Egg-cyclopedia
This is the first line of defense against bacteria for an egg and is largely composed of calcium carbonate.
What is the Shell?
This is how much dirt Grade AA & A eggs are allowed to have on them.
What is None?
The term for a male duck.
What is a Drake?
This female reproductive organ holds the developing yolks before they are grown into eggs.
What is the Ovary?
Akin to being a teenager in human terms, 6 week old chickens are called ________.
What are Pullets?
An egg contains every essential vitamin except for this one.
What is Vitamin C?
The lowest quality grade a meat carcass can attain.
What is Grade C Quality?
This part of a goose should never be grabbed when attempting to pick one up.
What are the Legs?
Where the digestive tract, reproductive tract, and the excretory tract meet in a chicken.
What is the Cloaca?
These amino acids are the most important nutrient in a chicken's diet.
What are Proteins?
Also known as the cuticle, this natural coating seals the pores of an eggshell.
What is the Bloom?
Grade A Meat carcasses are allowed to have this many disjointed bones.
What is One?
_____ Sexing is the most reliable way to identify the gender of a goose
What is Vent Sexing?
What is Pneumatic?
Name one parasite that chickens are prone to getting.
What are Mites, Lice, and Roundworm?
The term used to describe using a light source to see the inside of an egg.
What is Candling?
The term used to describe the process of random selecting and cracking open eggs to text for interior quality.
What is Break Out/Broken Out?
This duck's upright walking style is reminiscent of track and field sprinter.
What is a Runner duck?
To regain lost nutrients from laying eggs, hens lose their feathers once a year in a process called _______.
What is Molting?
The ideal brooder temperature for chicks in the week after they have hatched
What is 95oF
These are the rope-like strands of egg white that anchor the yolk in place in an egg.
What is the Chalazae?
Grade AA Quality eggs may have an air cell depth of up to this length.
What is 1/8 inch?
All breeds of ducks are descendants of the wild mallard except for this one duck breed.
What is the Muscovy duck?
A bird's red blood cells are unique in that they possess something no other mammal does.
What is they have a Nucleus?
Brooders should be properly set up to allow for this amount of space per chick.
What is 1/2 sqft or more?