Chicken Stuff 101
What is the red thing on the top of a chicken's head called?
A comb
Chicken feathers provide _____ to keep them warm.
Insulation
In Avians, there is no "purebred" instead it is called _____ bred.
Standard
Chicken nuggets are made from many different pieces of chicken. Chicken tenders are made from ____ meat.
Breast
_____ breeds are valued for meat quality and most have white skins.
English
An ____ warm-blooded vertebrate, commonly known as a bird
Avian
True or false: Most chicken breeds can fly a long distance.
False
A _____ is an established group of individuals with similar physical features.
Breed
Meat and eggs (either order)
_____ breeds are dual purpose breeds and provide both eggs and meat.
American
When hens lose their feathers naturally about once a year, this is known as _____.
Molting
They're not feathers, but appendages under the chin. These are called _____.
Wattles
A _____ is a subdivision of a breed identified by differences in feathers, combs and beards or muffs.
Variety
The common name for the ventriculus is the _____.
Gizzard
_____ breeds are smaller and used mainly for egg production. They lay white shelled eggs.
Mediterranean
What does APA stand for?
American Poultry Association
True or False: The Onagadori and the Phoenix breeds have tail feathers that can be 12 to over 30 feet long.
True
Chickens, turkeys, guinea fowl and pheasants belong to the order of _____.
Galliformes
_____ meat contains very little myoglobin, while ____
meat contains more myoglobin protein.
white, dark
_____ breeds are large, meaty birds with loose feathers and feathered shanks.
Asiatic
Birds are more likely to peck at each other in periods of _____.
Stress
Male and female chickens have a difference in their wings. What is that difference?
Males have pointed tips and females have rounded ends/tips.
Domestic ducks, geese and other waterfowl belong to the order _____.
Anseriformes
When cooking chicken, juices must be _____, not pink.
Clear
Most commercial chicks are _____ or crosses of selected breeds.
Hybrids