Broiler Breeders
The name of the motion made when determining a bird's carry through.
What is fleshing?
A grade of broken-out egg will you never see in a competition.
What is AA1?
Turkey carcass:
There are no cuts anywhere on the bird. There are feathers underneath the right wing. The oysters are cut out. The second (middle) joint is disjointed.
What is a carcass grade C?
There is a fecal matter on the bottom of the egg, but you are able to see it.
What is a dirty egg?
The most important aspect of ranking past production hens.
What is shank color?
The bone whose distance determines the size of a bird's breast.
What is the keel bone?
When there is minimal separation between thick and thin albumen.
What is B9?
Broiler carcass:
There is a 1/4" cut on the left side of the breast and a 1/4" cut on the right side of the breast.
What is a carcass grade B?
There is a single calcium deposit the size of a pencil tip (1/8") but the egg is tiny, the size of a quail's egg. It is also brown. There are no other imperfections.
What is an A egg?
The most ideal color that determines a top-performing past production hen.
What is white?
What is breast meat?
The air cell is the size of a quarter. There is a meat spot.
What is an interior reject?
Broiler carcass:
The tailbone is missing. There are two 1/8" cuts on the left side of the breast under the wing. You are able to see the keel bone "T". The wingtips are missing on both wings.
What is a carcass no grade?
There are four calcium deposits the size of the tip of a pencil (1/8"). There is a stain that catches your eye. It is visible when you step back 3 feet.
What is a dirty egg?
The method of tie-breaking between two extremely closely-ranked birds.
What is beak color?
What are bow legs, deformed feet, crooked toes (90o or greater), and green shanks?
The air cell is between the size of a dime and a nickel, but closer to the size of a dime. There is no meat spot.
What is an interior grade AA?
Broiler carcass:
The tail bone is missing. There is a 1/4" cut on the breast. There is a 1" cut on the back and a 1/4" cut on the thigh. The left wing is disjointed at the 3rd joint (closest to body).
What is a carcass grade A?
The eggshell is beautiful, no imperfections, but it is longer than most eggs you see.
What is a B egg?
What is comb foreign to variety?
The culls that regard a bird's head, neck, and body.
What are deformed beak, blind eye, distorted pupil, wry neck, deformed back, crooked keel, permanent absence of mail tail feathers, black feather (males only), and breast blister?
The air cell is larger than the size of a nickel but smaller than a quarter. There is no meat spot.
What is an interior grade A?
Turkey carcass:
The back has seven very thin 4" cuts across it. The tailbone is cut down to less than halfway to the hip joints. The right wing is protruding broken.
What is a carcass grade B?
There is a clear, shiny smudge on the egg. When you get eye-level, the shiny is not raised off the surface of the egg. There are no other calcium deposits, foreign material or stains on the egg shell. The egg is huge.
What is a grade A egg?
When a Rhode Island Red or New Hampshire Red has a white feather on its back.
What is one entirely white feather showing in outer plumage?