Poulty Terms
Combs
Feathers
Body Parts
Misc.
100
A meat type chicken that is 6-9 months old
What is a broiler?
100
A fleshy growth on a chickens head
What is a comb?
100
Large arching tail feathers
What are sickle feathers
100
base
What is part under the comb called?
100
The most widely recognized comb
What is a single comb
200
A domesticated bird raised for food
What is a fowl?
200
A crown shaped comb(a cuplike pattern)
What is a buttercup comb?
200
Feathers on the back of a chicken
What are saddle feathers
200
points
What is the top of the comb called?
200
A sharp horn like protrusion on the legs of chicken used for fighting and self defense
What is a spur
300
A male goose
What is a Gander?
300
When do chicks begin to grow their comb?
What is the first few weeks?
300
Short, blunt feathers on the wings
What secondary feathers
300
wing bar
What is the part of the wing that has a bar in it?
300
Baby pigeon that has not left the nest
What is a squab
400
A term for chicks used by smaller flock owners
What is a peep?
400
A round,small and solid, comb with no points or ridges.
What is a cushion comb?
400
The large flight feathers on the wings
What are primary feathers
400
shank
What is the leg part that is connect to the spur
400
the silkie comb is almost round and somewhat lumpy
What characteristics does a silkie comb have
500
Class of birds
What is Aves?
500
Unique to the Penedesenca, which is a chicken breed from Spain.
What is a carnation comb?
500
feathers on the chickens neck
What are hackle feathers
500
earlobe
What is under the eye that deals with ears
500
A type of domestic bird that does not have a keel bone (ostriches, emus, rheas)
What is a ratite
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