Frosh Poultry Quiz
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| Mature male | Rooster
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| Mature female | Hen
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| Young male | Cockerel
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| Young female | Pullet
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| Castrated male | Capon
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| Young | Chick
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| Latin name | Poultry/Avian
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| Parturition | Laying/hatching
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| Gestation length | 21 days to hatching/24 hours to create an egg
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| Layers | Chickens raised for egg production
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| Broilers | Chickens raised for meat production
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| Three (3) common breeds that lay BROWN eggs | Rhode Island Red, New Hampshire, Barred Plymouth Rock
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| Breed that lays a lot of white eggs per year & is more efficient than brown egg layers | White Leghorn
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| Most popular breed | White Leghorn
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| Top 5 egg laying states | California, Georgia, Arkansas, Indiana, Pennsylvania
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| What type of housing are broilers raised in? | Floor operations
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| At what weight and age are broilers marketed? | 8 weeks & 4 to 5 pounds
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| At what weight and age are roasters marketed? | 3 to 5 months & 6 to 8 pounds
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| Top 5 broiler states | Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Alabama
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| Beak trimming | Trimming the sharp end of the beak at one day old to prevent cannibalism
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| Molting | When layers lose their feathers and stop producing eggs for about 2 months before re-growing feathers
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| When molting occurs | Usually after 1 year of egg production
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| Candling | Showing light through egg to determine interior quality
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| Lighting | Regulates when chickens produce eggs. For max production, layers need 16 hours of light
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| Coop | Small shed used to house backyard flocks
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| Albumen | Egg white
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| Age when pullets lay eggs | 5 months old
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| How freshness is determined | Air cell size & thickness of albumen
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| Incubation | 21 day period where the egg requires heat, humidity & turning in order to hatch
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