatten early
3. Give the names of 3 of the 6 US Weight classes of eggs - ANSWER Jumbo,
Extra Large, Large, Medium, Small, Pewee
4. What dressed bird grade allows for missing parts such as a missing wing? -
ANSWER US Grade C
5. How many 5 gallon waterers should be provided for 100 chickens 12 weeks
and older - ANSWER 2
6. A publication giving a description of all recognized poultry breeds is? -
ANSWER Standard of Perfection
7. The bottom of an infrared heat lamp should be placed how many inches
above the litter when brooding chicks? - ANSWER 18
8. Growing chicks consume how many times more water than feed on a weight
basis? - ANSWER 2-2 1/2 times
, 9. What dressed bird grade does not allow any exposed flesh? - ANSWER US
Grade A
10.What do hatcheries operating under the National Poultry Improvement plan
do that others are not required to do? - ANSWER They blood test their
breeding flocks for pollurum and Typhoid diseases
11.100, six week old leghorn chicks can be expected to consume how many lbs
of feed per day? - ANSWER 10 lbs
12.A brooding area 10 ft by 10 ft will take care of how many chicks to eight
weeks of age? - ANSWER 100
13.If cannibalism develops in a flock of chicks, what should be done? -
ANSWER The birds should be de-beaked
14.How many weeks from hatched date does it take a broiler to be ready for
butchering? - ANSWER 8-10 weeks
15.What is wrong when chicks in a brooder huddle together, pile up, and/or
emit a loud chirp? - ANSWER They are chilled or cold
16.What is a brooder? - ANSWER A brooder is a source of heat to keep chicks
warmer during the first four to six weeks of age.
17.Name 5 of the 8 pieces of literature used by 1st year poultry members -
ANSWER Poultry talk, buying baby chicks, brooding and rearing small
flocks, feeding chicks and pullets, selecting and culling guide, poultry
