Past Production
The number of eggs a hen has laid if she is bleached through the bottoms of her feet.
How many is 68?
The number one factor that affects the grade of the egg.
What is the lowest/worst part of the egg?
The weight of the carcasses used in a 4-H Poultry Judging Competition.
What is 2-6 lbs?
Rough spots on an egg's shell that indicate weakness in the shells form.
What are calcium deposits?
A grade B egg is allowed to have this as long as it measures less than 1/8 of an inch in diameter.
What is a blood and/or meat spot?
The one factor NOT used when placing past production hens?
What are health and vigor?
The yolk of a grade B egg.
What is clearly visible?
A Ready to Cook Bird missing its wing to the second joint.
What is grade B carcass?
The grade of an egg with localized stains on more then 1/32 of the shells surface.
What is dirty?
This is the most important factor to consider when grading broken out eggs.
What is the height of the of the thick albumen?
Te fourth part of the hen to lose pigment after she begins laying.
What is the beak?
A blood spot larger than this size lowers the grade to "inedible".
What is 1/8 of in inch?
A bird with a processing cut greater than 1 inch in length.
What is grade B carcass?
An egg with visible ridges.
What is a grade B egg?
This should not be considered when grading broken out eggs.
What is the height and position of the yolk?
The number of eggs a hen has laid if she is bleached through her shanks.
How many is 159?
A grade A egg has an air cell at this depth or less.
What is 3/16 of an inch?
A bird missing its tail to the base, and no wider than the base.
What is grade A carcass?
Another factor, other than stains, the immediately lowers the egg's quality to "dirty".
What is foreign material?
The white part of the egg that is on/around the yolk.
What is the chalaza?
The last factor used to break a tie in past production.
What is molt?
Yolk of a grade AA egg.
What is slightly defined?
A carcass with a 1/4 inch of exposed flesh on the leg.
What is grade A carcass?
A misshapen egg that is too small to fit into the carton securely.
What is a grade B egg?
What is the germinal spot?