Soph Poultry
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| What is poultry? | Fowl raised for the purpose of meat/eggs
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| Name at least 3 examples of poultry | Chickens, geese, ducks, turkeys, peafowl, guinea fowl, swans, emus, ostriches, quails, pheasants, pigeons
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| Name at least 2 of the 4 CLASSES of chicken breeds | Asiatic, American, Mediteranean, English
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| Characteristics of Asiatic birds | Large bodies, feathered shanks (legs), brown eggs, red earlobes
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| Characteristics of American birds | Brown eggs, red earlobes, clean legs, yellow legs/beaks
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| Characteristics of English birds | Brown eggs, red earlobes, clean legs, white skin
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| Characteristics of Mediterranean birds | White eggs, white earlobes, clean legs, small bodied
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| Most popular meat CHICKEN breed | Cornish Cross Hen
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| Broilers | Chickens raised for meat
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| Layers | Chickens raised for eggs
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| Most popular TURKEY breed & is so large it can only reproduce using artificial insemination (AI) | Broad Breasted White
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| At what age do layer hens normally start laying eggs? | Between 4 to 6 months old
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| This white chicken breed is the most popular breed used in commercial laying operations and lays white eggs | White Leghorns
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| This white chicken is a moderate size and lays BROWN eggs | White Plymouth Rock
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| This red chicken has a "round" body and lays LARGE brown eggs | New Hampshire
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| This grey breed has clean legs, has a "round" body, several varieties of mottling, & lays brown eggs | Wyandotte
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| This red breed has a rectangular body with deep red feathers. Joey's hen Gladys is one | Rhode Island Red
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| A large bodied chicken that has distinct black lines with white spots | Barred Plymouth Rock
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| Chicken that has a low, massive appearance & feathered shanks (legs) | Cochin
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| Three considerations for poultry management | Housing, food/water, maintenance
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| The relationship between coop size & flock size | Larger the flock, the larger the coop
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| Things a good coop should have | Clean/dry litter, ventilation, protection from elements, protection from predators, accommodates bird's purpose (layer vs broiler)
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| Equipment needed to raise birds | Waterers/feeders, litter, nesting boxes, lighting
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| 3 types of housing | Brooder, Layer house, Grower house
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| Name 3 of the 6 varieties of turkey | Broad Breasted Bronze, Slate, Red Bourbon, White Holland, Narragansett, Black
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| Brooder house | Housing for young birds that is kept at a warm temperature, around 90 degrees
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| What is a concern with feeding layer hens to much protein? | Egg develops too quickly & is laid too early
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| Ad libitum | Food & water is available free-access or 24/7
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| The amount of light needed for layer hens | 16 hours a day
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