Hatching
What do hens lay?
eggs
What is a chicken's mouth called?
Beak
What is the term for domesticated birds?
Poultry
What is a baby hen called?
A chick (or chicken)
What is the outside of an egg called?
shell
How long does it take a chicken egg to hatch?
21 days
What is the red thing on top of a chickens head called?
a comb
What is a hen that has reached the end of its commercial life?
A spent hen
What is a baby duck?
A duckling
What part of the egg is used for the developing chicks food?
yolk
What device do you use to hatch eggs?
incubator
What is the thing called that hangs off a chickens neck?
wattle
What is a young adult male chicken called?
A cockerel
What is a baby goose?
A gosling
What part of the egg will develop into a chick if it is fertile?
The embryo
How many hours does it take for a hen to produce an egg?
26 hours
What part of a chicks beak helps break the egg shell when hatching?
the egg tooth
What type of chicken is raised for meat production?
A broiler
What is a baby swan?
A cygnet
What is the correct term for the egg white?
Albumen
What do you call a hen that is sitting on eggs?
Broody
What part of a chicken grinds up its food?
gizzard
What do you call a castrated male chicken?
A Capon
What is a baby guinea fowl?
A keet
An egg yolk is made of how many cells?
One